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Thomas Hughes and Miles S. Gregory, respectively President and Secretary of the Union League Club of Los Angeles, invite Theodore Roosevelt to be the guest of honor at its banquet on March 22, 1911.
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1911-03-07
Gordon K. Bell thanks Theodore Roosevelt for coming to the reception for the New York Twenty-ninth Assembly District last night. He encloses an amusing advertisement from S. S. Pierce & Company.
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1911-02-14
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks William Madison Peyton for the letter and informs him that, regretfully, Roosevelt cannot accept the invitation.
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1914-10-17
Theodore Roosevelt asks Irving Bacheller to lunch at Oyster Bay on January 15.
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1913-01-03
William Sturgis Bigelow heard from Arthur Dehon Hill that Theodore Roosevelt is stopping by on Friday and offers to have dinner early.
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1912-04-23
President Roosevelt informs Christopher Columbus Shayne that he will not attend the Amen Club dinner. Roosevelt comments on the speech he will give at the Charleston Exposition.
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1902-03-21
President Roosevelt informs his son Kermit how the family spent Thanksgiving Day riding horses with the Lodges, Robert Ferguson, and General Wood, eating and dancing. He also talks about the family pets.
1902-11-28
Governor Roosevelt informs Captain Andrews that his letter made up Roosevelt’s mind to sign the bill. He tells Andrews how much joy he brought his son Ted when he allowed him to visit.
1899-05-25
President Roosevelt writes to Stephania A. Porter to thank her for sending him a picture of his mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. He also invites her to bring her son and his family to dinner at the White House. There is an annotation in an unknown hand at the bottom regarding the original copy of the letter.
1907-06-24
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about his and Edith’s recent visit to the Wadsworths. The children are doing well and Roosevelt is still enjoying playing polo as is cousin Emlen Roosevelt. Edith is expecting another child.
1888-07-15
Theodore Roosevelt describes to his sister Anna a recent visit by his wife Edith’s mother and sister. He also discusses his and Edith’s trip to Geneseo. Both he and Edith are enjoying the country and sporting events. Roosevelt also discusses the upcoming presidential election and Fourth of July festivities.
1888-07-08
Theodore Roosevelt updates his sister Anna on the status of the family. Daughter Alice is learning her letters and baby Ted is doing well also. Roosevelt continues to enjoy playing polo and working on his writing slowly. Their brother Elliott is better and Roosevelt wonders if someone should talk to him about his “imprudence.”
1888-07-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about recent happenings in Oyster Bay, New York. Their brother, Elliott, has been very ill. Roosevelt’s friends Nellie Tyler and Henry Cabot Lodge have been visiting the family, and Roosevelt has spent time playing polo with the Underhills and others.
1888-06-17
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about current happenings in Oyster Bay, New York. He describes the scenery around Oyster Bay. He reports that the Maxwells arrived yesterday. Roosevelt and wife Edith have been spending time with the Underhills and will be playing tennis with them the next day. His son Ted is absorbed in the dogs and new kittens.
1888-05-20
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about a mutually disliked uncle. He also updates her on happenings in Oyster Bay, New York. Roosevelt and wife Edith have been spending time with the Underhills. Grace and Charley Munn were very attentive to each other. The children, Alice and Ted, are doing well.
1888-05-14
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about her upcoming visit to Sagamore Hill. The new baby Theodore and the rest of the family are doing well.
1887-09-18
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about her upcoming visit and happenings in Oyster Bay, New York. Roosevelt has been socializing with the Underhills and the Tuckermans. He is looking forward to hunting season beginning the following week.
1887-09-22
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna about social events that are happening in Oyster Bay, New York. He would like to get a polo club established in town.
1887-08-20
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt updating her on the status of things at home. He has had a nice visit with his daughter Alice and has bought a boat.
1887-05-16
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about his and Edith’s stay in Banbury, England, at Wroxton Abbey, the estate of Lord North. He describes the “huge Elizabethan house” as well as fox hunting with Lord and Lady North. M. P. Hoare took them to the House of Commons, and they have many other engagements planned.
1887-03-12