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Augusta Rhodes Hanna encloses a photograph of her recently deceased husband Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna for the home of President Roosevelt. Hanna wishes the Roosevelt family many delightful holidays and notes that it is a sad time for her.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-26
F. Norton Goddard forwards an item he received that he thinks President Roosevelt may find amusing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-17
Former President Roosevelt writes to Frederick Herrig apologizing for the “Taft people” and advising Herrig to sit tight and keep his head shut in order to avoid problems.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1912-04-30
Vice President Roosevelt acknowledges receiving a letter from Frederick Herrig. Roosevelt assures Herrig that he will contact Senator Carter at once.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1901-06-13
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Frederick Herrig with warm regards and talks of planning a hunting trip with Herrig if he is elected Vice President.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1900-09-17
Theodore Roosevelt will write to Senator Carter on Frederick Herrig’s behalf and hopes that Carter will listen to him.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1899-12-20
Colonel Roosevelt telegraphs Frederick Herrig offering enlistment with the United States Army Volunteer Cavalry if Herrig can make it to San Antonio.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1898-04-28
Commissioner Roosevelt writes to Gertrude Tyler Carow informing her of the recent birth of his son, Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt. The birth went well and Roosevelt describes the excitement and reactions of his children.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1894-04-09
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop saying he is pleased Bishop decided to go to Panama and that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt sends her love to the Bishops. Roosevelt also mentions General Thomas H. Hubbard and his prompt reply.
1907-07-12
The President of the Northern Pacific Refrigerator Car Company, the Marquis de Morès, writes to Theodore Roosevelt while in a jail cell awaiting trial for murder. He claims Joe Ferris is responsible for getting him indicted and he has read newspaper accounts of Roosevelt fighting with Morès. Morès wants to know if Roosevelt is responsible for the accounts in the paper because he thought Roosevelt was his friend.
1885-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a letter from the Marquis de Morès, in which he asked if Roosevelt was his friend or enemy after reading press reports about their quarreling. Roosevelt replies that he most emphatically is not Mores enemy and if the last part of Morès’ letter was a threat, he is always on hand to hold himself accountable for anything he has done.
1885-09
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit in reference to a letter Kermit sent to him that Kermit had received from a friend. Roosevelt tells him the friend probably heard some baseless slander about Kermit and was trying to be kindly so Kermit should not be annoyed. He says he has tried out the new Winchester rifles at Dr. Rixey’s and wants Kermit to try them when he comes home for Christmas. Roosevelt adds that he has been riding and jumping the horses and playing tennis. He encloses a letter from Frank M. Chapman, the American Museum of Natural History’s ornithology director.
1908-12-03
General Brugère shares the date of his daughter’s upcoming marriage, reports that General Adna Romanza Chaffee discharged the commission entrusted to him, and passes along President Emile Loubet’s regards.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-08
Theodore Roosevelt expresses his thinking about Cecil Spring Rice and “Lady Springy,” regards success and failure, striving, speaks of “essentials of happiness,” the oncoming election, and his children and wife. This is a typed carbon copy.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1912-08-10
“Let me see you whenever you get the chance. I thank you for your telegram.”
1910-11-11
President Roosevelt expresses to Jacob A. Riis a feeling of humility upon reading the biography Riis wrote of him and claims “you have not painted me as I am but as I would like to be.” Roosevelt professes that Riis’s words spur him on, though he thinks that some day, Riis will realize he was mistaken as to Roosevelt’s powers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-17
Theodore Roosevelt sends a personal letter of thanks to Judge Nortoni for his support throughout his campaign. Roosevelt writes of their mutual friends, Herbert S. Hadley and Judge Dyer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-19
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Delmont E. Notley for the letter he sent to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-18
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Charles F. Poole for the letter he sent to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-19
Theodore Roosevelt sends his thanks to George E. Coates for the letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-29