Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-08

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

George Otto Trevelyan appreciated President Roosevelt’s message and was impressed with the reports sent to him. Trevelyan will show the reports to Sir Edward Grey, Viscount Grey of Fallodon and Secretary of State for the Colonies Victor Alexander Bruce, the Earl of Elgin.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-23

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Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan writes to President Roosevelt about Panama and the Philippines, drawing parallels with Macaulay’s histories and Ancient Rome. Trevelyan discusses the British diplomatic service and his latest work on the American Revolution. He also describes a recent visit from Charles Francis Adams and his wife, and he muses on what it is like to be old. Trevelyan writes of their shared love of English literature, mentioning Milton, Chaucer, and W. W. Jacobs.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-12

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Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan was delighted to hear about President Roosevelt’s victory in the presidential election, and comments about a letter he had previously received from Roosevelt that he values highly. Trevelyan believes the difference in government between the United States and England is that the former elects the ruler while the latter elects the party. Trevelyan envies Roosevelt for having John Morley as a guest, since he considers Morley and the late Henry Sidgwick to be “the most delightful company of our time.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-10

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Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-27

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

George Otto Trevelyan informs Theodore Roosevelt he has read the piece shared with him and will be sharing it with others that are trusted to read. Trevelyan also comments to Roosevelt about what he has heard going on in Germany.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-21

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan has received the manuscript Theodore Roosevelt sent him and thanks him for it, comparing his excitement to that of Thomas Moore receiving Lord Byron’s letters. He will write again when he has read the manuscript and hopes Roosevelt will visit soon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-15

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan takes great pleasure in Theodore Roosevelt’s letters and prizes each one he receives. He comments on current politics in Great Britain. Recently, he and his wife, Caroline Philips Trevelyan, vacationed in the Swiss Alps and delighted in the landscape. His son George Macaulay Trevelyan’s new volume will be published in September, and his Parliamentarian son, Charles Philips Trevelyan, will be glad to hear from Roosevelt. Trevelyan sends his regards to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and the family. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-03

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan sends Christmas greetings to Theodore Roosevelt and his family. While Great Britain’s two general elections were momentous, Trevelyan will most remember the year for Roosevelt’s visit. He discusses the political happenings of the country. Trevelyan writes the last chapters of his book slowly and with great enjoyment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-16

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Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-03-20

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

George Otto Trevelyan briefly tells President Roosevelt of some recent hunting he has done, and hopes that Roosevelt is able to visit when he is in Great Britain. Trevelyan’s son, Charles Philips Trevelyan, has told him about a recent dinner in honor of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, which Trevelyan then relates to Roosevelt. There is a great deal of tension between the House of Lords and the Liberal Party of Great Britain, which controlled the House of Commons, but Trevelyan believes that Asquith will help the Liberal Party advance their reform agenda.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-15

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan was pleased to read President Roosevelt’s letter on president-elect William H. Taft’s religious opinions because Trevelyan’s wife Caroline is a also Unitarian. He outlines the history of her family’s becoming Unitarians, and notes that Unitarians used to be politically popular in Leeds. Trevelyan also notes that his son Charles, who Roosevelt had previously been very kind to, has been made Parliamentary Secretary for Education.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-20

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan got a copy of the speech that he wanted to send President Roosevelt. It is in “rather a ragged shape,” but it should be intelligible thanks to the numbers at the head of each column.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-18

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan believes that President Roosevelt must be happier with the results of the United States election than he was in 1865 when he was first elected to Parliament. He thinks Roosevelt’s trip to Africa is a “splendid idea” and hopes that Roosevelt will visit in 1910 when he is in England. Trevelyan discusses his current writing projects, and notes that he thinks it is easier to get a literal sense of the tragic poets when they are translated in prose, rather than verse. Trevelyan will enclose a copy of a speech he gave at a publishers’ dinner.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-17

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan praises President Roosevelt for his determination to leave office when he said he would, even in face of so much pressure to run for office again. Trevelyan contrasts Roosevelt’s action to that of W. E. Gladstone, who he believes made a mistake in resuming leadership of the Liberal Party after having renounced his position previously. Trevelyan believes that because Roosevelt is still young, however, he could potentially re-enter public life later, after currently fulfilling his vow to leave office. If Roosevelt and his family ever visit England, Trevelyan opens his home to them, and says that it would be a peaceful place for them to visit should they ever wish.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-30

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevalyan is grateful for President Roosevelt’s interest in his work on the Revolutionary War, and says that he is going to be working on it in a enjoyable, leisurely pace He discusses Roosevelt’s own writings on military subjects ranging from history to his time with the Rough Riders. Ambassador to Italy Lloyd Carpenter Griscom often goes shooting alone with the King of Italy, and introduced Trevelyan’s son to him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-18

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Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan thanks President Roosevelt for the gift he sent him. He believes it is a beautiful work of art that will sit on his table and become an heirloom for future generations. Trevelyan also says his holiday to Rome was good, and he spent time with Lloyd Carpenter Griscom.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-09

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan received President Roosevelt’s letter and is very glad the work pleased him. The Christmas present will reach him at his home in England, where he hopes someday Roosevelt will visit. He delivered the letter of introduction to Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, who has shown great hospitality. Trevelyan’s son has recently arrived with his wife.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-22

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Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan regards large, expensive battleships as the “height of folly” and discusses the important considerations of naval artillery. He commiserates with President Roosevelt’s difficulties with Cuba. Trevelyan comments on Charles Francis Adams’s recent visit and is pleased Roosevelt likes the poetry of his friend, Gilbert Murray.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-27

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

George Otto Trevelyan explains his feelings about Arthur James Balfour, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, to President Roosevelt regarding recent financial policies in Great Britain. Trevelyan declares Balfour as “a man of words, and of no knowledge of the crisis.” He laments the depletion of the fund meant to pay off the national debt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-28

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928