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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Theodore Roosevelt was sorry to hear that the operation failed and that Mrs. Buxton is now blind. He appreciates the articles on the war and will send Edward North Buxton what he has written on the subject. Roosevelt is pleased to hear of the high spirits in Great Britain. Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Richard Derby have been working at the American Hospital in Paris for three months. Roosevelt wishes there was a division of Rough Riders to assist the Belgians.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Louisa Lee Schuyler to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Louisa Lee Schuyler to Theodore Roosevelt

Louisa Lee Schuyler thanks President Roosevelt for inviting her and her sister, Georgina Schuyler, to visit the White House before March 4. She inquires about the most convenient timing for their trip. The recent Conference on Children impressed her friends, and she is sorry to have missed it. Schuyler is sending Roosevelt an advance copy of her paper, “Children who need not have been Blind,” and she hopes that he has time to at least look at the pictures.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-01

Creator(s)

Schuyler, Louisa Lee

Blind!!

Blind!!

A blind man labeled “Democracy,” with the features of an Irishman, walks toward an abyss labeled “Defeat,” carrying a cane labeled “Vacillation,” and holding on to a leash tied to a dog with the face of, and labeled, “Carlisle.” The man has a large bass fiddle strapped to his back and, in a bag, lyrics to the “Standard Oil Co. Melody.” On the ground at his feet is sheet music for the song “Turn the Rascals Out.” Behind him, pointing in the opposite direction, is a sign for the “Road to Tariff Reform,” which leads to the United States Capitol.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-01-16

Creator(s)

Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896