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Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Corinne to describe his honeymoon trip to Paris with his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee. This is a typewritten copy of the original letter.
1881-06-13
Theodore Roosevelt thanks La Verne W. Noyes for his message, explaining his current state of exhaustion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-09
President Roosevelt discusses the reason behind his new policy of refusing to make requests on behalf of Americans hoping to be presented at court when they are abroad. He believes that Americans should not attend court and notes that when he is no longer president, he will not seek invitations to court. Roosevelt also discusses Congress’s opposition to his policies and his plans to travel to Africa with his son Kermit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-25
Ambassador Reid sends a newspaper clipping from a British newspaper to President Roosevelt, asking if he is correct in assuming that its description of Roosevelt’s telegram to Emperor Wilhelm is “unfair and unfounded.” Reid agrees to “look after” Harriet Shonts and her daughters when they arrive in England if the courts are open, but mentions that it can be difficult to accommodate American visitors when there are fewer courts being held. Reid also comments upon the recent Algeciras Conference.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-18
Assistant Secretary of State Peirce sends President Roosevelt a message from Minister to Japan Lloyd Carpenter Griscom in Tokyo. Griscom shares an invitation from the Emperor who welcomes Roosevelt and other guests to his palace.
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1905-07-07
Edward Henry Harriman tells President Roosevelt that he will be leaving for the Pacific Coast and soon after will sail for Japan to stay until October or November.
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1905-07-05
Sherrard Billings writes President Roosevelt to thank him for the letters of introduction to several American ambassadors in Europe. During his travels abroad, Billings found a great deal of admiration for the President.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-31
Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt pose for a photograph in Srinagar, India. On the reverse is a message to Chauncey Hamlin as follows: “This is a picture of K. [Kermit] and I when we got to Srinagar after our seven months trip. I think we would make good specimens for any of the museum. Best to Mrs. Hamlin.” The postage stamp is a one and a half annas India postage, covered by a Bombay postmark.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1926-01-22
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have comfortable rooms on the USS Vandyck, and Edith is getting a lot of rest. They have had good weather, and Roosevelt summarizes their average day aboard ship. Margaret Roosevelt has been a good traveling companion for Edith, and Roosevelt is comfortable with them traveling the west coast of Chile together. He is looking forward to seeing Kermit Roosevelt and is delighted with Father Zahm and the rest of the expedition members.
1913-10-08
Theodore Roosevelt is concerned about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s “fright” and would come home if he were not on a scientific expedition pledged to work for the Smithsonian Institution. He has moved up his arrival in Khartoum as early as is feasible. Roosevelt is puzzled by the information he is receiving regarding American political affairs. It seems like he will be in a “scrape” as soon as he lands. He loved Ethel Roosevelt’s last letter and wishes they were together at Sagamore Hill.
1909-12-12
“The Most Wise Bavian,” meaning Kermit Roosevelt, is hunting along the coast by himself. Theodore Roosevelt is very proud of Kermit and is anxious to hear how Ted Roosevelt is doing. He has been busy in Nairobi with lunch and dinners every day, foreshadowing what his time in Europe will be like. He looks forward to returning to safari and is pleased that it is the last stage of the trip.
1909-12-16
Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt are on the last leg of the safari and Roosevelt is looking forward to the end. He was comforted by being able to write to Ethel Roosevelt. The Kampala and Nyanza lake area is beautiful and interesting. A local leader reminds Kermit of Umslopogaas, H. Rider Haggard’s Zulu hero. Roosevelt doubts he will be able to write again until reaching Cairo, Egypt.
1909-12-23
Theodore Roosevelt is excited that he will see Ethel Roosevelt in two and a half months. Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt have done well and are in excellent health. Kermit has turned into a grownup and is growing a mustache that you must be attentive to see. He is proud of Kermit’s “prowess and hardihood.” Roosevelt wrote to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about killing a charging elephant and is not sure if she will want him to keep the tusks. The last ten days have been spent traveling from Lake Victoria and Roosevelt has been greeted by the African leaders like a king.
1910-01-02
Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt are approaching the end of their trip and are content with their efforts. They are anxious to see their family again. The camp was almost burned a few nights ago, but the fire was fought off and the naturalists proved admirable in an emergency. They both remain healthy but must get sick soon to “make Africa justify its reputation.”
1910-01-17
Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s letter from Rome, Italy, has arrived and her parents read it to each other. Theodore Roosevelt understands her desire to avoid invitations and have some quiet time on a honeymoon. He envies Ethel’s trip to Italy and agrees that her social settlement work will be helpful to Richard Derby’s career. Roosevelt’s libel suit begins soon and he is prepared to lose. The area around Sagamore Hill is changing rapidly and the Roosevelts have had many days to themselves.
1913-05-22
Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear that Richard Derby will be having the operation on his nose. He hopes Aunt Emily Tyler Carow’s trouble is not serious and is pleased that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will be visiting Ethel Roosevelt Derby. He would like Edith and Ethel to take a short trip to Russia after Richard’s operation. Roosevelt will be a “conscientious, even if not wholly efficient, vice-mother” to Archie and Quentin Roosevelt in Edith’s absence.
1913-06-10
Ethel Roosevelt Derby was right to cable Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt already misses Edith and is appreciative of Ethel and Richard Derby’s attention towards Edith’s sister Ethel Tyler Carow. He is anxious to hear that both operations are over. There are several visitors at Sagamore Hill and Roosevelt is busy trying to get things ready for the trip to Arizona with Archie and Quentin Roosevelt.
1913-06-19
Kermit Roosevelt has been a great comfort on the trip but Theodore Roosevelt wishes Kermit had immediately married Belle Wyatt Willard instead of joining the expedition. He is pleased that Kermit will be married and already loves Belle devotedly. Roosevelt enjoyed having Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt along for so much of the trip. He is not enjoying the continuous speech making and banquets. However, they have entered the natural history and exploration part of the expedition and Roosevelt is feeling more comfortable and rested.
1913-12-10
Theodore Roosevelt describes his current camp in the “African wilderness” which has been made less comfortable due to early rains. With the help of several African attendants, he has been hunting eland and oryx. Everyone has been behaving excellently and are “amply supplied with meat.” Roosevelt keeps a photograph of Ethel Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on his table.
1909-09-02
Theodore Roosevelt compliments Ethel Roosevelt on her letters. He is looking forward to seeing Ethel and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt in Europe. Roosevelt is considering altering his schedule as he has his heart set on revisiting the sites of his honeymoon with Edith. He will be spending the next week with Lord and Lady Delamere. Kermit Roosevelt is currently hunting bongo and Roosevelt has a colobus monkey specimen and elephant teeth for Edith, which will be discarded if she feels “woebegone about them.” Several “hounds” have become attached to Roosevelt after he petted them.
1909-12-03