The negro must fight
France and Britain have allowed “Negroes” to fight in their armies and the American army should allow the same.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-05-06
Your TR Source
Armed Forces, British
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to congratulate him on being awarded the British war cross and say how glad he is Kermit is now in the American army. He talks of his speech trip out west and how he will send a duplicate of this letter to Madrid to ensure Kermit receives it. Roosevelt also encloses a news article written by him.
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Creation Date
1918-06-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
In this shorter version of a duplicate letter he sent to Paris, Theodore Roosevelt congratulates his son Kermit on being awarded the British war cross and says he is glad Kermit is now in the American army. He adds that Ted is in the thick of the fighting.
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Creation Date
1918-06-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say he received his letters about the big fight and how proud he is of him. He says Archie Roosevelt is coming home because his wounds necessitate another operation and the British have loaned transport ships so more troops are coming to the front. Roosevelt says General Leonard Wood has been treated unjustly and Roosevelt will continue to preach for speeding up the war.
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Creation Date
1918-06-25
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt tells his son Kermit he wrote a letter to the War Department requesting a place for Kermit with the army in France. He does not know how it will be received, given President Woodrow Wilson’s feelings toward Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood. He received a letter from Archie Roosevelt in the hospital, and also letters from Ted Roosevelt and Colonel Rondon.
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Creation Date
1918-04-14
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit regarding transferring Kermit from the British army to the American army. He has been sending cables to the British Minister of War Lord Derby and General Peyton March. Roosevelt says how proud he is of all his sons and how he cannot wait for them to return. Tommy Hitchcock is still a German prisoner of war and slightly wounded and there have been many complimentary letters about Archie Roosevelt.
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Creation Date
1918-04-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt tells his son Kermit that his transfer from the British army to the American army is all set. Kermit will be sent to Madrid, Spain, to receive his orders and he can spend some time with his wife Belle and their children. Roosevelt encloses a newspaper article about himself.
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Creation Date
1918-04-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit regarding Kermit’s question whether to stay at the Mesopotamian front or go to the European front. Roosevelt says Kermit must do whatever the British army asks of him. He provides updates on Archie and Ted Roosevelt and comments upon Russia’s breaking.
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Creation Date
1917-11-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit and Belle Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit and daughter-in-law Belle to say he sent letters to Arthur Hamilton Lee and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Lloyd George regarding a commission for Kermit in the British military in Mesopotamia. He also says that Ted and Archie Roosevelt sailed for Europe today and Ethel’s husband Richard Derby is eager to go as well. Quentin will be leaving next month.
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Creation Date
1917-06-20
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about a letter from the British ambassador regarding getting Kermit a commission in the British military to serve in Mesopotamia. He says everything is up in the air so Kermit should try and get a commission in the United States army and see what happens. He also reports that Quentin Roosevelt is engaged to Flora Whitney and Archie leaving has been difficult for his wife, Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt.
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Creation Date
1917-07-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about the commission Kermit just received to serve as an officer in the British military. Roosevelt advises him to act as though he expects nothing and not to bring his family with him.
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Creation Date
1917-07-03
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Robert Foran
Theodore Roosevelt replies to W. Robert Foran and expresses concern about Foran’s career prospects. After speaking with Kermit Roosevelt, he agrees that there are few prospects in the newspaper business and suggests Foran’s unique skills would make a good match for the Canadian Mounted Police.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Heber Newton
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Richard Heber Newton for his letter and agrees with Newton’s comments on the use of the long bow versus the rifle in the military.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-17
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What our forefathers did to “special privilege”
A British soldier tries to dodge bullets during the American Revolutionary War.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1912-07-03
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Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Freiherr Sternburg is in India and reflects on the great power politics of India and the Middle East. The Russians want a port on the Persian Gulf and are advancing through Persia. The British oppose them in order to maintain a connection between India and Asia Minor. Germany is building a railroad across the Ottoman Empire which is complicating the issue, but Sternburg believes the railroad will help Great Britain. He has not been impressed with the British military in India.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-26