Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Governor Roosevelt has accepted the nomination for vice president and reviews the political circumstances under which he changed his mind.
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1900-06-25
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Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Governor Roosevelt will have to put off visiting until after the election, but he was glad to spend even a bit of time with Anna Roosevelt Cowles. His recent trip out West was successful.
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1900-07-20
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Governor Roosevelt declines a visit to the Cowles’s residence, as he must work on state business every day until after his next trip out West. Roosevelt describes aspects of the political campaign that he finds frustrating and difficult, although he believes his ticket will win the election in the end.
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1900-08-18
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Governor Roosevelt writes that Edith Roosevelt and their children enjoyed their visit with the Cowles family. As his vice presidential campaign winds down, Roosevelt finds himself feeling jaded, and expects that his voice will give out.
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1900-10-16
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Governor Roosevelt is planning a proper, respectful inaugural speech despite the fear that Henry Cabot Lodge has expressed. Roosevelt hopes to spend January and February hunting in Colorado.
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1900-12-03
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Governor Roosevelt wishes he and Anna Roosevelt Cowles could have spent Christmas together. He has already made arrangements to rent a house for the next year’s holidays and wants to make sure the families are together at that time.
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1900-12-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Governor Roosevelt suggests that Anna Roosevelt Cowles host a dinner or breakfast with a given list of guests so that he can show the writer Frederic Harrison some attention. Roosevelt believes that Harrison will be in town from March 3 through March 5. As President McKinley is being inaugurated on March 4, Roosevelt states that date will not work.
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1901-02-23
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Vice President Roosevelt completely enjoyed his twelve days with Anna Roosevelt Cowles, and is very much looking forward to serving in his new role as vice president.
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1901-03-15
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Vice President Roosevelt arranges to send tickets to Anna Roosevelt Cowles in Buffalo. He will want to see Francis Edward Younghusband while he is there.
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1901-05-15
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Vice President Roosevelt sends an enclosure for Colonel Francis Edward Younghusband and invites him for a visit. Roosevelt enjoyed himself in Buffalo and wishes he could have spoken with Lloyd Carpenter Griscom longer.
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1901-05-31
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson is not well, and Vice President Roosevelt feels helpless while he worries about her. Roosevelt explains that he sent a letter to Anna Roosevelt Cowles at Farmington, requesting that she invite Colonel Francis Edward Younghusband to visit.
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1901-06-07
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Vice President Roosevelt makes arrangements to meet Lloyd Griscom. Roosevelt also details travel instructions for Anna Roosevelt Cowles to give to the Younghusbands for their visit.
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1901-06-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt updates Anna Roosevelt Cowles on the preparations for sending his regiment to Cuba and on the whereabouts of the Roosevelt family’s friends who are in the armed forces.
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1898-05-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Edith Roosevelt has traveled to Tampa to see the regiment, including Colonel Roosevelt, off to Cuba. He notes that they will have to leave eight troops behind but he is proud to be part of such an eager group and he is very busy. He is most pleased with the way John Jacob Astor has risen to this challenge.
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1898-06-07
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Colonel Roosevelt writes to say goodbye to Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William Sheffield Cowles, as he will finish last-minute preparations and leave for Cuba shortly. He is frustrated at the details and delays but only because he is eager to see real action.
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1898-05-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Colonel Roosevelt has been aboard a ship in Port Tampa awaiting departure for Cuba for six days. With 1,000 men on board, he is concerned about the heat and potential for disease before they reach their destination. The delay wears on all the men. Roosevelt expresses his belief that the Navy has had all the fun so far, but hopefully the Army will get some action between Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
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1898-06-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Colonel Roosevelt describes operational mismanagement and the appalling conditions under which he and his men are fighting and surviving. Food and medicine are scarce and he is purchasing food for both wounded and able-bodied soldiers with his own money. Of the 600 men with whom he arrived, over 300 are dead or in hospital from disease or wounds. He is very proud of his regiment and thrilled with their accomplishments.
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1898-07-19
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Colonel Roosevelt describes the thankfulness of all the men at receiving the supplies from the Red Cross and he is grateful to Anna Roosevelt Cowles for helping to get those supplies to them. The regiment is now in a permanent camp with ample food, clothing, and care for everyone. He is extraordinarily proud of his group and the way they all work together. Roosevelt is in good health and hopes he can see William Sheffield Cowles sometime soon.
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1898-07-28
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt makes lunch and dinner plans for his upcoming visit to the home of his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
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1898
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt offers to take “young Tudor” on as a trooper, provided he passes the appropriate examination and understands the reality of the life. He asks his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, to pass along that message and tells her he is happy that she is reunited with her husband.
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1898