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Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Acting Secretary of State Loomis has received President Roosevelt’s letter regarding Hermann Speck von Sternburg. The letter did not state whether Loomis’s suggestions regarding Hermann Speck von Sternburg’s reception were approved, and and he needs to conclude the reception’s details. Loomis would like to discuss the appointments to Antwerp, Belgium, and Cairo, Egypt, as he is receiving many applications.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-31
Theodore Roosevelt wishes C. T. Lewis, Secretary of the New York Prison Association, well on his upcoming trip to the International Prison Congress in Antwerp and to prisons in other European countries. He looks forward to reading the follow-up reports.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-30
Urbain J. Ledoux was offered a diplomatic post at Prague which would have been a substantial promotion, and he declined. The State Department does not believe that Ledoux is fit for Antwerp or Halifax, and President Roosevelt will not offer him these appointments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-18
Charles M. Daniels has applied for appointment as consul general at Antwerp, Belgium, and President Roosevelt asks Senator Platt if Daniels would accept Prague instead. A “first class man who can speak French” is needed in Antwerp.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-06
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt asks Frank Harper to find out the dates of two steamships sailing in September: A Red Star Line ship sailing from Antwerp and a Holland American ship from Rotterdam.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-06-17
Jacob A. Riis sends President Roosevelt an article about playgrounds in Washington. He also writes that a priest has been after him, and that he intends to take the matter to the archbishop. He then updates Roosevelt on his travel plans; he intends on “taking the heart care” in Neuheim, Germany, before going on to Denmark.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-20
Consul General Miller addresses several concerns he has regarding inspections of American Consulates by Herbert H. D. Peirce and the inappropriate behavior of two Consuls-General while in Europe. He fears the impending public scandal which would inevitably come of these matters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-10
Herbert H. D. Peirce reports on specific conditions of United States consulates in England, France, Holland, and Germany. Peirce assesses the performance of the consuls general in these locations and suggests salary changes, reassignments, and suppression of ineffective consulates. Peirce focuses extensively on allegations of corruption and infidelity against Consul General Oliver J. D. Hughes of Coburg, Germany, and allegations of scandal surrounding Clergyman G. Monroe Royce and Consul General James H. Worman in Munich, Germany.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-17
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to Benjamin F. Barnes in reference to a telegram from Senator Moses E. Clapp suggesting the promotion of Benjamin H. Ridgely to be Consul General at Antwerp.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-16
Albert Shaw writes to President Roosevelt to recommend Frank D. Hill for appointment to consul-general in Antwerp.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-28