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Kermit Roosevelt writes to his father about the start of his time at Harvard College. Kermit also describes reading President Roosevelt’s published correspondence with William Jennings Bryan, attending a speech delivered by William H. Taft, and seeing Frederic Remington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-03
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the many letters he has received from home. He also received a letter from his uncle, James Dunwody Bulloch. Roosevelt has kept his father’s first letter and will try to deserve his trust. He has not found it difficult to avoid drinking and smoking. Roosevelt requests a petition that will allow him to attend the local Congregational church and join a mission class. Initial college expenses have been heavy, but Roosevelt should not need to draw on his father’s finances until Christmas.
1876-10-22