Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt
President Roosevelt asks if he can spend November 4 at Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt’s home.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-21
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President Roosevelt asks if he can spend November 4 at Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt’s home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-21
President Roosevelt thanks his aunt Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt for the offer, but they will undoubtedly have enough time to catch their train to Oyster Bay. He will come say goodbye to her next time he is in New York City. He enjoyed seeing his cousin James Alfred Roosevelt and his wife Mary Cecilia Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-15
President Roosevelt thanks his aunt, Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt, for the portfolio, which will be perfect for his Africa trip. He plans to go see her very soon, when he gets back to New York after leaving office. Her son, William Emlen Roosevelt, has very kindly offered to arrange car transportation for them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-07
President Roosevelt thanks his aunt Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt for the handwritten note.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-04
President Roosevelt thanks Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt for the silver coffeepot she sent to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. The president updates Elizabeth on his immediate family, noting they have been enjoying sleighing outside and that Kermit, who is doing “fairly well” in school, has grown.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-28
President Roosevelt writes to his Aunt Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt congratulating her on her health, and giving updates about his children and wife.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-27
President Roosevelt informs Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt that the children enjoyed their presents. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt hosted a child’s party at the White House and they have all been pleased to hear that Aunt Lizzie is feeling better.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-27
President Roosevelt asks Aunt Lizzie (Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt) to invite Christine Kean Roosevelt, George Emlen Roosevelt, and Joseph Bucklin Bishop to dinner on Monday. He will go to the Century Club with George Emlen Roosevelt after dinner and hopes to see the children before dinner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-29
President Roosevelt asks Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt to invite C. Grant La Farge and Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to dinner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-25