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President Roosevelt sympathizes with the hard work Philip J. Roosevelt is doing at Camp Rainsford, a summer camp for disadvantaged boys from New York City. Roosevelt was glad that his son Theodore Roosevelt worked there for a time, and hopes his son Kermit Roosevelt will also work there.
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1908-07-25
President Roosevelt informs Louise Holmes Vanderbilt that he has given the last hundred dollars of the money she sent him to a charity in Washington that houses soldiers and sailors when they are on leave.
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1907-02-06
William Loeb sends Charles Frederick Weller a check for one hundred dollars on behalf of President Roosevelt, who received it as a gift from an anonymous friend.
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1907-02-05
William Loeb sends Reverend Dr. Schick a $10 donation on behalf of President Roosevelt for his Christmas fund for the poor, and he asks for confirmation of receipt.
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1906-12-17
President Roosevelt sends his greetings to, and best wishes for the success of, the Earthquake Sufferers’ Relief Fund Benefit.
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1906-04-26
On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, William Loeb encloses a check renewing the subscription to the Children’s Ward of the Orthopedic Hospital.
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1906-02-23
A letter sent by Juliet Lamont requests that the remainder of the funds sent by Mrs. Cassatt be transferred to the Army Relief Society. President Roosevelt would like to know if this is possible.
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1902-05-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt hopes Charles Heywood can grant his appeal. He mentions that a similar request was made by Sister Mary de Chantal, Superintendent of St. John’s Home.
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1897-09-29
Minnie Jones has fought so hard and so successfully for Edith Wharton’s war charities, and Wharton thanks Theodore Roosevelt for supporting the charities on her own and Minnie’s behalf. Roosevelt’s gift of $500 will be devoted to the convalescent home for refugee women and children. Wharton saw Ted Roosevelt in Paris, France, and he looked well. She wishes the Roosevelts could have seen the great outpouring of sympathy in France after the death of Quentin Roosevelt.
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1918-09-02
Robert M. Olyphant asks Theodore Roosevelt to contribute to the The Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association of New York City, which works to raise money for 46 hospitals that rely on the association for compensation for patients who cannot pay. All gifts are properly distributed based on the number of days hospitals have provided in free treatment. Donors can also receive free treatment by applying to the association’s general secretary, Frederick D. Greene.
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1911-12-13
Margaret Carpenter Thompson Hodenpyl asks Theodore Roosevelt to help bring a Merry Christmas to the “sick and crippled” children of the Fresh Air and Convalescent Home.
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1911-12-09
Frank R. Van Nest received Theodore Roosevelt’s note and enclosure regarding Jonah W. Vaughn whose “condition is pitiable and distressing.” Vaughn receives regular payments through the Disabled Ministers’ Fund. Van Nest will try to have Vaughn’s payments increased.
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1911-10-26
Joseph Barondess invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend and speak at the dedication of the David Kessler Second Avenue Theatre, highlighting its significance as the first major theater for Jewish drama and its philanthropic purpose.
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1911-09-14
William A. Green sends Theodore Roosevelt an appeal for Hope Farm, a charity benefitting neglected children in New York City. He hopes Roosevelt will contribute.
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1911-08-25
A. F. Borgendahl asks Theodore Roosevelt to visit the aged residents of the Swedish home in Brooklyn, New York, and requests a donation towards the building of a second residential home.
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1911-07-29
Cleveland H. Dodge agrees with Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article for The Outlook about the Salvation Army in England. Dodge laments the break that has occurred between William Booth, the Salvation Army’s founder, and his son, Ballington Booth, as well as the implications that has impacted the organization both in England and the United States. Dodge feels that the Salvation Army cannot fulfill its potential in the United States so long as it is in conflict with Ballington Booth’s Volunteers of America, and consequently, he refuses to support either group. He urges Roosevelt to help the two Booths reconcile before the elder man dies.
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1911-07-06
Charles Blumenthal invites Theodore Roosevelt as a guest of honor at a German play benefitting destitute families of prisoners.
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1911-04-27
Frederick E. Willits lays out the facts regarding the present almshouse situation in Nassau County in an effort to drive voter engagement with the issue. Some men involved with real estate development wish to demolish Jones Institute, which has been taking care of the county’s indigent poor, but Willits maintains that the institution should in fact be renovated and further buildings should be constructed in order to adequately address the need. The issue will be on the ballot at an upcoming election, and Willits asks the members of the Nassau Citizens Committee to Promote the Humane Care of Nassau County’s Poor in a County Institution to share the facts with their neighbors and friends and encourage them to vote on the matter.
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1911-03-22
A. M. Lothrop, president of the “Neighborhood House,” thanks President Roosevelt for his contribution to the home in the past year and asks for further contributions in the future if he is able.
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1907-11-27
A. M. Lothrop, president of the “Neighborhood House,” thanks William Loeb and his wife, Katharine W. Dorr Loeb, for their contribution to the home in the past year and asks for further contributions in the future if the Loebs are able.
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1907-11-27