Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Martha Macomb Flandrau Selmes
Kermit Roosevelt encloses an item that he had given to Martha Ferguson.
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1909-04-26
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Kermit Roosevelt encloses an item that he had given to Martha Ferguson.
1909-04-26
Kermit Roosevelt was sorry to hear of Martha Ferguson’s recent illness and Isabella Ferguson’s anxiety. Roosevelt visited Archibald B. Roosevelt at Groton School and they had a good time even though Archibald has been having dental issues. Roosevelt is still playing football and training for the two mile race.
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Kermit Roosevelt makes arrangements for his upcoming visit to see Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson. President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will be coming back to Oyster Bay, New York, from Washington, D.C., soon. Roosevelt has been working hard at school and is attempting to join the track team.
1909-01-10
Kermit Roosevelt thanks Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson for the stockings and the picture of Martha Ferguson. Roosevelt describes his travels to New York, Ethel Roosevelt’s dance, and travel plans for the African safari with President Roosevelt.
1908-12-28
Kermit Roosevelt recently saw Martha and Robert Munro Ferguson. He has been taking a photography seminar and spending time with Olivia Cutting. Roosevelt will be visiting Saranac soon and would like to “do everything except sleep at your house.”
1908-12-21
Kermit Roosevelt sends his sympathies to Isabella Ferguson regarding Martha Ferguson’s poor health. He is anxious to see the Ferguson family and to hear whether Isabella feels that Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s recent visit did him as much good as she wanted. Roosevelt thanks Ferguson for the watch, which is now his mainstay.
1908-10-05
Kermit Roosevelt wishes Isabella Ferguson were with them and that she could see Robert Harry Munro Ferguson, who is looking healthy already. Roosevelt describes their upcoming plans and activities.
1908-09-06
Kermit Roosevelt had a grand time at the Bandbox and thanks Isabella Ferguson for taking him in. He asks Ferguson to tell Robert Harry Munro Ferguson about the saddle, which Roosevelt is anxious to see. Roosevelt conveys that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt wishes the Fergusons could come along on their upcoming spring trip down the Mississippi River on the Mayflower.
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Kermit Roosevelt describes playing with Martha and Robert Munro Ferguson in New York. He wishes Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson could have come along on the last Mayflower trip. Roosevelt practiced his photography while on board. He asks when he should arrive at Saranac Lake.
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President Roosevelt enjoys Charley’s writing and is sure he will like “Viva Mexico.” Roosevelt expresses his delight in being able to see Isabella and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. He hopes Martha Ferguson is now better.
1908-10-13