Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

President Roosevelt writes to Endicott Peabody and hopes for the full recovery of Elizabeth Rogers Peabody.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-17

President Roosevelt informs Endicott Peabody, Rector of Groton School, of Archibald B. Roosevelt’s diphtheria diagnosis and has sent his son Kermit Roosevelt to stay with his sister in order to curve further infection.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-07

President Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody, Rector of Groton School, that he is happy to hear that his son Kermit Roosevelt is “winning his way in your esteem.”  Roosevelt requests to meet with his son and Master William Amory Gardner for a talk and reassures Peabody that he is at his disposal at any time during his visit.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-20

President Roosevelt asks Endicott Peabody, rector of Groton School, if he would admit Archibald B. Roosevelt on the recommendation of Thomas W. Sidwell, rather than requiring him to take the normal Groton entrance exams. Peabody arranged for Kermit Roosevelt to be admitted this way, and although Roosevelt does not think Archie will do as well at Groton as his older brother, he still believes he “will succeed.” 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-12

President Roosevelt intends that his son Archibald B. Roosevelt will enter the Groton School in September.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-07

President Roosevelt asks Groton School Rector Endicott Peabody if Quentin Roosevelt is registered for the 1909 term.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-24

President Roosevelt is pleased that Kermit Roosevelt has decided to stay and finish his term at Groton School instead of trying to graduate early. He tells Endicott Peabody that he sent Kermit many letters, but that Peabody’s had the most impact.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-07

President Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody that he and Edith both felt that their son Ted should not leave Groton a year early, but were unable to convince him to stay. Ted has served as a strong example to Kermit, who feels similarly. They have made their arguments to Kermit, but they do not want to flat-out refuse him if he really does not want to stay. Roosevelt believes that his son Archie will stay the full six years.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-10

President Roosevelt asks if Endicott and Fannie Peabody can join the family for dinner on Friday the 16th.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-07

President Roosevelt is glad about what Endicott Peabody said about his son Archie Roosevelt’s enrollment at Groton. He thanks Peabody for his long letter regarding his opinion on football and a conversation with his son Ted Roosevelt. Roosevelt is glad that Peabody and his wife Fanny Peabody will attend Alice Roosevelt’s wedding, and hopes that they will have time to eat dinner with him. Roosevelt’s wife Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is concerned about missing their son Kermit Roosevelt’s confirmation due to a scheduling conflict, and asks if they could move the confirmation earlier.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-02

President Roosevelt informs Endicott Peabody that he does not believe his son Archie Roosevelt could pass the examinations to attend Groton this year, and asks if he could defer for a year. Archie is small, not good at his studies, and would be six months younger at age of entrance than his brothers Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-29

President Roosevelt says that he agrees with Endicott Peabody about football. He asks if Peabody could write to Harvard Dean of Men Le Baron Russell Briggs, and see if it is possible to talk sense into their friends at Harvard. Roosevelt agrees with Peabody’s assessment of cheating and dirty play when comparing Harvard and Yale.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-27

President Roosevelt is anxious to have Kermit Roosevelt and Hall Roosevelt attend Alice Roosevelt’s wedding and suggests to Endicott Peabody, the rector of Groton School, that they take the Thursday evening train and return on Monday. Roosevelt feels Harvard University is mistaken about abolishing football outright and that clean sport can be secured if the president would interfere instead of waiting for the committees to act. He compares the collegiate football situation to Groton School and St. Mark’s School.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-23

President Roosevelt will do his “level best” in the matter Groton School Rector Endicott Peabody wrote about. He will get Secretary of War William H. Taft, a Yale man, involved, and asks if Peabody happens to know of any distinguished men from Princeton. He discusses the Roosevelt family’s schedule at Oyster Bay in the coming weeks and asks when Peabody can visit. He also asks if the Groton rules will allow his son Kermit to eat lunch in his canoe with his mother Edith when she visits him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-19

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

President Roosevelt apologizes to Endicott Peabody, but his schedule is too busy for him to speak at Groton School during his visit to Harvard.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-02

Peabody Endicott’s letter reminded President Roosevelt of the tale “Little Rosamond’s Day of Misfortune.” Roosevelt will write to Dooley and is glad Kermit returned safely.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-31

President Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody, the rector at Groton School, that he would like for Kermit Roosevelt to leave for the inauguration on March 2, and return on March 6. If he leaves on March 3, Roosevelt is worried he will miss the ceremony.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-19

President Roosevelt explains he is trying to get a legation for Romania and Serbia established. If he is successful, the post will go to Consul General at Cairo, Egypt, John Wallace Riddle. Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody he might be able to make Thomas Ewing Moore Secretary of Legation under Riddle, but he is not sure.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-27