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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt was glad to get the letter from his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt. Roosevelt promises that Archie will be able to have a sail boat, but mentions that there will need to be “pretty sharp regulations” on who he can take on it. He asks Archie to speak with William Emlen Roosevelt about what type of boat he wants and where he might be able to buy one. He is glad a horse Archie rides is in good form, and remarks that it is funny that many of their horses “continue to mind automobiles so much.” He misses his children, and wishes he could be with them at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-13

Letter from George E. Megee to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George E. Megee to Theodore Roosevelt

George E. Megee gives Theodore Roosevelt an extensive history of himself, including his financial troubles revolving around a steam boat vessel which was destroyed in an incident involving night watchmen. Megee feels he has been unjustly treated, and is frustrated with how his local authorities and his country broadly-speaking have handled the situation. He asks Roosevelt for advice and/or assistance in this matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-31

Postcard of Hook Point Camps

Postcard of Hook Point Camps

Photograph of Hook Point Camps, at Mattawamkeag Lake in Island Falls, Maine. William Wingate Sewall is listed as the proprietor with board being $2.00 per day. It also notes the “fine game section,” and that boats and canoes are provided.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-10

Armored Cruiser West Virginia

Armored Cruiser West Virginia

Colorized stereograph showing the USS West Virginia with another ship behind it in the background. Two sailors on a small boat can be seen on the water in the foreground. Both of the larger ships are adorned with colorful flags. Text on the reverse of the stereograph lists John B. Milton as the captain of the ship and comments on the speed of the ship.

Comments and Context

As printed on the reverse of the stereograph, “This is one of the United States’ fastest cruisers, commanded by Captain John B. Milton, in the armored cruiser fleet in the Pacific December 19th, 1907. This cruiser is the same type as the Colorado and the Maryland, and has a phenomenal record of 22 1/2 knots an hour. It is considered one of the fastest grey-hounds in this magnificent fleet of armored cruisers and should there be any war the West Virginia would give a good account of itself.”

Collection

Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection

Chronology January 1871 to December 1878

Chronology January 1871 to December 1878

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985