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Attorney General Moody was overjoyed by the letter that President Roosevelt sent him. He is always grateful to do any task that brings credit to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-10
Prince Fushimi Ladanaru will cherish the portrait of President Roosevelt as a reminder of his visit to Washington where he received expressions of friendship and courtesy from Roosevelt. It will also serve as a reminder of his visit to the United States where cordial goodwill and friendly sentiments had been shown to Ladanaru and his country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-20
Martha P. Sargent thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and is appreciative of the money he sent. Roosevelt’s photograph, enclosed in the letter, will inspire her four sons “to do everything thorough.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-09
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Percy F. Montgomery and thanks him for his letter and his kind words.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-22
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Herbert Pratt, a young fan, thanking Pratt for his letter and extending best wishes to Pratt’s parents and siblings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-14
President Roosevelt does not provide autographed letters, in the manner Colonel Ochiltree has requested, and he will not make an exception to his policy. A letter from Secretary of State Hay is enclosed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-21
Hubert E. Hagedorn, a young man returning to Germany soon, has heard a great deal about Theodore Roosevelt and requests a return letter with his autograph signature at the bottom.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-03
Emma Frantz greatly admires Theodore Roosevelt and sends him a folder. As a small business owner in Missouri, she hears directly from the farmers’ wives. She asks Roosevelt to use his influence and do what is best for the country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-10
James I. Sherman, a fan of Theodore Roosevelt, asks for a letter that will give him inspiration and advice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-27
Hermann Schoenfeld praises and exalts Theodore Roosevelt. He and Count Maximilian Von Seckendorff are conducting the American correspondence for the Wolff Telegraphisches Bureau and have had the pleasure of translating and commenting on Roosevelt’s words since January.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-27
In a rambling letter, Eugene Daucher expresses his admiration for Theodore Roosevelt, tells him about his life and his ideas to prevent flooding on rivers, and asks Roosevelt to connect him with philanthropic friends who can help him buy his own home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-24
Louis Starr encloses a copy of an article he believes will interest Theodore Roosevelt. He also expresses admiration for Roosevelt’s achievements, especially those pertaining to the improvements of laws and the courts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-17
Reverend Henson praises two of Theodore Roosevelt’s recent speeches, which he heard. He also appreciated his editorial on H. Rider Haggard and the Salvation Army, which he quoted in a recent sermon. Henson hopes that someday he will be able to meet Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-15
Owen Wister has enclosed a letter from Eva M. Bicknell, a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s from Lincoln, England. Wister misses Roosevelt and his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and hopes this illness will pass soon so that they might get together.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-20
Alexander Robertson expresses his admiration of Theodore Roosevelt and his book, The New Nationalism. Robertson has enclosed a copy of his own book, Papal Conquests, and explains his concerns about the Catholic church’s relationship with various world powers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-17
Reverend Jannuzzi regrets missing one of Theodore Roosevelt’s recent lectures, and requests a time to meet him in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-17
William P. Spalding has followed Theodore Roosevelt since 1885 and met him several times. He predicted early on that Roosevelt would do great things. Spalding considers him a good, sincere man and is grateful he has not had to change his opinion of Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-26
Joseph P. Trotter, a farmer and Justice of the Peace in Cunningham, Tennessee, tells Theodore Roosevelt that he also disapproves of “race suicide.” Trotter has a large family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-13
Adelia W. Newell encloses a clip from the Woman’s National Daily in which the author praises Theodore Roosevelt’s work. She hopes that it makes him glad to know that people support him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-13
Alice Wright Gwin sends Theodore Roosevelt something she wrote that was published in the Chicago Record Herald when he was in Chicago in 1910, although she doubts he read it. Gwin hopes to see him and perhaps shake his hand when he is in town again next week. She is a teacher at a public school and would like an autographed photograph for her classroom.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-13