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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Joseph Leis for the pamphlet concerning the German monopoly of petroleum sent to Theodore Roosevelt. He writes that Roosevelt is pleased with the work King Carol I has done to curb Standard Oil Trust in Romania.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-09
Minister to Serbia and Romania Knowles tells President-Elect Taft that the Romanian prime and foreign minister, Dimitrie A. Sturdza, was very pleased to hear of his election. He has asked Knowles to send Taft the enclosed card. Knowles says that both Sturdza and Romanian King Carol I have repeatedly expressed admiration for both Taft and President Roosevelt. Knowles also conveys his own congratulations to Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-10
Horace G. Knowles, United States Minister to Serbia and Romania, sends Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt an autographed photograph of Elizabeth of Wied, Queen of Romania. The Queen appreciated the autographed photograph of Edith, and wanted to return the favor, but fell ill for some time, which delayed the response. Knowles asks William Loeb to remind President Roosevelt, when he begins planning for his African safari, that there are deluxe trains from Paris and Berlin to Bucharest and Costanza, from which Roosevelt could take a ship to Alexandria. Knowles also asks Loeb to give his congratulations to Roosevelt on the results of the Republican National Convention and the nomination of Secretary of War William H. Taft as Republican candidate for president.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-27
John Wallace Riddle encloses a letter from Carmen Sylva and relays the admiration of both her and King Carol I of Romania for President Roosevelt’s part in ending the war. Sylva also is glad that Roosevelt enjoyed her book and will send another. Riddle wishes Roosevelt could come to Romania, as Riddle thinks he would enjoy it greatly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-06