Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles that they are looking forward to meeting her husband William Sheffield Cowles. Roosevelt’s work as Police Commissioner is hopeless because he cannot accomplish any more. He feels William McKinley has begun his presidency well and likes the choice of John Hay over Chauncey Depew for Ambassador to Great Britain. His naval manuscript is complete.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1897-03-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about President McKinley. He has not shown signs of being a leader yet and Roosevelt criticizes some of his choices. He asks Anna to ask her husband William where Roosevelt should send his naval manuscript and ask him to forward some letters for him. He describes some recent dinners and the controversial Bradley-Martin ball.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1897-02-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about a speech he gave at a dinner for Naval Academy graduates. He feels it was good for his children to spend two winters in New York City and describes how Edith utilizes the city for the children’s benefit. He gives his opinion on President-elect William McKinley and does not approve of his choosing John Sherman Secretary of State.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1897-01-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to tell him about his trip to the Jamestown Exposition on Georgia Day, where they built a reproduction of Roosevelt’s grandfather’s house as the Georgia State Building. He also congratulates Kermit on the performance of his crew team at Groton School.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-06-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit, who is visiting Medora, North Dakota. Roosevelt asks after people he knows there, then updates Kermit on the family activities that summer at Oyster Bay.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-08-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to tell him that after reading his letter, Edith is okay with inviting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson to travel abroad with the family. Nick and Alice returned from their honeymoon trip and Ethel is now moved into Alice’s room. Cousin Sheffield Cowles has the measles and Roosevelt is going to visit although his eye is bothering him. Roosevelt says that he has been working very hard and has a hard time with passing the rate bill, the Philippine tariff bill, and some of his nominations in the Senate. Archie and Quentin went to a dog show.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-03-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

Police Commissioner Roosevelt writes to his sister Corinne Roosevelt Robinson about his concern for her and their sister, Anna Roosevelt. He advises that Anna and William S. Cowles should consult lawyers regarding their upcoming marriage and strongly urges Corinne to take care of her health. Roosevelt also mentions his work environment and colleagues.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-08-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph W. Alsop

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary invites Joseph W. Alsop to join Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Knox Smith, Mr. Goodwin, Frank S. Butterworth, and William S. Cowles for lunch next Wednesday at Oyster Bay, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-03

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph W. Alsop

Theodore Roosevelt informs Senator Alsop that he is working on a synopsis of the cases. He invites Alsop, Frank S. Butterworth, Herbert Knox Smith, Mr. Goodwin, and William S. Cowles to meet him at Oyster Bay. Roosevelt writes that J. Henry Roraback’s letter has the Georgia and Indiana cases.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elisha Ely Garrison

Theodore Roosevelt will have Frank Harper try to get the requested papers together as he believes Elisha Ely Garrison’s book will be “real good.” He is glad Garrison knows Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William S. Cowles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt tells his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles that he has turned down another invitation to speak at a dedication. He only wants to speak on occasions that will reach a national audience rather than local communities. He enjoyed his time at Farmington, Connecticut. Roosevelt “tepidly favored” women’s suffrage but “did not regard it as a reform of much consequence.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed visiting with Anna Roosevelt Cowles and her family. He feels indignant that her husband, William Sheffield Cowles, is not permitted to go to the legislature.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he cannot visit Anna Roosevelt Cowles in Farmington, Connecticut, on his way to New Haven, Connecticut. He will ensure a visit before his trip to California. Roosevelt is glad Cowles is taking it easy and longs to see her and William S. Cowles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles that he is glad Archie and Quentin were able to see “Sheffield,” referring to Cowles’s son William Sheffield Cowles, Jr. Roosevelt saw his brother-in law Douglas Robinson Thursday and they spoke about what Teddy Roosevelt had done, but Robinson asks they keep the conversation confidential. Roosevelt “cannot overestimate the beauty of the Canadian Rockies” from which he and wife Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt recently returned. Roosevelt is pleased with Will’s success running a Sunday school picnic which he compares to manning a battleship. Roosevelt asks if his sister has read “Ordeal by Battle” by Frederick Scott Oliver.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-08-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt writes Anna Roosevelt Cowles to ask if he could spend the night with her and her husband in Hartford on December 29th while he was in Boston.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt tells his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, that his sons, Kermit and Archie Roosevelt, were overjoyed to see her at Groton, and that he is happy that she could visit. He is pleased that she and her son, William Sheffield Cowles, will be accompanying her husband, William Sheffield Cowles, to Québec. Roosevelt also comments on the goings-on at the Republican National Convention.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

Following Secretary of the Navy Metcalf’s advice that he sent via William S. Cowles, President Roosevelt met with William Sowden Sims, and thinks it will be all right now. Roosevelt asks if Metcalf would keep Albert L. Key in town for several days, as there are some things Roosevelt would like to discuss with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates Kermit Roosevelt on his trip to Georgia, where the Georgians received him well. They built a reproduction of his grandfather’s house and a naval review which was a “great sight.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt is surprised by Henry Cabot Lodge’s claim that the Naval Board supported Rear-Admiral Harry H. Rousseau succeeding Admiral Robley D. Evans. He asks if Admiral George Dewey had told him this, as Dewey had told him that Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich should succeed Rousseau. After meeting with the Naval Board, Roosevelt concludes that Evans and those under his command have done their work well and that the Dewey camp are “entirely in error” to rally against Evans and Rousseau.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles that her letter interested him. Roosevelt assures her that he will tell Viscount Lee of Fareham to tell the Englishman of Roosevelt’s confidence in Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. Roosevelt also mentions that Cabot Ward and Frances Morris Ward have done well in Puerto Rico. Roosevelt is also glad to hear that Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw spoke so well, and praises his work for the campaign. Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Cowles and shares his enjoyment of occasionally seeing her husband William. S Cowles. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919