Gifts

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-02-22

Creator(s)

Brother, Ferdinand, 1833-1920

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Charles P. Light sends President Roosevelt the receipt for a box of apples Light had picked himself and is shipping for Roosevelt and his family to enjoy. Business has been returning to normal for Light.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-21

The editors of Life magazine are happy to send President Roosevelt the drawing that he had written about previously.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-02

Henry S. Washburn thanks President Roosevelt for the rifle Roosevelt gave him as a present. Washburn was the son of the pastor at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-12-09

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Ralph, Murray N.

Frederick M. Munroe is sending Theodore Roosevelt something he saved while auctioning most of his antiques after his wife died. Munroe shares where each of his three children are now and that he is once again a boarder. Munroe writes that many people wish Roosevelt would change his mind.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-13

Abbott thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the signed book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-09-27

Theodore Roosevelt thanks John Philip Sousa for the gift and says how nice it was to see him recently.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-10-25

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Fred W. Baldwin for the pin and wishes him a happy New Year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-27

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913

Creator(s)

Williams, Roger D., 1856-1925

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

W. N. Mitchell is sending Theodore Roosevelt the best grapefruits from Florida. Mitchell wishes Roosevelt a happy Christmas and prosperous new year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

William L. French tells Theodore Roosevelt about the entertainment he and his committee plan to provide the enlisted men from the vessels of the Atlantic Fleet making port in New York City over the holidays. A program of singers, vaudeville, reception by the mayor or prominent citizens, and refreshments will be provided to an estimated 8,000 enlisted men over 2 nights. French asks Roosevelt to contribute.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

A description of a painting of Martha Bulloch Roosevelt given to President Theodore Roosevelt by Stephanie A. Porter on June 24, 1907. The note says the portrait was painted on porcelain and is in a red velvet frame. The information was verified by Mrs. Samuel C. Hopkins on November 25, 1929.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1929

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about the possibility of renting out the Sagamore Hill property. The costs to maintain it have been prohibitive and Roosevelt is looking for a way to decrease his expenses. He and Edith are enjoying their honeymoon in Italy and he thanks Anna for the gifts she sent.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1887-01-03

President Roosevelt thanks Charles Follen Adams for the books Adams sent to him and to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-08-08

Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna about being disinvited by his Aunt Lizzie to their cousin Alfred’s upcoming wedding. Roosevelt has decided not to send a gift and does not think any of his siblings should attend.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1882-11-15

Ted Roosevelt thanks James Cardinale for remembering his birthday, and for the crown roast. Letterhead from Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1939-09-14

Ted Roosevelt thanks James Cardinale for the nice card he wrote and for the crown roast. He adds that his wife Eleanor Butler Roosevelt thought Cardinale’s wife was a young girl when she saw her.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1939-09-14

Ted Roosevelt thanks James Cardinale for the birthday present and says he ate too much of it. Roosevelt also mentions that he knows his grandson Billy used to call on Cardinale. Letterhead from Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1937-09-16

Theodore Roosevelt relays to Oscar S. Straus that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt really liked the basket of fruits he sent out and she sends her appreciation to Straus and Sarah L. Straus. Roosevelt also informs Straus that their editorial came out in pretty good shape. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division