Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906

Vice President Roosevelt informs Robert Barnwell Roosevelt he has sent the requested photograph and had fun on his recent hunt. His uncle replies using the same paper and clarifies that his friend mistakenly sent a photograph and the request for autographs in two separate envelopes. His friend, Hatch, will write to Roosevelt with another clearer request soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-02-28

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-05-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt writes to President Roosevelt to inform Roosevelt of his recent attack. Robert Roosevelt believes he was attacked because of negative feelings towards the Roosevelt family and because the President was unavailable, the attackers turned to a close family member. It is unclear who the attackers are.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt alerts President Roosevelt to the possibility that Judge Edward B. Thomas of the Brooklyn District Court will come before the President for appointment or advancement. Robert Roosevelt shares details of a judgment Thomas rendered against him that was “monstrous & simply shocking to all sense of justice” and asks his nephew, President Roosevelt, to let him know if Thomas’s name comes before him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-16

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt says he will send a car for the Roosevelts if they will come to his birthday celebration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

Unknown

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt invites Theodore Roosevelt and his family to his birthday party on August seventh.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-28

William King is an applicant for a commission in the Marine Corps. He is the cousin of the Lilies and is a non-commissioned officer in the Virginia National Guard. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt wishes President Roosevelt to make the appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-01

President Roosevelt was praised by Representative Francis G. Newlands at a recent Democratic Jeffersonian dinner, with defeated presidential candidate Alton B. Parker present. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt reports to his nephew that no one seemed to object to the sentiment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-14

This letter expresses thanks and congratulations from Robert Barnwell Roosevelt to his nephew, Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-05

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt is glad to hear President Roosevelt will be in town more often and invites him to use the house anytime it is convenient.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-11

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt asks if he can bring a friend who is visiting from Germany to see President Roosevelt. The friend’s family is “one of the oldest in Pomerania.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-06

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt invites President Roosevelt and his family to visit. He believes that President Roosevelt could make 500 votes by holding a reception and offers to arrange a reception or private gathering.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-28

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt praises President Roosevelt for the way he handled Harry Earl Biscoe’s court martial case and believes that justice was done in lessening the charges against Biscoe. Robert Roosevelt also mentions that he has been left alone to take care of Maude’s two children.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-01

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt sends his congratulations to President Roosevelt on winning the nomination for President.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-24

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt writes to President Roosevelt to share with him the details of a court brief involving Harry Earl Biscoe. Roosevelt believes the charges are ridiculous. He tells President Roosevelt he expects to see him soon at a wedding.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-11

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt introduces Eugene L. Bushe, Chairman of the House Committee of the Democratic Club, to his nephew.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-27

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt reminds his nephew, President Roosevelt, to look into the case involving Harry Earl Biscoe. He believes it is vindictive persecution, and comments on some of the particulars of the court martial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-25

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt informs Theodore Roosevelt, his nephew, that the New York National Committee has nominated him as a presidential elector against Roosevelt. He adds that he intends to write a refusal to the Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-22

Robert Roosevelt tells his nephew to expect a delegation from the Founders and Patriots society to invite him to their dinner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-21