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Joseph Wilmer tells Theodore Roosevelt he is very sorry to hear of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s pain. He is grateful for his friendship with Roosevelt’s family.
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1911-10-14
Joseph Wilmer hopes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has recovered from the shock of her accident and will soon be better.
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1911-10-03
Joseph Wilmer introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Reverend G. P. Mayo who wants to tell him about his work with the people in the Blue Ridge mountains.
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1911-03-09
Joseph Wilmer thanks President Roosevelt for his kind words about Wilmer’s recently deceased brother William Nivison Wilmer and mentions that his brother had asked for a note written to him by Roosevelt to be “always preserved.”
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1907-10-24
Joseph Wilmer describes what he has learned about the pigeons that “Dick” reported seeing near Wilmer’s home, Plain Dealing, in Virginia. Wilmer believes the birds were in fact passenger pigeons. Wilmer is gratified that President Roosevelt finds relaxation at Pine Knot.
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1907-06-07
Joseph Wilmer gives William Loeb options for the itinerary of President Roosevelt and his guest during their visit to Pine Knot.
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1907-05-13
Joseph Wilmer writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for his message of sympathy.
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1905-08-30
Joseph Wilmer, who sold the Roosevelt family the Pine Knot cottage near his Virginia ranch in 1905, thanks President Roosevelt for the gift of a whip. Wilmer tells Roosevelt that a building Roosevelt had suggested for the grounds of the ranch has already been planned and will be suitably located.
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1905-05-20
Joseph Wilmer will leave for Oyster Bay, New York at four.
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1902-08-12
Joseph Wilmer thanks President Roosevelt for his kind words and for the invitation to the White House.
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1902-05-05
Joseph Wilmer writes President Roosevelt following a visit by the Roosevelt boys to Wilmer’s farm. Wilmer comments on how well the boys adapt to their surroundings and how enjoyable it is to know “such real boys, old-fashioned, and yet full of intelligence and interest.” The boys are welcome to return any time they need a change, and Wilmer wishes President and Mrs. Roosevelt could get away and join them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-28