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Stewart Edward White expresses to Theodore Roosevelt his sympathy regarding Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s recent accident, mentions R. J. Cunninghame’s recurring fever and his own mild symptoms, and confirms plans to lunch with Roosevelt at The Outlook office.
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1911-09-11
Stewart Edward White writes to President Roosevelt that he has “passed along word to [Joseph] LeConte” and will inform Roosevelt of LeConte’s response. White asks Roosevelt to say hello to Mike Dwyer. White also states he is going on a cougar hunt in Arizona.
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1905-01-24
Stewart Edward White, a novelist and spiritualist, congratulates President Roosevelt on his election victory, and says none will rejoice more than he will. This shows that the people at large are a good judge of character. He appreciates the offer to be appointed as Trust Inspector, but has written to Commissioner of the General Land Office William A. Richards to decline the appointment. The salary is greater than corresponds to the time he would be able to put into the job. He also believes W. A. Langille is doing a far better job than he ever could and should be kept.
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1904-11-09
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1911-12-05
White, Stewart Edward, 1873-1946
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-03
White, Stewart Edward, 1873-1946
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Stewart Edward White asks Theodore Roosevelt for help securing the licenses and permissions to hunt in Kenya and the German colony, Tanzania. Gaining such licenses for himself, R. J. Cuninghame, and his brother is difficult because of the requirements of the different countries. White hopes Roosevelt will be able to help or have a suggestion of who he might apply to.
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1911-11-22
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1911-11-15
White, Stewart Edward, 1873-1946
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1911-10-30
White, Stewart Edward, 1873-1946
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English
Stewart Edward White is pleased President Roosevelt enjoyed his book, Arizona Nights, as he believes Roosevelt is a good critic. White thanks Roosevelt for the opportunity to accompany the cruisers on the target practice and sends his best regards to the president and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1907-12-09
Novelist Stewart Edward White asks President Roosevelt for permission to travel with the battleship Maryland for the upcoming target practice run as he wants to observe shipboard routines closely. His naval officer relative, Charles Belknap, reports no objections among the ship’s senior officers regarding White’s request. White sends his two latest books for Roosevelt and the boys. Feeling Roosevelt will be interested, White also wants to submit a review of his impressions concerning military discipline in Yosemite Park. His wife, Elizabeth Colvert Grant White, asks that Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt remember her.
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1907-11-10
Stewart Edward White is sorry that Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will not be able to join in a hunt that he is planning soon. He has not received any of Ted’s letters. He hopes the Roosevelt boys might be able to come on a hunt next year. White describes a recent forest fire he helped to control, and he discusses the “Cranshaw matter.” He also believes President Roosevelt is right, that Cranshaw is a crook.
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1905-07-21
Stewart Edward White thanks President Roosevelt for a commission as a trust inspector, and he has opened communication with Mr. Richards in this regard. He says that Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt should arrive by the 10th for their planned hunting excursion. White explains the itinerary of the trip, which includes hunting, hiking, and fishing in California. He downplays his own hunting skills, claiming that he has killed big game mostly by being in places where game is abundant. He encloses pictures that he believes will be of interest to Ted, as they are of areas they will visit on the trip.
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1904-10-28
Stewart White writes to President Roosevelt describing a recent hunt and a protracted fight with a wild boar. He wishes that Roosevelt could have joined them.
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1904-09-30
Stewart Edward White has written to Gifford Pinchot concerning “a reserve matter which should be taken up at once” and notes that affairs have been much better since the retirement of Mr. Newhall. White outlines possible plans for the summer involving Ted.
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1904-07-26
Stewart Edward White writes to President Roosevelt about his visit to Washington, D.C. White thanks Roosevelt for the Whitman saddle and for contacting Chief of the United States Forest Service Gifford Pinchot. White references his upcoming marriage.
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1904-04-06
Stewart Edward White writes to President Roosevelt and encloses a letter from Charles Shinn about matters pertaining to a forest reserve in California. White also details the financial difficulties of managing through the “red tape” caused by federal policies. White recommends three options that could be used to offset lack of funding and mentions he will visit Roosevelt in April.
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1904-03-21
Stewart Edward White offers to start a petition for removal of Charles S. Newhall as Superintendent of Forest Reserves in California. He requests that a circular letter be sent to “all rangers, military commanders and park keepers” informing them that he is “a respectable member of society.” The adventure and travel writer, accompanied by his future wife and co-writer, Elizabeth “Betty” Grant, was planning a visit to national parks in the West.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-12