Checks

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-11-01

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Doran, George H. (George Henry), 1869-1956

Theodore Roosevelt tells his sister Anna that he arrived safely at Chimney Butte Ranch. He set off for the other ranch and was forced to spend the night in an abandoned hut. He was glad to see Bill Sewall and Will Dow again and is looking into starting a stockmen’s association. Roosevelt would like Anna to send him three or four blank checks from his checkbook as he needs them immediately.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1884-11-23

William Loeb asks James H. Ludlam to deliver the enclosed check to Alfred Davis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-30

William Loeb encloses a check from President Roosevelt toward a statue of General Stephen D. Lee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

President Roosevelt writes to Lyman Abbott that while they should not be aristocrats, they should be “gentleman democrats.” Roosevelt occasionally gets frustrated with the William H. Taft campaign, and argues for a more aggressive fight, especially against Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker. Roosevelt discusses Republican National Committee Treasurer George Rumsey Sheldon’s error in requesting a contribution from John D. Archbold. The China article will count towards what Roosevelt has agreed to write for the Outlook, and so he returns the check.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-22

President Roosevelt will show the letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and asks that La Farge let him know if she wants more than the $25 check he has enclosed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-15

Ted Roosevelt would like to open an account at the Albany Savings Bank. William Loeb encloses a $1,000 check to be credited to the new account.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-12

William Loeb sends George Rumsey Sheldon President Roosevelt’s check that will serve as his contribution to expenses of the Presidential campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-07

On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, William Loeb sends Estelle Durant Weekes payment for the fair tickets.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-07

William Loeb encloses President Roosevelt’s check paying for the charges on a case from Hamburg containing a book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-03

William Loeb asks Douglas Robinson to credit the enclosed check and note from G.P. Putnam’s Sons to President Roosevelt’s principal account.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-03

William Loeb acknowledges receipt of the letter enclosing the statement and checks for President Roosevelt’s accounts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-03

Rudolph Forster asks Riggs National Bank to deposit funds in the accounts of Ted, Kermit, and Ethel Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-31

Rudolph Forster asks Douglas Robinson to deposit the enclosed check from Charles Scribner’s Sons in President Roosevelt’s principal account.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-29

William Loeb encloses a draft and pass-books belonging to Ted, Kermit, and Ethel Roosevelt. He requests the draft be credited their accounts and the books to be returned.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-29

William Loeb sends President Roosevelt’s check to William Archer Rotherfoord Goodwin. Roosevelt will not be in Washington on October 5 because he will be on his trip down the Mississippi River. Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee will represent him at the presentation of the lectern.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-29

On behalf of President Roosevelt, William Loeb acknowledges receipt of the statement from Houghton, Mifflin and Company, along with the accompanying check.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-03

President Roosevelt reminds his son Theodore Roosevelt that he must properly balance his checkbook or risk embarrassing himself in business circles if he does not keep track of his finances. Roosevelt explains to Ted that he also had friends with larger allowances than him at college, but even they still tended to overspend so Ted should begin to practice living “economically.” He praises Ted for giving up the “theater and drinking, and also smoking anything except a pipe,” and for keeping up with his studies. Roosevelt talks about clubs at Harvard and plans for his upcoming trip to Cambridge then onto Groton where Ted and Roosevelt will visit Kermit Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-23

Thomas H. Netherland returns Kermit Roosevelt’s paid and canceled checks that were given to him by Riggs National Bank. He tells Roosevelt that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has instructed him to increase the amount of his monthly check.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Thomas H. Netherland returns Theodore Roosevelt’s check book and canceled checks that were given to him by the bank. Netherland informs Roosevelt that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has deposited money into his account and passes along her message that he will need to limit his spending until March. He suggests filling out each check stub to avoid overdrawing the account in the future.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19