Blagden, Donald P. (Donald Peabody), 1895-1971 Archives

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Archibald B. Roosevelt about family life in Washington, D.C. He wishes that he was with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt visiting Archibald and his brother Kermit Roosevelt. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and Douglas Robinson are visiting currently, and Roosevelt has enjoyed seeing them. Roosevelt has offered to read to Quentin Roosevelt in the evenings, but he has been too busy, and Roosevelt thinks he may be grown up enough where he would prefer to read to himself now.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Anna Roosevelt Cowles apologizes for taking so long to return a deed to her brother, President Roosevelt, but explains the difficulty she had in getting a notary. She is glad to be able to gift him something that will be of use. Cowles promises to write Roosevelt about possibly visiting at Oyster Bay later in the summer, after the upcoming Naval Review. Her vacation has been pleasant so far, but she comments that sometimes “it is difficult being your sister to stay in a hotel and not be made too conspicuous just on account of the relationship.” She heard good things about the honeymoon Roosevelt’s newly married daughter, Alice Longworth, and her husband Nicholas Longworth were able to take to England, and hopes they had a good time. Cowles also shares a humorous story where her son, William Sheffield Cowles, shared that he hoped President Roosevelt could find something to do in Farmington, Connecticut, after leaving the presidency so that they could see him often.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-19

Creator(s)

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931