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Alba, Jacobo Stuart Fitz-James y Falcó, duque de, 1878-1953

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Juan Riaño y Gayangos

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Juan Riaño y Gayangos

Theodore Roosevelt asks Spanish Ambassador Don Juan Riaño y Gayangos if he will pass on a book Roosevelt wrote about hunting in South America to the Duke of Alba, Jacobo Stuart Fitz-James y Falcó. “Alva,” as Roosevelt refers to him, stood in Kermit Roosevelt’s recent wedding to Belle Wyatt Willard in Madrid, where the elder Roosevelt enjoyed the company of King Alfonso III and Queen Victoria of Spain.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-30

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid writes to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about events in England following news of the death of Secretary of State John Hay, including the Fourth of July reception held by the embassy there. Reid shares information about the Kings of England and Spain and hopes that she will share the news with President Roosevelt. Reid also expresses some nervousness about speeches being printed verbatim in Europe, and remarks about the volume of speeches he is asked to give. He includes several songs that were sung at gatherings he attended.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-10