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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Authentication of Theodore Roosevelt’s “last pencil”

Letter authenticating the pencil stub that President Roosevelt used to write a letter to Viscount Lee of Fareham from the River of Doubt, and subsequently presented to Lee.

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Creation Date

1925-04-18

Creator(s)

Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947

Telegram released by the Associated Press

Ted Roosevelt is a little better today and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s presence has been beneficial.

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Creation Date

1902-02-08

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Letter from Albert L. New

The Trans-Alaskan Railway Company is starting a steamer line between Seattle, Washington, and Iliamna Bay, Alaska. An annual pass is enclosed.

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New, Albert L., 1857-1945

Creation Date

1902-01

Creator(s)

Extract of letter from Walter Gordon-Cumming

Walter Gordon-Cumming has left remount work and hopes to return to the front lines. He opposes the Colonial Government taking over the colony as he does not believe that they can effectively enforce martial law.

Collection

Gordon-Cumming, Walter, 1859-1913

Creation Date

1902-02-02

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Acting Secretary of State

Mr. Slocum seeks an appointment to Warsaw. If the administration has not committed the place to someone else, President Roosevelt believes Slocum would be a first-class choice.

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Creation Date

1903-03-17

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Tom

In a note addressed only to “Tom,” Theodore Roosevelt says he will take the 2 o’clock train and arrive in Philadelphia at 4 o’clock. He will stay at the “dear Doctor’s” but would like to stay at Tom’s house. He thanks him for the “Who’s Who.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-01-13

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt on behalf of Regis Henri Post

Theodore Roosevelt writes a letter of recommendation for Regis Henri Post. At the top, Post has written that he took the letter abroad in 1917 to work with the Red Cross.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-11-29

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the President of the National History Society

Theodore Roosevelt tenders his resignation to the president of the National History Society as his studies and duties in other societies leave him unable to properly fulfill his duties for this society. Exact date of letter is unknown but an enclosure indicates it was probably during Roosevelt’s senior year at Harvard 1879-1880.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1879-1880

Creator(s)

Handwritten note

The note reads “Sent in accordance with memo of today.”

Collection

Presidential Office Staff

Creation Date

1904-08-30

Creator(s)

Note regarding Philippine situation

Secretary of War Taft says there is a Jesuit priest in New York named Father Wynne who is “determined to make all the capital possible against the administration in the Filipino student matter.”

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Creation Date

1904-10-10

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Potential agreement

An unknown writer pledges that his organization will not challenge the jurisdiction of any judge appointed by President Roosevelt and will accept the results from the day the miners return to work.

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Creation Date

1902-10-08

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Message regarding William J. Wellman

William J. Wellman left for New York to stay at the site where John Mitchell is expected.

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Creation Date

1902-10-09

Creator(s)

Memorandum D on the Niagara River Commission

Memorandum listing the corporations mentioned in a legislative report on the diversion of the waters of the Niagara River, and describing the privileges granted each corporation and what they paid for such privileges to the state of New York.

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Creation Date

1902-06-04

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Memorandum B on the Niagara Falls Commission

A list of references in the annual reports of the Niagara Falls Commission, to the diversion of waters from the Niagara River.

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Creation Date

1902-06-04

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Donation slip for the William McKinley Normal and Industrial Institute

Donation slip for the William McKinley Normal and Industrial Institute of Alexandria, Virginia.

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Creation Date

1902-01

Creator(s)

Telegrams concerning Panama situation

Series of telegrams concerning the Panamanian revolution and negotiations with the United States that will save the “honor and interests of Colombia.”

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Creation Date

1904-02-10

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