Friendship--Correspondence

Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear that William T. Dantz’s two sons are doing well in school. Roosevelt shares that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is slowly getting better.

Theodore Roosevelt informs Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and his wife Isabella Greenway King that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was thrown off her horse last week and was unconscious for 24 hours. Now she is slowly improving, and Ethel Derby Roosevelt has been devoted to her care.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Theodore Roosevelt informs Presley Marion Rixey that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been recovering very slowly. After several days of pain, a medicine administered by Alexander Lambert has offered some relief.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-09

Theodore Roosevelt informs Langdon Warner that there is no use talking to Abbott Handerson Thayer because he is unable to face the facts about protective coloration. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-09

Theodore Roosevelt informs Anthony J. Gavin that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was touched by the flowers he sent. Edith is still in bed for now. Roosevelt sends his regards to Gavin’s daughter and son-in-law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-10

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates hearing from Sarah Belle Rodgers Henry and her husband, General Nelson H. Henry. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is still in bed and slowly recovering.

Comments and Context

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had been thrown from her horse on September 30, 1911, causing her to hit her head and remain unconscious for several days.

Theodore Roosevelt trusts George E. Miller’s judgment and appreciates the clippings he sent. However, Roosevelt feels it would be a “calamity” if he were nominated. He believes that supporters of President William H. Taft and Robert M. La Follette would think Roosevelt had been “intriguing” for the nomination. Roosevelt hopes Miller can come to New York to discuss more.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-10

Theodore Roosevelt asks Nelson H. Henry to consider the case of Robert J. Neppert, a soldier who fought with Roosevelt at Las Guasimo and Santiago, who claims he has not had justice in a recent situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Theodore Roosevelt invites Thomas Barbour and his wife, Rosamund Pierce Barbour, to join him and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for lunch. Roosevelt will also invite John C. Phillips, John T. Nichols, and their wives to the lunch. Roosevelt briefly mentions Mrs. Roosevelt’s recent fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Theo A. Bingham for his and his wife’s kind words and states that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is getting better after her recent fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt confirms the news Charles J. Bonaparte read in the newspaper that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt suffered a bad fall and is slowly recovering. Roosevelt also sends his regards to Bonaparte’s wife, Ellen C. Bonaparte.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt shares the extent of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s recent fall with William S. Cowles and mentions that Alec Lambert is coming to check in on her. Roosevelt is glad that Anna Roosevelt Cowles is visiting her son for his birthday. Roosevelt voices his opinion on the defeat of Theodore Douglas during his run for the New York State Legislature, and also briefly mentions the effects brought about by the Turco-Italian War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear from Anthony J. Gavin, and informs Gavin of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s recent fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt thanks William C. Hudson for sending his book and remembers their friendship fondly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Philander C. Knox for his touching telegram, and reflects positively on his relationship with Knox and his wife during Roosevelt’s presidency and after. He also updates Knox on Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s health after her recent fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt provides C. Grant La Farge an update on Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s health after her recent fall. Roosevelt shares his Thanksgiving plans and sends regards to La Farge’s wife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Lunsford L. Lewis for asking about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt after her fall and assures that she is out of immediate danger. Roosevelt also sends his regards to Lewis’s wife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Theodore Roosevelt writes an account of his trip from Khartoum to London for the eyes of George Trevelyan and his family only. He discusses his interactions with various royalty and foreign diplomats.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-01

Theodore Roosevelt lets Joseph Bucklin Bishop know he recently wrote to George W. Goethals. Roosevelt did not know that Bishop was an ornithologist. Roosevelt shares that politics are chaos right now and that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had a bad fall, but is on the road to recovery.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-03

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Henry Riesenberg for his letter, but he does not want any of his friends, including Riesenberg, to be part of any plan towards his nomination. He also requests to see Riesenberg if he comes to New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-18