Chanler, Winthrop, 1863-1926

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt were delighted by Winthrop Chanler’s letter, and Roosevelt remarks that Chanler wrote many things that he wished to write to Owen Wister, “but had not the heart to.” Wister’s other works have been very good, but Roosevelt was sorry to have him write his recent book. Roosevelt believes the beef business will come out all right, and will add to the large number of things achieved by the current Congress. He would have liked to visit with Chanler longer last Sunday, and hopes that he will come visit the Roosevelts soon. Roosevelt jokes about Chanler “looking as if [he] were under thirty while [Roosevelt] is feeling like a worn-out and crippled old man.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Lette from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt is impressed that Winthrop Chanler is able to keep up with so much reading, and was surprised to learn of his interest in Irish sagas. Roosevelt would have liked to have helped Charles Carroll, a member of the Porcellian club, but Frederick, W. Whitridge has already chosen his secretaries. He wishes that Chanler could have been present at Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s wedding, and comments that by the end of it there was a meeting of all the Porcellian brothers who attended, with at least forty attendees. He is glad that Chanler’s family has been having a good time abroad, and comments that he would likely enjoy hunting in Meath, Ireland, but would need some time to get into condition. He hopes to see Chanler when he returns to the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt thanks Winthrop Chanler for his New Year wishes and congratulations on the election. Roosevelt regrets the story of his going to hunt in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is not true. First, the president is not properly trained and would have to ride a “clergyman horse.” Second, Roosevelt simply cannot go, although he admires those who work in “sedentary occupations” but still stay physically fit. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt thanks Winthrop Chanler for his recent letter. Roosevelt indicates he has done his best in terms of the upcoming election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt advises against trying to acquire chamois through William A. Baillie-Grohman. Roosevelt is looking at another source.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

The Winthrop Chanler family did come out strong from the election but President Roosevelt is sorry for Low’s loss. Roosevelt wishes he could hunt with Chanler at Genesco but his “advanced middle age” requires a horse “which has good manners and which can jump anything.” Letter incorrectly dated as November 5, 1902.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt was sorry that Winthrop Chanler could not attend.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt asks if Winthrop Chanler could visit Oyster Bay for “a night or two” after the 5th or 6th. Roosevelt will find out about the expenses for the chamois.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt requests the name of the postmaster so that he can send his congratulations and asks if Winthrop Chanler can make it out to Oyster Bay sometime during the summer.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt believes that the chamois would do well in Yellowstone Park and would like Winthrop Chanler to look into acquiring some.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt thanks Winthrop Chanler for the painting of Yellowstone.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt sends the foreword and would like to know if it is satisfactory. He would like to see it in proof.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt’s foreword will be between two and three thousand words. It will be ready sometime this month.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt approves of the travel plans that will take him to see Winthrop Chanler and be godfather at a christening. However, Roosevelt would like to find time to see Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

While in Newport, President Roosevelt is interested in accompanying Winthrop Chanler to visit Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt invites Winthrop Chanler to Oyster Bay, New York sometime before the middle of August.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt thanks Winthrop Chanler for the note and wonders why he did not show up for breakfast on Monday.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winthrop Chanler

President Roosevelt sends his love to Winthrop Chanler on his “crystal wedding.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Morton J. Henry to Winthrop Chanler

Morton J. Henry asks Winthrop Chanler to write to Theodore Roosevelt recommending him for a promotion to major in the Army. Chanler writes that Henry, like Roosevelt, belonged to the Porcellian Club when he attended Harvard, and served in the Spanish-American War, adding that Henry “is all right.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-10

Creator(s)

Henry, Morton J., 1869-1945

Letter from William A. Baillie-Grohman to Winthrop Chanler

William A. Baillie-Grohman encloses a copy of a letter he sent to President Roosevelt and requests Winthrop Chanler’s help in the matter. He mentions an opportunity to buy “one of the most complete sporting libraries that exists.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-04

Creator(s)

Baillie-Grohman, William A. (William Adolph), 1851-1921