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President Roosevelt hopes that his nephew William Sheffield Cowles continues to improve, and he looks forward to seeing his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles on the 30th. He believes that both John C. Bates and Henry Clark Corbin will be promoted to lieutenant general.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-14
President Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles that Sally Pickman Dwight’s letter was nice and that he plans to send her the photograph. Roosevelt is also glad to hear that William Sheffield Cowles “seems bustling and happy.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-12
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to President Roosevelt about two appeals that have been sent to her recently. Sallie Pickman Loring Dwight is concerned that her husband may be assigned to a German consulate rather than Vevey, Switzerland, as they had expected. General Henry Clark Corbin’s wife, Edythe, is distressed that Corbin may not be appointed to succeed General Adna Romanza Chaffee as Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Cowles also discusses other political and family news.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-13
President Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles that Sallie Pickman Dwight’s letter was nice and that he plans to send her the photograph. Roosevelt is also glad to hear that William Sheffield Cowles “seems bustling and happy.”
1905-06-12