Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dora Watkins and Thomas Watkins
The Roosevelts are in Europe and have been traveling long hours by rail, by carriage, and on foot.
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Creation Date
1869-10-09
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Watkins, Dora, 1822-1909; Watkins, Thomas
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dora Watkins and Thomas Watkins
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed Switzerland and Scotland. He describes a carriage ride from Geneva to Chamonix. They ascended a mountain on mules to visit the Mer de Glace, a glacier on Mont Blanc. Roosevelt has been collecting stamps from the countries he has visited.
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Creation Date
1869-11-11
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dora Watkins and Thomas Watkins
The Roosevelts spent Christmas in Rome and there were many presents. They ascended Mount Vesuvius and Roosevelt stuck an alpine stick into a small crater which caught the stick on fire. The route down from Vesuvius was very rough.
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Creation Date
1870-01-06