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The picture of Archibald Roosevelt made Theodore Roosevelt homesick for his grandson. It is still unclear if Archie Roosevelt will be returning from Europe. Quentin Roosevelt was credited with an aerial victory and Flora Whitney visited to discuss his success.
1918-07-14
Theodore Roosevelt sends his love and sympathy. He compliments Grace Stackpole Roosevelt on the way she handled her disappointment that Archibald Roosevelt will not be coming home. However, it appears that Archie will be on staff work and away from danger.
1918-07-03
Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt and her son Archibald Roosevelt have left Sagamore Hill. It appears that Grace’s father will not live much longer. Kermit Roosevelt has received the British Military Cross and is traveling to Madrid, Spain, to receive his orders after being transferred to the American military. The War Department will not allow Flora Whitney to travel abroad and marry Quentin Roosevelt. Ted Roosevelt is likely fighting at the front and Quentin continues to be frustrated due to the lack of aircraft. Roosevelt encourages Archibald Roosevelt to return home to recuperate as he believes that Archie would be able to heal faster. Roosevelt has returned from a speaking tour and believes that the public is becoming “more warlike.”
1918-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt was visited by LeRoy Percy and Dr. Lambert, both of whom had just seen Archibald Roosevelt. They spoke with admiration of Archie and Ted Roosevelt. Each recommended that Archie be sent home to recuperate as he would recover and return to service quicker. Roosevelt hopes that Archie will make no objection if his superiors suggest that he return home. He continues to enjoy the company of Archie’s family, Grace Lockwood Roosevelt and Archibald Roosevelt. Flora Whitney has obtained permission from her father to marry Quentin Roosevelt in Europe if she can get a passport.
1918-05-12
Theodore Roosevelt is enjoying spending time with Archie Roosevelt’s family, Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt and Archibald Roosevelt. Major Joyce visited and suggested that Archie could recuperate faster at Sagamore Hill. Roosevelt agrees and hopes that Archie will accept the opportunity if it arises. Roosevelt encloses an article he wrote regarding the government’s “hideous failures” to prepare for war and supply the armed forces.
1918-05-05
Theodore Roosevelt was pleased to receive a letter from Archie Roosevelt and is hosting his family, Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt and their son, Archibald Roosevelt, at Sagamore Hill. Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Richard Derby also visited and Roosevelt was amused when Richard rode Archie’s old pony, Algonquin. Kermit Roosevelt has been appointed a Captain of Artillery in the American Expeditionary Force and now all of Roosevelt’s sons are fighting under the same flag. Ted Roosevelt is likely at the front with the 1st Division and Quentin Roosevelt is distressed at the lack of aircraft preventing him from serving at the front.
1918-04-28
Theodore Roosevelt is receiving information about Archibald Roosevelt from a variety of sources and is pleased that Archie has moved to the Red Cross hospital in Paris, France. If suggested by his superiors, Roosevelt hopes that Archie will agree to return home to convalesce. He offers Sagamore Hill to serve as Archie’s “headquarters” if he returns home. Spring is slowly arriving and the electric lights installation is almost complete. Roosevelt is frustrated at not being able to help the war effort and disappointed with the “governmental dawdling and fussy inefficiency.”
1918-04-20
President Roosevelt hopes William Sheffield Cowles, Jr. is feeling better. Roosevelt was impressed by Cabot Ward in their first meeting this week.
1905-06-08
After completing a successful hunt, President Roosevelt is relieved that William Sheffield Cowles Jr. is recovering from surgery.
1905-05-06
President Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles that Davis will not accept the commissionership. Roosevelt also mentions that he has asked Arthur Hamilton Lee to visit.
1902-08-19
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt writes about Edith Roosevelt’s critical condition and recent surgery; while she is in great pain, the doctors are optimistic about her recovery. Roosevelt discourages Anna Roosevelt Cowles from visiting, as there are many family friends present and there is little she could do for Edith.
1898
Theodore Roosevelt updates Anna Roosevelt Cowles on the preparations for sending his regiment to Cuba and on the whereabouts of the Roosevelt family’s friends who are in the armed forces.
1898-05-08
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt writes that he is staying in Washington temporarily and is organizing forty men for the early effort in what will become the Spanish-American War. He expects to leave shortly; William Sheffield Cowles is already aboard the USS Topeka. Edith Roosevelt’s health continues to improve but she worries over his departure.
1898-05-05
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles that she does not need to travel to Washington, D.C., because Edith Roosevelt’s condition is satisfactory.
1898-03-07
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has asked the Secretary of the Navy to reassign William S. Cowles away from the South. Roosevelt is increasingly concerned over Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s health, as well as that of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Edith Roosevelt.
1898-04-01
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt assures Anna Roosevelt Cowles that it is good her husband is moving between Havana and Key West. He believes President McKinley seeks a peaceful solution but does not know what the administration will do. Edith Roosevelt’s health is improving very slowly and Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s headaches have returned.
1898-03-16
Edith Roosevelt required emergency surgery on an abscess in her psoas muscle; the surgery went smoothly and she is doing well but her recovery could be several months.
1898-03-07
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is impressed with Alice Roosevelt’s letter-writing; he agrees that the environment at the Roosevelt home may have been overwhelming for her. Edith Roosevelt is recovering slowly but Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s health is improving more quickly.
1898-02-23
Edith Roosevelt is recovering slowly and being cared for by a nurse. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt suggests the guest list for his rescheduled visit to Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s home.
1898-01-12
Theodore Roosevelt is greatly concerned about William Sheffield Cowles Jr.’s health and for Anna Roosevelt Cowles given the anxiety she has over her son’s recovery. Roosevelt and his wife, Edith, will meet Anna in New York as soon as she is able to travel there. Roosevelt offers to have his great-nephew “little Joe” Alsop for a visit, and he is eager to show him books about exotic wildlife.
1915-02-28