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President Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel about his time in Saint Augustine, Florida attending a banquet, driving around the city and out on a boat. He says Edith Roosevelt is headed to Pine Knot and asks Ethel how Archie and Quentin Roosevelt are doing.
1905-10-22
President Roosevelt is delighted that Ethel likes the new rooms and describes taking a scramble with Ted and Peck and riding with Mother. He says he will be glad to get to Oyster Bay but he has a number of things to bother him including the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan.
1905-06-18
President Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel about the “prairie girls” he met on his trip and how after he shook their hands, they wanted to shake Roly’s hand, referring to Roosevelt’s cousin G. Roland Fortescue. Roosevelt talks about the ranchers and shooting a bear after a two-day hunt.
1905-04-26
President Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel to praise her for taking care of the children, keeping down expenses and making bread. He says she would have enjoyed being at Valley Forge with him and also describes the beauty of the White House gardens.
1904-06-21
President Roosevelt acknowledges his daughter Ethel’s letters and talks of horseback riding with Mother and strolling the White House gardens.
1904-06-11
President Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel about his trip through New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, the Sierras, and California. He is glad she writes him often and wants her to tell mother all the women out there ride astride instead of side saddle and he thinks the side saddle will vanish by the time Ethel is old.
1903-05-10
President Roosevelt replies to his daughter Ethel and says he cannot write much because his correspondence is so “voluminous.” He is glad she enjoyed New York and wishes she could be with him in Yellowstone to see the deer.
1903-04-16
President Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel to comment on what she wrote him regarding the behavior of the family dogs and Quentin Roosevelt. He tells her about the new horse Renown and how he is afraid of automobiles.
1902-06-19
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel after a four day hunting trip where he says that despite having four greyhounds, he was unsuccessful in catching a coyote. He also wishes Ethel a happy birthday.
1901-08-08
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel about the animals at the Keystone Ranch where he is staying. He describes a pig that forages around the ranch yard and a dog which just had puppies.
1901-01-29
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel about the dogs on his hunting trip including wounds they received and how affectionate they are. He also describes getting a lynx and the horses.
1901-01-18
President Roosevelt says how much he enjoys Ethel’s letters and is glad he enjoys her new room at Sagamore Hill. He cannot wait to get home and see the improvements that were made. Roosevelt is interested in what Ethel had to say about the family’s horses and complains about his ankle preventing him from exercising. He closes by saying Anna Lodge came to visit with her children who clamored to see Ethel.
1906-06-13
Theodore Roosevelt reminisces about the two weeks spent at his daughter Ethel’s house in the wake of his son Quentin Roosevelt’s death. He details his time with his grandchildren, Richard, Jr. and little Edith. He closes by talking of Quentin and saying there is no use pretending his death is anything but a calamity.
1918-08-13
Theodore Roosevelt thanks his daughter Ethel for remembering his birthday and discusses playing with the grandchildren. He adds he got a new horse and a new pin he will give to Ethel or have duplicated for her.
1917-10-30
Theodore Roosevelt writes that he received Ethel’s letter from her honeymoon and he and Mother are concerned about Richard Derby’s headaches. He details riding with Mother, working on his two “infernal” books before heading to Arizona, speaking to women suffragettes and the activities of other family members. At the end of the letter, Roosevelt has drawn cartoons depicting some of his activities and entitled it “A norful little adventure: A tragedy in three acts.”
1913-05-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel to say how happy he is about her recent marriage and thinks she and Richard Derby will be the happiest married couple ever, excepting himself and Edith. He says everyone loved the wedding and then details what he and the rest of the family are doing. Archie went with him to Andover, Mother is going to the opera and Quentin leaves for school soon.
1913-04-07
Theodore Roosevelt describes his safari to his daughter Ethel. He praises Kermit Roosevelt’s skills but says he is still too reckless. Roosevelt has become very attached to Edmund Heller, R. J. Cuninghame, and Leslie J. Tarlton. The porters amuse him as well. Roosevelt has read almost all the books in his pigskin library.
1909-11-13
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel to say he enjoys her letters and it seems she is getting everything out of her European trip that she ought to. He says he feels bad that he must take first shot at all big game because it is of greater value to the museum for him to get the animal rather than Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt says he has grown attached to his companions and native attendants on the safari. He adds that he is in “wonderful country.”
1909-09-26
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel that he just received his letters and is so glad she is getting on with Aunt Emily Tyler Carow and he enjoyed Ethel’s description of Archie Roosevelt. He says Ted Roosevelt’s letter was what one would expect from someone his age. He inquires as to whether Harvard swept all three races and says it has been an wonderful trip.
1909-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel from his African safari to say everything is going well. Kermit is a constant source of worry because he does not his own limitations. Roosevelt enjoys his pigskin library.
1909-06-24