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

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles that he will write to her in the volumes she requests as long as she sends letters in the same volumes. He is glad she is taking an interest in local politics. Roosevelt is sorry that Joseph W. Alsop did not get nominated. Roosevelt is sorry to hear about William Sheffield Cowles’s finger and sends his love. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt tells his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, that he will write to her husband, William S. Cowles to see if he would be willing to come up for a day to join them at the naval review. He is looking forward to having Cowles and her son, William Sheffield Cowles, visit them soon. They recently were visited by Nicholas and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and had a pleasant time. Roosevelt was very interested about what Cowles wrote about Joseph W. Alsop and his friend, and would like to see them sometime next winter, because he is scheduled to give an address in the spring that touches on some of the topics they work on.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-21

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt sends his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles a deed to some land, and explains that he has agreed to get permission from his cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, to build some buildings on the southernmost portion of his beach. Roosevelt would be happy to pay Cowles any price she wishes, and wants her to talk it over with her husband, William S. Cowles. Roosevelt mentions several people who have visited him recently.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit Roosevelt, who is currently on a trip in the Dakotas, and reminisces about his own time there. Life at Sagamore Hill is pleasant, and Roosevelt updates Kermit on the comings and goings and activities happening around the place.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-18

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt asks his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, to tell her husband, Rear Admiral William Sheffield Cowles, that he will consider appointing John A. Mudd, but is not so favorably inclined towards appointing him because of his tendency to promote himself. Roosevelt likes Chinese Ambassador Liang Cheng, and thinks he will be a good influence on China. He is pleased to hear about Cowles’s son William Sheffield Cowles, and promises to try to teach Kermit Roosevelt, who is Sheffield’s companion, some tennis also.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Matthew C. Gleeson

President Roosevelt thanks Naval Chaplain Gleeson for his letter, and explains that the trouble with wanting to appoint William S. Cowles as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation is that there is no way for Roosevelt to do so without people accusing him of nepotism, as Cowles is his brother-in-law. This sort of situation is the same with his good friend General Leonard Wood, as well as his other brother-in-law Douglas Robinson.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-24

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to King Edward VII

President Roosevelt writes King Edward VII of Great Britain about various social and official matters. He thanks the King for remembering his daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s wedding and praises his new son-in-law, Representative Nicholas Longworth. He enjoyed reading British general Ian Hamilton’s book about his campaign in the Russo-Japanese War, but wishes Edward would encourage him to write a second volume to recount the “really big fighting.” He will send Joseph Hodges Choate to head the United States delegation at the Hague Conference, and assures the King that the Americans will work “in absolute accord” with the British delegation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt thanks his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, for the birthday greetings. He enjoyed his visit to Roswell. He will have Kenneth D. Robinson and his wife come to a formal dinner at the White House this winter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-01

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt asks his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, to tell her husband, Rear Admiral William F. Cowles, to tell Admiral Robley D. Evans that Roosevelt will explain in-person the reason for not letting the squadron come to New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-01

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles how delightful it was to see her, although he is distressed that William Sheffield Cowles is “still suffering.” Roosevelt thought the editorials were “very nice.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-02

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt is pleased that his brother-in-law William S. Cowles is returning to vote for Roosevelt. Roosevelt notes that his son Quentin Roosevelt and nephew “Sheffield”, William Sheffield Cowles, are quite cunning. The Roosevelt family eats breakfast together daily, barring guests, which is the main time he has with his family. Roosevelt writes that while no one knows about the upcoming presidential election, things look favorable for his reelection. First lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is planning a feast for Cabinet members on election night that could evolve into a celebration party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt quotes large portions of the official court of inquiry report on the accident aboard the USS Missouri. The men that lost their lives died honorably for their country and Roosevelt commends Captain Cowles, the officers, and enlisted men for their conduct.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-14

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt returns Captain William S. Cowles’s letter after showing it to Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody. The USS Missouri tragedy is “well-nigh too dreadful to think of.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-15

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

Theodore Roosevelt encloses two clippings about the Cowles Court of Inquiry. Roosevelt believes that the Army and Navy Journal should be “asked categorically what it means by these two dispatches” and asks if Moody knows whether any such dispatches exist.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would like Mr. Leonard, the one-armed Marine captain, to be detailed to the White House, and President Roosevelt wants William S. Cowles to remain his naval aide even after Cowles goes to sea. Secretary of the Navy Moody should do what he believes is right and proper regarding the command of the Atlantic squadron. Roosevelt requests that the bowsprit of the USS Sylph be repaired.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Taylor

President Roosevelt sends an enclosure from Captain Cowles and wishes the Navy Department the best of luck in promoting marksmanship. Roosevelt will soon be on a western trip and asks for Rear Admiral Taylor’s help with preventing newspaper men from making statements that could create enmity between the United States and foreign nations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Abram Garfield

President Roosevelt thanks James Abram Garfield, a grandson of President Garfield, for the gift and then relates the Roosevelt family’s Christmas activities.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-26

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles William De la Poer Beresford

President Roosevelt apologizes for not being able to see Admiral Beresford while he was in the United States. Roosevelt would like to have him at the White House the next time he is in the country.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Henry Pinckney

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt asks White House steward Henry Pinckney to send an updated inventory of the amounts of cigars and liquors present in the White House to Captain William S. Cowles so that he can purchase some replacements and make sure everything is stocked. She informs Pinckney of some of the family’s travel plans between Sagamore Hill and the White House, and offers to send him a photograph of her son, Quentin Roosevelt, and his, Roswell N. Pinckney together.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt would like Cameron Winslow as his naval attache when he goes aboard Gaulois, a French warship.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919