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Theodore Roosevelt writes to world-champion British boxer Robert Fitzsimmons to say he cannot give letters to foreigners but will send a letter to his son Kermit asking him to assist Fitzsimmons when he and his son go to Buenos Aires to start a boxing academy. This letter was enclosed with a letter to Kermit.
1915-08-16
President Roosevelt wishes Robert James Fitzsimmons a merry Christmas and asks him not to publish this letter like he did the last one. He tells him to stop in and visit if he comes to Washington, and says that he has “that horseshoe as a penholder” on his desk.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-22
President Roosevelt thanks Robert James Fitzsimmons for the horseshoe and promises to display it on his desk. He asks Fitzsimmons to visit him if he is in Washington, D.C., during the upcoming winter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-23