Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt replies that he has not seen the interview and would not have paid attention to it if he had.
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1912-03-05
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Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt loved the notes from Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William Sheffield Cowles but has time for only brief replies. He hopes that his Louisville speech has made Hopkinson a Progressive Republican.
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Creation Date
1912-04-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
The letter is signed by Edith Roosevelt, as Theodore Roosevelt is recuperating in hospital after the assassination attempt. He wants to assure Anna Roosevelt Cowles that he is doing well and enjoying the time to rest with Edith and his children with him. He would prefer to be campaigning but he is thrilled with the work Joseph W. Alsop and Herbert Knox Smith are doing. Roosevelt also loved William S. Cowles’s letter.
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Creation Date
1912-10-19
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt proposes an itinerary for a visit at Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s home later in the month.
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1912-12-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt describes the end of a lawsuit in which an editor who libeled him eventually gave in. Roosevelt believes he succeeded in putting the matter behind him and he is pleased with the way his friends supported him through the ordeal.
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1913-05-31
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt shares with Anna Roosevelt Cowles his frustration with the number of invitations he receives to dedicate and/or deliver speeches at local institutions around the country, and the lack of understanding he encounters when he declines such invitations. He has spoken in almost every state since he returned from safari several months earlier, and while he wanted to do so, he has decided that he will speak only at occasions or for causes that will receive a national audience. He writes about his views on women’s suffrage, saying that he “tepidly” favors it where the majority of women desire it themselves. However, he does not believe it to be of much consequence, believing that it will do only a small bit of good, and none of the harm that its opponents insist it will.
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Creation Date
1911-06-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Anna Roosevelt Cowles for the Christmas gifts of a lamp and a hearth brush, saying that he especially wanted the lamp and it has already added to his comfort. He misses her and wishes he could talk with her and William Sheffield Cowles about his complicated political situation. He sends his regards to William Sheffield Cowles, Jr., understanding that he has had a difficult time but he knows it would be harder if he were taken away now. Roosevelt is certain young Sheffield will win out because he has the right stuff in him.
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Creation Date
1911-12-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt writes that Edith Roosevelt is much better after suffering from erysipelas for the last several months. Alec Lambert gave Edith four injections that seem to have reduced the duration of the disease. Roosevelt wishes he could see his sister and William Sheffield Cowles so he could discuss his political situation with them. He thinks being nominated at all would be a misfortune, but “to be nominated by a bare majority of the popular vote would be a calamity.” While there may be some anti-Taft sentiment, he believes Taft will be renominated without much opposition, and he may win the election if Democrats split into factions. Roosevelt mentions concern over whether William Sheffield Cowles, Jr. returned to school a bit more content.
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Creation Date
1912-01-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles after her recent visit. He believes Franklin Delano Roosevelt should go into politics and should not be concerned with whether Theodore Roosevelt delivers any speeches in his county. Roosevelt plans to visit his sister and her husband in the spring and wants to go where he can hear the bob-o-links sing, because there are no such birds in his neighborhood. His work and correspondence is more than he can handle; Roosevelt makes the point that he is still faces the same demands as he did when he was President, but without any method of protecting himself.
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1910-08-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Anna Roosevelt Cowles for the birthday wishes. He is upset by a law that prevents William Sheffield Cowles from running for governor of Connecticut.
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Creation Date
1910-10-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt arranges the details of a trip to visit Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William Sheffield Cowles.
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Creation Date
1910-12-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt confirms plans to visit Anna Roosevelt Cowles. The purpose of his trip is to spend time with her, William Sheffield Cowles, and William Sheffield Cowles Jr.
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1910-12-13
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt has just returned from a holiday visit with Anna Roosevelt Cowles, William Sheffield Cowles, and William Sheffield Cowles Jr. He writes to Anna to tell her how much he enjoyed his time with them and their guests, and he wishes that they could be together at Christmas. Roosevelt is still frustrated with a law that prohibits William from running for legislative office.
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1910-12-23
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt offers advice to Anna Roosevelt Cowles about opportunities for her son, William Sheffield Cowles, Jr., to learn to ride horses. Roosevelt suggests that the Cowles’ upcoming trip to Europe provides an ideal chance to arrange riding lessons at reputable riding schools in major cities, including Paris, Berlin, and Rome. He is knowledgeable about the subject and outlines goals for Cowles, Jr., recommending that riding be approached with the discipline required of any other study. Finally, Roosevelt jokes that Will and Joe were probably amused by the quiet dissolution of Governor Baldwin’s proposed libel suit.
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Creation Date
1911-01-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt updates Anna Roosevelt Cowles on his health and the well-being of family members serving in the war.
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1918-11-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles from the hospital, from which he expects to be released in a week to ten days. He appreciates her kind thoughts and thinks of her and her husband William Sheffield Cowles often.
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Creation Date
1918-02-23
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt assures Anna Roosevelt Cowles that he will notify her if he hears any news of an expedition from the officers’ training camp at Plattsburgh that might include her husband William Sheffield Cowles. Roosevelt is overwhelmed with work, and is unsure whether he will be able to travel to Japan, the Philippines, Australia, or New Zealand in the next year.
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1917-02-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt shares his thoughts with Anna Roosevelt Cowles about the military preparations for the impending war. He suggests that William Sheffield Cowles should enlist at Plattsburgh, where Archibald Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. have completed their two years of training and are now available for deployment in the case of war. Roosevelt states that all young men are duty-bound to serve the country in this way. He has volunteered his own services to the Secretary of War. Roosevelt and his wife Edith are planning an eight-month trip to Polynesia the following year. He mentions an article he has written about Canada’s lesson to the United States in the current issue of Metropolitan.
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1917-02-03
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt says he is eager to meet his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s husband William and thinks he should try for sea service. He and Edith are enjoying their first week in town, presumably New York City, and are making congenial friends. Roosevelt was amused to find at a recent dinner he was given precedence because he is Police Commissioner.
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1896-01-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with William Sheffield Cowles’s refusal of a job offer. The children are well and wife Edith is prettier than ever. Everyone is waiting to see how William McKinley will be as President and Roosevelt does not agree with the choice of John Sherman for Secretary of State.
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Creation Date
1896-01-17