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Louisa Lee Schuyler heard about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s fall and hopes the reports are exaggerated. She asks Theodore Roosevelt to send her an update on Edith’s condition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-07
Louisa Lee Schuyler was deeply touched by President Roosevelt’s tribute to her recently deceased brother, Philip Schuyler, in the midst of Roosevelt’s busy public schedule. Schuyler says that her brother’s death was a blow; it would have been no surprise if he had died while serving in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War, but he lived to serve his country for many more years.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-15
Louisa Lee Schuyler sends President Roosevelt a copy of a sermon by Reverend George W. Stone at her Unitarian church in Redlands, California, in which Stone spoke about Roosevelt’s character as the “dominant power” in his career.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-10
Louisa Lee Schuyler writes to Edith Roosevelt that she and Theodore Roosevelt made the “supreme sacrifice,” referring to the death of their son Quentin Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-23
Louisa Lee Schuyler assures Theodore Roosevelt she can arrange a luncheon instead of a dinner. Schuyler liked what Roosevelt wrote in The Outlook regarding Trusts and says she has great faith in the steel corporations because they are transparent, allow employees to participate in profits, stock, and ownership, and they do not work on Sundays.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-29
Louisa Lee Schuyler chides Roosevelt that other lady friends want to have lunch. She requests the pleasure before May 12. Schuyler also tells him that New York purchased the Schuyler Mansion, and the bill for its maintenance passed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-30
Louisa Lee Schuyler is sorry to not see Theodore Roosevelt at the current time, but invites him to stop by sometime during the summer or when Edith visits next week. Schuyler comments on New York state politics, and says that while she does not want women’s suffrage yet, she does not think that women would do a worse job voting than the men did in the previous election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-09
Louisa Lee Schuyler thanks President Roosevelt for inviting her and her sister, Georgina Schuyler, to visit the White House before March 4. She inquires about the most convenient timing for their trip. The recent Conference on Children impressed her friends, and she is sorry to have missed it. Schuyler is sending Roosevelt an advance copy of her paper, “Children who need not have been Blind,” and she hopes that he has time to at least look at the pictures.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-01
Louisa Lee Schuyler writes to President Roosevelt referencing a libel case of New Jersey vs. William Duane that was brought before Judges William Paterson and Richard Peters of the Third Circuit Court in Philadelphia on October 11, 1800. Duane was indicted under the Sedition Act. Schuyler mentions it in case it has any bearings on the present government. Schuyler outlines her travel schedule and relays that she is hoping to see them in the White House before the end of February.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-24
Louisa Lee Schuyler thanks President Roosevelt for the letter he wrote for the recent anti-tuberculosis meeting, and tells him some of the details of the proceedings. She praises Roosevelt for his efforts to root out corruption, and compares him to President Washington and President Lincoln as one of the great leaders in American history. She quotes the bible verse Ephesians 6:12-14, which she says has been coming to mind throughout Roosevelt’s presidency, exhorting him to stand against the darkness of the world and put on the armor of God.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-15
Louisa Lee Schuyler congratulates President Roosevelt on the peace between Japan and Russia, exclaiming how proud and fortunate the United States is to have him in authority.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-30
Louisa Lee Schuyler laments the Senate’s lack of action regarding the arbitration treaties, and assures President Roosevelt that she does not blame him for the situation. She also hopes that Roosevelt knows he does not need to respond to her letters. Schuyler hopes that he will be in New York to see her and her sister before they sail for England. She encloses a photograph of her house in Redlands, California.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-13
A photograph of Louisa Lee Schuyler’s veranda in Redlands, California, depicting blossoming climbing roses. The San Bernardino mountain range is supposed to be visible through the arches.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02
Louisa Lee Schuyler has settled in Redlands, California, with her sister for the winter and describes the land around the house. She has enjoyed following President Roosevelt’s career and is proud of him. In a postscript, Schuyler reminds Roosevelt of her suggestion to install “tablets” in the White House to commemorate historical events. Original and typewritten copy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-20
Louisa Lee Schuyler writes an encouraging and admiring letter to President Roosevelt. She and her sister will set sail soon from Europe to return to the United States, after an absence of sixteen months. She recalls that at her last meeting with Roosevelt, he feared being “shelved” as Vice President and was considering studying for the bar. Schuyler describes the universal sympathy expressed by the British at the time of President McKinley’s assassination. She expresses anxiety about Roosevelt’s carriage accident and hopes to find him well when she returns.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-30
Louisa Lee Schuyler sends an enclosed letter by special delivery not because it is urgent, but so that it will reach President Roosevelt on Sunday, when he may have more leisure to read letters from friends.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-20