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On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Alfred L. Hutchinson for sending the book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-18
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Alfred L. Hutchinson for sending his book. Unfortunately Roosevelt does not have to read one in a hundred of the books he would like, but he appreciates Hutchinson’s kindness.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-14
Theodore Roosevelt tells George Otto Trevelyan that he thought Sir Edward Grey’s speech was fine and lived up to Trevelyan’s hope that it might be worthy of Henry John Temple Palmerston with all Palmerston’s good qualities and just the sense of power Grey should convey as the English spokesman of foreign affairs.
Roosevelt asks Otto Trevelyan to tell Charles Philips Trevelyan how fascinated he has been with the last Garibaldi volumes, however Otto Trevelyan’s son George Macaulay Trevelyan, is the author of the Garibaldi trilogy published around this time.
Archduke Ludwig Salvator thanks Theodore Roosevelt for sending the book on African hunting. Books can take time to arrive from Vienna, so Salvator is thanking Roosevelt now and will write again once it has been received. Salvator hopes to come back to America and see Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911
Mary L. Hinsdale thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter discussing her book The History of the President’s Cabinet. Hinsdale was surprised to learn of his relationship with Henry Cabot Lodge and has taken out a statement from an article about to be contributed to Cyclopedia of American Government. Hinsdale commends Roosevelt’s characterization of the periodical The Nation but asks what periodical can be trusted to have decent political articles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-18
Thomas R. Lounsbury thanks Theodore Roosevelt for writing regarding his book on Robert Browning and recent article published in Harper’s Weekly. Lounsbury believes the fervor around Browning has died out, but enjoyed a review in the North American which called Lounsbury “the apostle of lawlessness” in language. Lounsbury does not believe composition should be abolished in colleges, but does think forcing students who do not gain from it is a waste of time for the student and instructor. Lounsbury is pleasantly surprised by the letters he has received sympathizing with his opinion in his published article, something he has not experienced before.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-15
Horace B. German asks Theodore Roosevelt to autograph the four volumes of Winning in the West recently purchased for his mother, Frances Adelicia McEwen German. She admires Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon I, and Roosevelt and has been collecting all of their books.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-15
Alfred L. Hutchinson sends Theodore Roosevelt a second copy of his book, The Limit of Wealth, to showcase the many things he said in his book that are now happening. Hutchinson handed a book to William H. Taft, and after becoming president, Taft enacted the corporation tax, which is something Hutchinson advocated for. Now Roosevelt is writing about the inheritance tax law, which is a step toward Hutchinson’s suggestion that there should be no limits on wealth, but that wealth should be redistributed after death.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-12
Fredr. of Son asks Theodore Roosevelt to write the preface of his book. It has now been translated into English to publish it in the United States and England and Fredr. asks Roosevelt if there is a suitable paper or magazine in which to publish it first.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-06
William S. Cowles tells Theodore Roosevelt he hoped Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is on the mend. Cowles loved Theodore Roosevelt’s editorial “Our Neighbors, the Ancients,” and will get the book to read. Cowles agrees with Roosevelt regarding the removal of obelisks and other artifacts from their original locations and believes Akhenaton, King of Egypt, should not be allowed to wander foolishly about.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-05
Shipping label for a book sent from Alfred L. Hutchinson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-18
Charles Lincoln White sends Theodore Roosevelt a small book on a situation churches of all denominations are facing. White believes Roosevelt might enjoy looking through it as it discusses topics of which Roosevelt has made a special study.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-24
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary instructs Mary A. Bell to send the book to Roosevelt’s office and he will autograph it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-11-26
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary instructs Mary A. Bell to send the book to Roosevelt’s office and he will autograph it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-11-26
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, the secretary thanks Henry Mottet for the book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-11-15
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-10-26
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Harry Peyton Steger sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of Basil Wilson Duke’s Reminiscences at Duke’s suggestion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-12
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Geoffrey Butler for the letter and explains that it is an authorized production of Roosevelt’s book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-11-14
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-11-04
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Charles E. Kremer for thinking of him and sending Kremer’s recently published book. Roosevelt looks forward to reading it when it arrives.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-18