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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt informs Roger Williams that her children, Theodore and Ethel Roosevelt, will meet the USS Sylph at 4:20 p.m.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-12
George B. Cortelyou sends Chief Post Office Inspector Cochran President Roosevelt’s agenda for his trip to New Haven, Connecticut, including his stop to visit his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles. Cortelyou asks Cochran to cooperate with Police Chief Richard Sylvester and Secret Service Chief John E. Wilkie regarding Roosevelt’s safety while away from the capital.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-15
President Roosevelt will not reach New Haven, Connecticut, until the morning of October 23. William Whitman Farnam and Henry Walcott Farnam have both invited Roosevelt to be their guest. He asks Arthur Twining Hadley to determine whose guest he should be.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-30
President Roosevelt is grateful for the kindness of William Whitman Farnam. As he will be the official guest of Yale University, Roosevelt is unable to accept Farnam’s invitation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-27
John Graham Brooks relates to President Roosevelt a conversation he had at one of the recent meetings of Economic Clubs from all over the New England area. At the Portland, Maine, meeting, the leader of the Massachusetts socialists criticized Roosevelt and his policies. The gentleman claimed that Roosevelt was “embarrassing,” criticized his “new attitude on taxation and coal lands,” and added that the socialists hope a “safe man” becomes his successor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-23
Schedule of trains traveling between Hartford, Connecticut and East Litchfield, Connecticut and between New Haven, Connecticut and Litchfield, Connecticut.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-12
Chief Post Office Inspector Cochran confirms receipt of George B. Cortelyou’s letter outlining President Roosevelt’s travel plans, and has already conferred with New York Chief of Police Richard Sylvester and Secret Service Chief John E. Wilkie. He will leave for New York the following night to give personal instructions to Post Office Inspectors there, but offers to meet with Cortelyou in person prior to this if it would be useful.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-16
George B. Cortelyou asks John Christopher Schwab of Yale to inform him what precautionary measures will be taken during President Roosevelt’s stay in New Haven. He encloses a telegram with details of President Roosevelt’s travels. If Schwab has any further questions, Cortelyou will do his best to provide what information he can. Cortelyou additionally mentions that Roosevelt’s sister and several friends will accompany him from Farmington, and asks that arrangements be made for them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-15
In the absence of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary acknowledges receipt of the letter from Clarence W. Tibbals and will make sure Roosevelt sees it and the enclosed check upon his return.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-07
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Delmer E. Croft for his letter and is glad that Croft is active in Connecticut.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary declines an invitation for Roosevelt to speak in New Haven, Connecticut. He invites D. E. Croft, A. L. Williams, and F. W. Fowler to write Senator Joseph M. Dixon for all future inquiries regarding Roosevelt’s potential speaking engagements.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-03-25
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates L. C. Sanford’s invitation to the dinner before Frank M. Chapman’s lecture and wishes he could attend. However, he cannot make it up to New Haven, Connecticut.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-11
Theodore Roosevelt tells George Dudley Seymour that he will write a letter recommending Mr. Graves for a degree.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-13
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary explains to Rhey T. Snodgrass that Roosevelt cannot accept another invitation and that his recent speaking engagement in New Haven, Connecticut, has no bearing on the matter. Additionally, if Roosevelt speaks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he has already pledged himself to another organization.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-14
Theodore Roosevelt looks forward to receiving Professor Bowman’s book, then gives his opinion on William H. Taft. Roosevelt also makes reference to his disgust at President Wilson’s and Secretary of State Bryan’s handling of international relations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-05-06
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Professor Bowman for his review of Roosevelt’s book Through the Brazilian Wilderness and invites him to lunch at Oyster Bay to discuss a foal and Bowman’s Forest Physiography book among other things.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-18
President Roosevelt looks forward to speaking with Arthur Twining Hadley regarding the upcoming judgeship. Roosevelt is interested in knowing how George D. Watrous and Charles Hopkins Clark feel about the bar and who would be the best option for a judicial appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-11
President Roosevelt is working out his travel schedule and is concerned about reaching New Haven at the proper time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-12
Allen M. Hiller asks Theodore Roosevelt to give a lecture at the New Haven University Extension Centre, offering flexible dates, a warm welcome, and emphasizing the positive impact his visit would have on the community and the program.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-12
Frederick W. Randall asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be willing to write a message on the dangers of intoxicating beverages to be read to the boys and young men of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of New Haven, Connecticut, on Temperance Sunday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27