Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Friendship, Gardner, Augustus Peabody, 1865-1918, Gardner, Constance, 1872-, Leg--Wounds and injuries, Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Presidents--Health, Wound healing
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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that President Roosevelt is doing much better, with a normal temperature and good appetite. The doctors believe that his leg should heal quickly now after the surgery following his recent carriage accident. Edith is very glad that Constance Lodge Gardner is getting better, and supposed President Roosevelt has written Lodge about Constance’s husband, Augustus Peabody Gardner. She promises to write again soon to him and his wife Nannie.
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1902-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Massachusetts Historical Society
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [October 1, 1902]. Massachusetts Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294207. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948. Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [1 Oct. 1902]. Multi-image.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294207.
APA:
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948., [1902, October 1]. Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294207.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Massachusetts Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
APA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.