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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Anna Roosevelt Cowles for the book and shares details about his Christmas with his family. The vase for Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge was exactly as he wished.
1897
Plans for Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt’s upcoming visit to the Cowles’s house may change because Anna Roosevelt Cowles might have to travel to see her husband. Roosevelt is concerned about Bob’s health.
1897
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt updates Anna Roosevelt Cowles on Edith Roosevelt’s serious illness. The doctors are considering an operation but hope that it can be avoided.
1897
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt describes Edith Roosevelt’s first steps toward recovery from her very serious illness, which may have been typhoid fever.
1897
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt writes to ask whether Senator Lodge could stay with the Cowles family for two or three nights while in New York City.
1897
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles what time he will arrive the next morning.
1897
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt notifies Anna Roosevelt Cowles that his aide will be visiting her soon. He also describes the serious health conditions of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Edith Roosevelt.
1897
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt gives an update on the health of his wife and children. Edith Roosevelt is still ill with influenza and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Quentin Roosevelt are also not well.
1898-01-07
Edith Roosevelt is recovering slowly and being cared for by a nurse. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt suggests the guest list for his rescheduled visit to Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s home.
1898-01-12
Edith Roosevelt is still not in good health and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is suffering daily headaches. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt discusses his upcoming visit with Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
1898-01-17
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt discusses his upcoming visit to the Cowles’s house. Edith Roosevelt is only slightly better and may have to wean the baby. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is still sick, and Kermit Roosevelt is also ill.
1898-01-25
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is concerned over the recent USS Maine explosion and Edith’s increasing fever. He is very grateful to Anna Roosevelt Cowles for taking care of Alice Roosevelt.
1898-02-17
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is impressed with Alice Roosevelt’s letter-writing; he agrees that the environment at the Roosevelt home may have been overwhelming for her. Edith Roosevelt is recovering slowly but Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s health is improving more quickly.
1898-02-23
Edith Roosevelt’s fever is returning and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is calling in Dr. Osler from Baltimore. Roosevelt was pleased to receive the informative note from William S. Cowles about the investigation into the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, even though there is not yet any conclusion about the cause.
1898-02-25
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt describes the latest theory about Edith Roosevelt’s serious illness and the circumstances under which surgery may be necessary. He is extremely grateful to Anna Roosevelt Cowles for continuing to take care of Alice Roosevelt.
1898-03-06
Edith Roosevelt required emergency surgery on an abscess in her psoas muscle; the surgery went smoothly and she is doing well but her recovery could be several months.
1898-03-07
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt assures Anna Roosevelt Cowles that it is good her husband is moving between Havana and Key West. He believes President McKinley seeks a peaceful solution but does not know what the administration will do. Edith Roosevelt’s health is improving very slowly and Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s headaches have returned.
1898-03-16
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has asked the Secretary of the Navy to reassign William S. Cowles away from the South. Roosevelt is increasingly concerned over Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s health, as well as that of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Edith Roosevelt.
1898-04-01
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles that she does not need to travel to Washington, D.C., because Edith Roosevelt’s condition is satisfactory.
1898-03-07
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna that William Sheffield Cowles is assigned to the USS Topeka (PG-35) and is to meet the ship in New York City.
1898-04-21