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Ernest Thompson Seton thanks President Roosevelt for his kind letter, which he read aloud to his campers. He says that the campers will show Roosevelt a “sturgeon-match that will excel the wildest foot ball game.” Seton also enclosed a chapter of The Birch Bark Roll previously kept from publication which he thinks may interest Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-11
William Wingate Sewall writes President Roosevelt hoping to find out when he is sending Kermit Roosevelt to visit Sewall; he also informs Roosevelt that Emlen Roosevelt is sending his youngest son, Philip James Roosevelt. Sewall says that there will be much hunting and fishing available for the boys throughout the summer and fall. Sewall wishes President Roosevelt could also visit, but understands that Roosevelt’s fight with the “corpulent corporations” takes precedence. Sewall is confident that Roosevelt can win though, as he is the only “man on earth today who has the confidence of the people not only of the U.S. but of the entire world.” Sewall also opines that Senator “Tillman ought to be choked” and he “would like the job” if Roosevelt does not wish to do it himself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-10
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that his parents are having a good time at the old Burlington house. He always found the house fascinating. The boys of Oyster Bay formed a club for running and jumping and are having “great fun.” William Emlen Roosevelt is the best jumper and Theodore the fastest.
1875-08-29
President Roosevelt is worried about Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s son, William Sheffield Cowles, Jr., who is unexpectedly not well. Roosevelt wants her to tell young Sheffield about a camping trip Roosevelt took with his sons and nine other boys, which he describes in detail.
1904-07-21