Telegram from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt asks when they can meet if he comes on the midnight train.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-26
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Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930
Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt thanks has cousin for “a very pleasant day in Washington.” Emlen Roosevelt finds his mother’s condition “improving.” He hopes that Roosevelt will write to Frank Appleton, who was “much pleased” with the signed portraits.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-28
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt reports on the condition of his mother, Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt. Roosevelt mentions that Sagamore Hill’s superintendent Noah Seaman is “improving,” and reviews his conversation with Joseph Bucklin Bishop, stating that the “Townsend boys” are interested in building a hotel in Oyster Bay, New York.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-02
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt’s cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, reports on the recovery of his mother, Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt. William Roosevelt mentions the service pension scheme. He is sending the president John Singer Sargent’s portrait etchings to him for inscription.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-29
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt writes President Roosevelt concerning the former’s ailing mother, Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt, whom the doctor fears may have pneumonia.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-06
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt writes to President Roosevelt in anticipation of his visit to Oyster Bay, New York to vote. He informs President Roosevelt that he and his mother moved into town and will provide food and lodging.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-27
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt is willing to help the campaign to elect William W. Cocks to the New York State Assembly.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-05
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to George W. Davison
William Emlen Roosevelt encloses a $600 check for William W. Cocks’s campaign for assemblyman of Nassau County, New York.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-07
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt encloses a letter to Mr. Davison regarding the election expenses of William W. Cocks.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-07
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt encloses President Roosevelt’s check from the distribution of Cornelius Roosevelt’s estate.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-08
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt writes to President Roosevelt to ask when the Navy ships are coming to Oyster Bay, New York. The Seawanhaka Yacht Club would like to show them some courtesy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-31
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt returns Lyman Gage’s letter and discusses issues surrounding the appointment of Edward Ridgely. William Emlen Roosevelt expresses concern over President Roosevelt’s ability to obtain accurate information about certain men.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-10
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt expresses his concern about the possible promotion of Edward Ridgely, then Assistant National Bank Examiner. Emlen Roosevelt does not reveal his sources, but stresses that Ridgely is “unfit” for his present position and that his character “might be inquired into” should President Roosevelt receive his name for promotion.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-05-28
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt relays Francis Henry Appleton’s request to have an engraving made of John Singer Sargent’s portrait of President Roosevelt. He has also successfully sold his concession in Acre to Brazil and has no more interests in the area.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-03-13
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
The Broadway Improvement Company’s Roosevelt Building has suffered severe fire damage. The full loss is not yet known and for the time being company dividends will probably be suspended.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-03-02
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt will be clear of “the Bolivian matter” in a month. He hopes that what he has heard about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt being “worn out” is overstated.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-19
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt will be spending the rest of the week at Oyster Bay, New York and plans on altering the landscape by the marsh to make the approach to President Roosevelt’s “summer palace” more attractive. He recently hosted William Wingate Sewall for two days.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-21
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt is involved with the Bolivian Syndicate, a company caught up in the dispute over the Acre territory between Brazil and Bolivia. War is a possibility and Emlen is working towards a settlement that will prevent war, allow him to get out of the Syndicate, and keep the Roosevelt name out of the papers in relation to the dispute.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-27
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt discusses Jack’s hand wound (Jack is likely Emlen’s son John) and encloses a receipt for President Roosevelt’s portion of their “Uncle Corneel’s” estate.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-02
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt has just returned from Washington and asks President Roosevelt if he should purchase a book of pictures of prominent men at a cost of $100 for the benefit of General Charles Henry Grosvenor. He wonders if there is anything that Grosvenor has done for the nation that warrants his support.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-20