Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt shares family news with his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt. Quentin Roosevelt and the Blackford boys spent the night on Wednesday and saw the musical Red Hill. Archie’s aunt and uncle, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and Douglas Robinson, are visiting. Uncle Douglas has enjoyed riding Roswell, and he, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge are planning a long ride this afternoon. Kermit Roosevelt enjoyed visiting Archie at school.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-31

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells Archibald B. Roosevelt that Quentin Roosevelt had to miss school due to illness. President Roosevelt describes the Blackford family as “dears” and recounts a recent horse ride through the snow around Rock Creek with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt as a “first class gallop”.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-23

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son Archie about recent events, including a diplomatic dinner at the White House, a meeting on improving conditions in the Navy, and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s condition. Roosevelt also expresses concerns about Quentin Roosevelt, and relays details about his ninety-eight mile ride.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-16

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates his son Archibald B. Roosevelt on Quentin Roosevelt’s health and whereabouts following his fall through the ice while playing hockey. Roosevelt also describes the ex-prize fighter he has hired to train him. In the postscript, Roosevelt discusses Quentin’s recent truancy, for which he has punished with a “severe whipping.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-10

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, about some of the exploits of his brother Quentin Roosevelt, who has apparently been cutting Latin classes at school.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-13

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt is concerned about Archibald B. Roosevelt’s foot, but is sure that it will get better when he is home. Archie’s younger brother, Quentin Roosevelt, has gone hunting recently and caught three rabbits. Quentin likes his current school, although he will go to Groton before too long.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-03

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt is glad to hear that his son Archie is having a good time. Roosevelt tells Archie about the activities of Quentin Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt, and about their pets Ace and Scamp.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-27

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son Archibald that the note and two-dollar bill “perfectly delighted” his brother Quentin, who is in bed with his leg in a plaster cast. Quentin used the money to buy a “fascinating little steam engine.” The rector at Groton has sent Roosevelt Archie’s last report, and commented that he is not doing as well in his studies as he could or should be; Roosevelt agrees. Roosevelt is going for a ride with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge this afternoon. Yesterday, while he was playing tennis with Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, and French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand, William Loeb came out to announce that Harvard had won the football match, which made Roosevelt “as pleased as possible.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-22

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son Archibald that Quentin has a “game leg” which will be in a plaster cast for two weeks. On Saturday, Roosevelt and Edith took Quentin to see the athletic games at the Episcopal High School. Quentin was supposed to participate in the sack race, but his injury prevented this.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-17

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt agrees with his son Archie that it is good that “Taft, Hughes, and Groton” were victorious. He updates Archie on his brother Quentin, who is doing very well at football and tennis, and is doing well in school. Kermit Roosevelt is home now. Roosevelt took a fall on a “scramble walk” in Rock Creek Park but was uninjured.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-08

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt relays to his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, a riding accident he recently had. As both of Roosevelt’s jumping horses were hurt, he was riding a different horse which was spooked and reared up and fell into Rock Creek. Roosevelt assures Archie that he is unharmed. Roosevelt also believes that his son will like the new captain of the USS Sylph, who can give him advice about getting into the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-05

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt recounts for his son Archibald the mischief that Quentin has been getting into this week. First, Quentin has taken up a new interest in bees and brought a beehive to school before bringing it back to the garden. Second, Quentin was hit in the eye with a foul ball while keeping score for a baseball game and now “feels much much like a baseball hero.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-30

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates his son Archie on goings on at the White House. Quentin remains enthusiastic about baseball. Christine and William Emlen Roosevelt visited with the Richardsons, and the flowers are in bloom.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-17

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates Archibald B. Roosevelt on the weather and flora in Washington, his riding with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and Quentin Roosevelt’s baseball playing. The family will go see the juggler Harry Kellar tonight.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-01

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son Archibald B. Roosevelt about his and Edith’s trip to Pine Knot with John Burroughs. Burroughs had a run-in with a family of flying squirrels who live in Archie’s old bedroom.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-10

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates Archibald B. Roosevelt on the activities of the family and especially the family’s dogs and horses. He adds that Ted and Ethel have gone to a dance, and Edith left for New York. He does not think Ted will ever be inside the White House again.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-25

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates Archibald B. Roosevelt on family life. Ethel Roosevelt has bought a bulldog puppy, and Quentin Roosevelt and three friends, including Charles P. Taft, got in trouble for putting spitballs on portraits in the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-11

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son Archibald B. Roosevelt about the goings-on of the Roosevelt family. Quentin Roosevelt is very interested in baseball and recently won a game. Ethel Roosevelt’s horse, Fidelity, accidentally kicked her dog, Mike, while she was out riding, causing a commotion. Roosevelt himself has been playing tennis and going riding since the weather has been so nice recently.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, to tell him about some of the goings-on at the White House. Quentin Roosevelt brought his baseball team to the grounds, and Roosevelt enjoyed watching them play. Ethel Roosevelt has a new puppy named Mike, and another of the the Roosevelt’s dogs, Scamp, has been hunting many rats in the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s new horse, which she named Nicoletta because she is currently angry with Nicholas Murray Butler. Roosevelt is having his picture painted in his riding clothes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919