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Langdon Warner writes to “Cousin Theodore” to express his sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt and provides news from the battlefront.
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1918-08-01
President Roosevelt was shocked to hear of the death of Lula Jones Fitzgerald’s husband, Postal Inspector Charles Fitzgerald. Roosevelt offers his sympathy, and praises Inspector Fitzgerald’s character.
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1908-09-30
President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are shocked and grieved by the news of Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg’s death and send their condolences to his widow, Lillian May Speck von Sternburg.
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1908-08-24
President Roosevelt is shocked and grieved to hear of Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg’s death. He describes Sternburg as an intimate friend and attests to his character. Roosevelt credits Sternburg, a skilled diplomat who loyally served his country, for strengthening the relationship between Germany and the United States.
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1908-08-24
President Roosevelt sends his sympathies to William T. Dantz upon the death of his wife, Jeanette Marvel Dantz, whom Roosevelt held in high regard. He hopes Dantz finds comfort in his sons Thomas M. Dantz and Theodore R. Dantz, and will raise them well.
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1908-08-21
President Roosevelt offers Lord North his sympathies for the death of North’s son, Roger A. P. North.
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1907-09-26
President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carrow Roosevelt send their sympathies to Augusta Saint-Gaudens and her son Homer Saint-Gaudens.
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1907-08-06
President Roosevelt expresses his condolences to Lawrence F. Abbott on the occasion of his mother’s death.
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1907-07-23
President Roosevelt offers his condolences to Rear Admiral Goodrich upon the death of his son.
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1907-07-22
President Roosevelt offers his condolences to Annette Huldana Squire Henry Alger, wife of Senator Russell Alexander Alger, on the day of his death.
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1907-01-24
President Roosevelt gives his condolences to Alma Curtin on the death of her husband, Jeremiah Curtin. He asks whether the book that he was writing was far enough along to be published.
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1906-12-26
President Roosevelt appreciates the letter District Attorney Eugene A. Philbin sent. Philbin was likely writing to offer condolences to Roosevelt upon the death of William McKinley the week prior or support to Roosevelt in his new role as president.
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1901-09-20
Ethel Gwynna Murray Quigg hopes that the terrible tragedy of William McKinley’s death can be forgotten and that America can look forward to the future, knowing the right man is in the right place. Quigg also sends her love to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt.
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1901-09-18
Ted Roosevelt informs his father, President Roosevelt, that Otohiko Matsukata is coming to Washington, D.C., to pay his respects to the elder Roosevelt for his kind message to Matsukata’s father regarding the death of Kinjiro Matsukata, Otohiko’s brother. Ted urges his father to ask Matsukata to lunch.
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1907-01-24
Secretary of State Root informs William Loeb that the Department of State sent a telegram to the new Shah of Iran expressing condolences for the death of the previous Shah.
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1907-01-09
Robert Bacon writes to Theodore Roosevelt to convey his condolences about the death of John M. Hay. He offers to come visit the Roosevelts with his family, if they would like, at Oyster Bay.
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1905-07-05
The Board of the Bureau of American Republics has passed the following three resolutions: first, to express to President Roosevelt their sincerest condolences about the death of Secretary John Hay; second, a similar expression be sent to Mrs. Clara Hay; and third, a wreath with the inscription “The International Union of the American Republics” be placed at the funeral.
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1905-07-03
Emperor Mutsuhito expresses his sincere condolences over the death of Secretary of State John Hay.
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1905-07-02
Ambassador Durand, Lord Lansdowne, and the British State Department ask that William Loeb pass on their sincerest condolences to the President at the sudden passing of Secretary of State John Hay.
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1905-07-02
Elihu Root is “completely broken” by the death of Secretary of State John Hay. Root sends his condolences to President Roosevelt as he knows the affection the two men had for each other.
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1905-07-01