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Mary Locke Sumner Sewall copies a note from her son, Sumner Sewall, who was in the 95th Aero Squadron with Quentin Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-11-07
Commissioner Roosevelt is unsure when he can leave due to work commitments and a scheduled meeting with President Harrison regarding the extension of the classified service. He cannot accept Rachel Sherman Thorndike’s invitation as he must have lunch with Representative Henry Cabot Lodge and dinner with Francis C. Lowell. However, he will make sure to see Thorndike. Roosevelt would love to see Ted Roosevelt and wishes that Archie were better.
1894
Complimentary 1902 pass on the steamships of the Tran-Alaskan Railway Company for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1902
President Roosevelt writes his wife Edith in praise of their daughter Ethel Roosevelt and how she mothers her younger brothers. He describes a “scramble” he took with the children and meeting with senators who came on “every conceivable errand.”
1904-11-14
President Roosevelt writes his wife Edith from his bear hunt in Louisiana to say he reads her letters over and over again and counts the days until they are reunited. He comments on Ethel Roosevelt’s letters and says is it hard to write in camp as he is in the saddle from sun up to sun down. Roosevelt describes conditions on the hunt and says there are no bear around.
1907-10-10
President Roosevelt writes his wife Edith about their daughter Ethel Roosevelt acting as the “mistress of the White House” and how close he has grown to her. Quentin Roosevelt has been a “dear” as well. He encloses a letter from Ted Roosevelt and one from Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt has dined with Seth Low and the Lodges.
1908-03-17
Theodore Roosevelt writes his wife Edith from his African safari to say he dreamed he was with her and reminisces about their relationship. He describes the place they are camped and the animals they have gotten. He hopes Edith liked the articles he wrote for Scribner’s and adds he and Kermit are attached to their attendants.
1909-11-12
Theodore Roosevelt, age 11, writes to Edith Kermit Carow, describing his visit to snow-covered Mount Vesuvius.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1870-01-01
Cecil Spring Rice discusses the status of the Russo-Japanese war. He expresses sorrow concerning news of President Roosevelt’s ailing aunt, Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt.
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1904-02-11
Cecil Spring Rice announces to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt that he has become engaged to be married. He also writes about the situation in Russia, sharing his opinion of the United States ambassador to Russia. He discusses opinions in Russia regarding President Roosevelt and about the possibility of war. While the idea of war is unpopular because the common people do not understand what the fight is about, Spring Rice thinks the people would bear a war regardless of any disasters. The Emperor seems to be above both law and morality.
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1904-01-20
Chargé d’Affaires of Britain Spring Rice details to First Lady Roosevelt the economic and political climate in Russia. While Spring Rice sees no immediate stirrings of revolution there, he hints that revolution may still be in Russia’s future because of the unsustainable, poor economic conditions in the rural areas and the dearth of strong, reform-minded leadership within the government. While Spring Rice sees Russia’s Interior Minister, Vi︠a︡cheslav Konstantinovich Pleve, as a capable leader, Pleve opposes reform, and though S. I︠U︡. Vitte, the chairman of the Committee of Ministers is “a strong man, too, and might be a reformer,” Emperor Nicholas II strongly dislikes him. Spring Rice also perceives Russia’s slights of other nations and its aversion to making treaties as hindrances to its government. Additionally, Spring Rice tells Roosevelt of a Russian folk story he has recently translated into English.
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1903-12-09
Robert Harry Munro Ferguson clarifies the date of a meeting with Mrs. Roosevelt.
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1903-11-24
Milton J. Green asks Mrs. Roosevelt ensure that President Roosevelt receives the enclosed letter.
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1903-11-19
Anna Roosevelt Cowles expresses concern regarding the crowd expected at the church in New York, should President Roosevelt attend James King Gracie’s funeral.
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1903-11-24
Madeline Jackson Lee extends her thanks for the gift of books to her sons. She asks for a photograph of Edith and President Roosevelt’s son, Ted, as well as a photograph of the president.
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1903-11-10
Andrew Snouder thanks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for the donation to the Oyster Bay Free Library.
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1903-09-24
An appeal by Mattos to gain the support of Mrs. Roosevelt for a job as a Portuguese interpreter at Ellis Island, New York.
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1903-09-16
James Robb Church informs Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt of his engagement to Beulah M. Boss of New London. He gives his regards to President Roosevelt.
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1903-08-31
Elizabeth E. Baker writes to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to request used clothing. Baker, a young African American woman, describes being assaulted on a Mississippi trolley car, leaving her with injuries that require her to change her career and move from Mississippi to Atlanta, Georgia.
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1903-07-19
Granville Fortescue informs Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt that President Roosevelt and the boys have arrived safely.
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1903-07-23