Care of the sick

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley

President Roosevelt relays his concern for the Cooley family to Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley as her husband, Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley, recovers from illness. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte wrote him about Alford Warriner Cooley returning the check. He finds it a needless and irritating, yet endearing action. Roosevelt wants to help the Cooley family in any way, finding “it a very great privilege…to serve you,” as he greatly admires and respects them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jose Ruiz de Luzuriaga

President Roosevelt is concerned that Filipino judge Jose Ruiz de Luzuriaga’s son is not better and implores Ruiz de Luzuriaga not to leave him. Roosevelt will return to Washington, D.C., in a month and will have a chance to see Ruiz de Luzuriaga there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Shaw

President Roosevelt agrees with Albert Shaw that he would have thought “mighty little” of Shaw if he had not gone home to his wife, Elisabeth Leonard Bacon Shaw and their quarantined children. The president says he will wait until Albert Shaw comes down to Washington, D.C., to see him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Lambert

President Roosevelt is sorry Alexander Lambert will not be able to attend a dinner at Oyster Bay due to the illness of his father in law. Roosevelt asks Lambert to come the first night he gets a chance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway

Theodore Roosevelt writes to John Campbell Greenway to request his assistance in arranging accommodations in Arizona for Pearl Holderman for health reasons. Roosevelt recalls Pearl’s deceased brother, Bert T. Holderman, who had served with the Rough Riders. Since she has little money, Roosevelt offers to personally pay her expenses “on behalf of the regiment.” Roosevelt asks Greenway to respond to Miss Holderman, living in Chetopa, Kansas. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-09-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. H. Llewellyn

Theodore Roosevelt writes to William H.H. Llewellyn to request his assistance in arranging accommodations in New Mexico for Pearl Holderman for health reasons. Roosevelt recalls Pearl’s deceased brother, Bert T. Holderman, who had served with the Rough Riders. Since she has little money, Roosevelt offers to personally pay her expenses “on behalf of the regiment.” Roosevelt asks Llewellyn to respond to Miss Holderman, living in Chetopa, Kansas. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-09-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Pearl Wight

Theodore Roosevelt sends warm regards to Progressive supporter, Pearl Wight, of Louisiana and to his wife, Helen Lauretta Wight, who is recovering from an illness. Roosevelt conveys gratitude for Wight’s and Mr. Thilborger’s work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. H. Cooper

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs E. H. Cooper that Roosevelt’s busy schedule prevents him from personally looking into the matter that Cooper wrote about. Roosevelt is confident in the works that Homer Folks is doing. Roosevelt’s secretary returns the enclosures Cooper sent, as Roosevelt does not have anything to do with choosing articles for publication in The Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-15

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Truro Bray

Theodore Roosevelt writes a private letter to Henry Truro Bray advising Bray. Roosevelt recounts a visit Gouvenier Morris made to Thomas Paine, when Paine was ill and refusing to get out of bed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Dehon Hill

Theodore Roosevelt tells Arthur Dehon Hill that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is on the mend after being ill for a number of months. Roosevelt is not confident in the upcoming verdict but believes the general public will see his commitment to decency.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Byron S. Hurlbut

President Roosevelt tells Dean Byron S. Hurlbut that his son, Theodore Roosevelt, is very pleased about receiving the honorary scholarship and finishing his courses in three years because Roosevelt had previously had to speak with him about reports he was not doing well. Roosevelt will gladly speak with Ferdinand V. Blair, but does not think he can be of much assistance, as he thinks that the diplomatic service is often a poor career choice. Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson appreciated having Roosevelt’s son Kermit visit them recently.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Bassett Moore

President Roosevelt is concerned that John Bassett Moore is not feeling well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Muir

Theodore Roosevelt thanks John Muir for his praise. He also wishes Muir’s daughter, Helen Lillian Muir, a quick recovery.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. T. Mahan

President Roosevelt is concerned that Rear Admiral Mahan is feeling ill. Roosevelt anticipates reading Mahan’s articles and the peace conference has so many people speaking that no one is speaking clearly about peace.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald Hopkins

President Roosevelt was concerned to hear about the relapse of Archibald Hopkins’s son, and asks Hopkins to “give the fine young fellow the warmest regards from his brother Porc. man.” Roosevelt additionally thanks Hopkins for sending him the description of a wolf hunt, which he enjoyed. He thought the story came from a different source.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Lambert

President Roosevelt asks Alexander Lambert to bring a scalpel and freezing apparatus when he visits tomorrow, as he has a boil that he may need looked at. Roosevelt mentions that his son Archie is also somewhat unwell, and that he would like Lambert to examine him too. Roosevelt jokingly says, “Now, I guess you will be sorry that you are coming to pay us a visit! I am forcing you to combine business with pleasure.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Tom Brown

President Roosevelt thanks Tom Brown for sending him the information he wanted. He instructs Brown to not let Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte return to work until he has entirely recovered and asks him to write again in a couple days.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen C. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt tells Ellen C. Bonaparte of his concern about Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte’s health, and he is relieved to hear that it now seems that he is on the mend, albeit with a probable long recovery. He tells Bonaparte to make sure her husband does not dream of returning to work until he is healthy again and it is safe for him to do so.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clara Louise Stone Hay

President Roosevelt tells Clara Louise Stone Hay that Secretary of State John Hay needs to rest this summer. Roosevelt promises to “handle the whole business of the State Department” himself during the summer. The president will use William Lawrence Penfield as his assistant when First Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis is away.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Bird Grinnell

Theodore Roosevelt is sorry that he missed the annual meeting of the Boone and Crockett Club, but Edith Roosevelt had the grippe. Roosevelt would like to know when George Bird Grinnell will visit so that they can discuss A. G. Wallihan’s book and Yellowstone Park.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-01-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919