Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
President Roosevelt will make sure to write the note.
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1901-09-26
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Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt will soon be leaving on a trip to Demerara and Trinidad but the ship’s departure keeps being delayed. He hopes that Admiral Cowles will like his new book, Fear God and Take Your Own Part.
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Creation Date
1916-02-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Admiral Cowles’s letter and friendship. For some time Roosevelt and Senator Lodge have been moving in different directions on several domestic policy issues.
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Creation Date
1912-02-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed Admiral Cowles’s letter and William Sheffield Cowles’s note. Roosevelt feels that he will soon need to make a public statement due to the “boiling in the political pot.”
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Creation Date
1912-01-22
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased that William Sheffield Cowles Jr. is overcoming his homesickness. Quentin Roosevelt and Christopher LaFarge have sent good reports about him. He asks that his letter to Sheffield not be sent unless there is need of it.
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Creation Date
1911-12-13
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt is surprised at Ambassador Bryce’s questions regarding the fortifying of the Panama Canal. Fortifications will keep the fleet available for operations and are not aimed at a particular nation. The canal could last for centuries and any nation could eventually be an enemy. Roosevelt compares the situation to Great Britain’s presence at Gibraltar. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s health continues to improve.
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Creation Date
1911-10-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased that William S. Cowles Jr. is overcoming his homesickness while at school. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is slowly recovering but it will be a long time before she is thoroughly well.
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Creation Date
1911-10-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt found the peaches delicious and enjoyed hosting Admiral Cowles. He recently updated Corinne Roosevelt Robinson on the Roosevelts in his “neck of the woods.” President Taft has taken responsibility for the Controller Bay matter but Roosevelt was troubled that Taft knew nothing about the subject. Problems were insured after James Rudolph Garfield was replaced by Richard Achilles Ballinger as Secretary of the Interior.
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Creation Date
1911-07-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Admiral Cowles for the letter and is in agreement “from reciprocity down.” In a postscript, Roosevelt expresses his admiration for Admiral Sperry but is reluctant to write about private matters in The Outlook. He agrees that Senator Lodge gave his speech at an unfortunate time.
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Creation Date
1911-02-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased that Admiral Cowles has been nominated and hopes for his election. He is not optimistic about New York but thinks there is a “fighting chance.”
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Creation Date
1910-10-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
President Roosevelt hopes that Admiral Cowles can attend the naval review and offers a viewing spot on the Mayflower.
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Creation Date
1906-08-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
President Roosevelt thanks Commander Cowles for the cravats. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Anna Roosevelt Cowles are out driving this morning.
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Creation Date
1902-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
President Roosevelt appreciates the clipping and needs to rest his leg this week. He wishes he could be “playing bear” with Commander Cowles’s son, William Sheffield Cowles.
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Creation Date
1902-09-26
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
President Roosevelt encloses a letter and memorandum from William Sowden Sims and requests Commander Cowles’s opinion of them. Roosevelt believes that Sims is an alarmist but agrees that naval target practice might be deficient.
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Creation Date
1901-12-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Vice President Roosevelt was pleased to see Mr. Allen and provide him with a sendoff in a speech. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had a lovely time and wants Roosevelt to hear Captain Cowles “repeat Father Noah.”
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Creation Date
1901-05-07
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Letter from Leonard Wood to William S. Cowles
Admiral Crowninshield is opposing Lieutenant Key’s posting and General Wood wants to ensure that Lieutenant Key receives command of Restless. Restless is scheduled to survey the coast of Cuba, close to where Wood is stationed. Lieutenant Key is General Wood’s brother-in-law and Wood’s wife was looking forward to seeing her sister.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-13
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Letter from Charles Heywood to William S. Cowles
Commandant Heywood has recommended Lieutenant Jonas for the position of Assistant Quartermaster. He found Lieutenant Henry Latrobe Roosevelt to be a capable candidate but his lack of field experience placed him second on the list of applicants. Three additional Assistant Quartermaster positions have been approved. With some field service, Lieutenant Roosevelt will have a strong claim for one of these positions.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-23
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Letter from Charles I. West to William S. Cowles
Charles I. West had served under Captain Cowles in the navy and is now a doctor. He is being considered for the position of surgeon-in-chief of the Freedman’s Hospital of Washington, D.C., and requests that Cowles speak to President Roosevelt on his behalf.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-15