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Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

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Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

George Otto Trevelyan apologizes that it has taken him so long to send Roosevelt the book Soapy Sponge (colloquial title of Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour by R. S. Surtees), as he could not get the correct edition. He has since found the book in London and is having it bound. Trevelyan writes about his experience viewing the English Parliament, in which he believes there has been marked improvement, with earnest, hard-working men in the House of Commons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-15

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

George Otto Trevelyan thanks President Roosevelt for the books, particularly American Hunter and its discussion of Yellowstone Park, bears and bison. Trevelyan describes his and his wife’s experiences in and appreciation for Rome. He also mentions Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s wedding, being ill with typhoid, and other books he has recently read.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-08

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

George Otto Trevelyan thanks President Roosevelt for his letter, which was praised by his son Charles Philips Trevelyan. Trevelyan has been following newspaper accounts of Roosevelt’s role in dealing with Russia, and laments the problems that beset the late British Prime Minister W. E. Gladstone. He is glad that Roosevelt does not have to deal with similar problems. Trevelyan sends Roosevelt a book about the 1857 mutiny in India.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-30

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

George Otto Trevelyan discusses the books that President Roosevelt sent, and assures him that “trash” is published in England, alongside good old books that are reprinted. He has discovered a newfound love of Cicero. Trevelyan describes his apartment in Rome, and talks about his pleasant experiences with Americans there. He is particularly glad to be near his old friends Ambassador Henry White and his wife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-01

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt

George Otto Trevelyan thanks President Roosevelt for the volume of his addresses and his letter. Trevelyan has copied and sent a portion of Roosevelt’s letter, wherein Roosevelt discusses Thomas Babington Macaulay, to his sister, Margaret Jean Trevelyan Holland. He discusses Sir John Fenwick’s house, Wallington, and its connection to the Trevelyan family as well as a literary association in Geoffrey Chaucer’s works. Trevelyan wants to show Roosevelt Macaulay’s books with his marginal notes. He is encouraged by Roosevelt’s interest in the seventeenth century and sends Roosevelt a copy of his son George Macaulay Trevelyan’s latest book on the topic. Trevelyan likes Roosevelt’s sentence that reads, “A great free people owes it to itself and to mankind not to sink into helplessness before the powers of evil.” He believes it will stick in the “memory of mankind” for a long time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-08

Creator(s)

Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928