Goodrich, David M. (David Marvin), 1876-1950

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to men who have volunteered for service in World War I

Theodore Roosevelt writes to the men who have volunteered for service in the firing lines during World War I to discuss his disappointment at being unable to join them, after President Wilson said Roosevelt could not reform the Rough Riders. Each man who was to be involved in the regiment can now join the military another way or serve his country in civil life. The funds that have been used for the regiment will be withdrawn and applied to another purpose. All four divisions would have sailed by September 1. Roosevelt challenges Wilson’s belief that the regiment would have only had a political impact and not contributed to the success of the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-05-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt forwards a letter from David M. Goodrich to Attorney General Bonaparte concerning Henry K. Love’s appointment. In the future, Roosevelt wants portions of his and Bonaparte’s correspondence about men in power “to be published for the sake of the lovers of good literature!” In a postscript, Roosevelt instructs Bonaparte to remove Albert A. Richards, an apparent crook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Muller

President Roosevelt requests the facts from Frederick Muller. He believes some of their friends will disagree with Muller’s assessment. David Goodrich has been very strongly in favor of the reappointment of Governor Otero.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Theodore Roosevelt

Colonel Llewellyn has recently returned from New York where he met David M. Goodrich who is delighted to be one of President Roosevelt’s escorts at his inauguration. Llewellyn reports that “Comrad[e] Johnson,” of Troop “G”, has been converted and is a full fledged evangelist. He is currently working with Swedish and Norwegian sailors and has been quite successful.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-20

Creator(s)

Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to congratulate him on being elected to the Boone and Crockett Club. He wants to know if Kermit wants his article back from Collier’s because if they publish it he will get very little money. Roosevelt wishes he could advise Kermit more about Elon Huntington Hooker and David M. Goodrich and their companies but Kermit must make up his own mind. He will have Mother send him Hooker’s pamphlet.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-04-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to say he remembers “Dewey” well. He says Kermit got a nice letter from Dave Goodrich, a former Rough Rider, and Roosevelt thinks Kermit should go in with his company but not until he hears from Bob Perkins about Elon Hooker’s company. Mother returns from her trip soon and Roosevelt is sending Kermit $30 to go hunting. Kermit has taken notes on the envelope.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-03-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles C. Bull

Theodore Roosevelt found Charles C. Bull’s letter interesting in every respect. He does not want to be nominated. Bull’s talk with John Avery McIlhenny amused Roosevelt. He comments on his average drinking habits and responds to Andrew B. Hammond’s charges that he was not at the Battle of San Juan Hill and drinks heavily.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway

Theodore Roosevelt informs John Campbell Greenway that Kermit Roosevelt is graduating from college. He asked David M. Goodrich’s brother about Kermit going to Arizona to work in the mining industry and then take a technical course at a college. Goodrich advised against it and discussed the need for practical work experience. Roosevelt wants to know Greenway’s opinion. Although he shows no “special technical predilection,” Kermit is eager to work hard.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway

Theodore Roosevelt thanks John Campbell Greenway for the telegram. He is distressed at the events on the Mexican-American border that resulted in the death of Americans. Roosevelt would have handled the incident much more aggressively.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

After receiving a letter from William H. H. Llewellyn, President Roosevelt believes that Arizona Territorial Governor Joseph H. Kibbey and New Mexico Territorial Governor Herbert J. Hagerman may need to replaced. He wishes David M. Goodrich lived in New Mexico so he could be appointed, and asks Commissioner of Corporations Garfield to look into the record of John M. Wilson as a potential candidate, while investigating the current governors’ malpractices.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Muller

President Roosevelt has heard numerous appeals in favor of Governor Otero and trusts Frederick Muller can give him “definite facts.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. E. Griffin

President Roosevelt was impressed by W. E. Griffin’s letter, but reiterates David M. Goodrich and William H. H. Llewellyn’s recommendation to reappoint Governor Otero as governor of New Mexico Territory. He suggests that Griffin contact Goodrich about the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. H. Llewellyn

President Roosevelt asks if the former Rough Rider who William H. H. Llewellyn saw working as a bartender was Thomas H. Rynning. If so, he jokingly points out that he was promoted before Roosevelt was in command of the regiment. Roosevelt is glad that Llewellyn prosecuted Frank Brito, another former Rough Rider, because they “cannot afford to let it be thought that we either shield bad men because they are Rough Riders, or press second rate men forward for the same reason.” Many former Rough Riders have been asking Roosevelt for government positions. Roosevelt is chagrined that the annual reunion of Rough Riders was rescheduled on his account, and thinks that they should stop annual reunions altogether, as he does not want them to be commercialized. He was uncomfortable with Rough Riders speaking for him in uniform in the recent election because of the spectacle, and thinks that in the future reunions should only take place every four years, and should be “simply and solely a quiet meeting of the regiment without any outside show of a spectacular type.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-07-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt tells Theodore Roosevelt about a dinner he had with David Goodrich, during which they discussed the work Goodrich has done with the Progressive Party and the possibility of war with Japan. He also talks about a lunch he had with Percival Farquhar. Roosevelt expresses the desire to pick up more contracts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell Greenway is disappointed Theodore Roosevelt cannot visit him in Bisbee, Arizona. He will try to join Roosevelt in El Paso, Texas. Bisbee’s City Council and Mayor Charles L. Edmundson sent Roosevelt an invitation on a copper plate but have not received a reply. Greenway suggests Roosevelt respond as they are “feeling slightly hurt.” He enjoys living in Arizona and updates Roosevelt on fellow Rough Riders Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and David M. Goodrich.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

Letter from William R. Cross to Theodore Roosevelt

William R. Cross informs President Roosevelt that David M. Goodrich recently visited Robert Harry Munro Ferguson at Saranac Lake, and says that Ferguson is doing better and is pleased with the house he has there. (Ferguson had been diagnosed with tuberculosis, and was at Saranac Lake for his health.)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-13

Creator(s)

Cross, William R. (William Redmond), 1874-1940

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell Greenway feels the country is prospering under President Roosevelt’s administration, with corporations earning plenty of money despite Roosevelt’s “attacks” on them. Greenway wants Roosevelt to run for president in 1907 because the people want him to and because he thinks William Jennings Bryan will give the next candidate a tight rub.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-08

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

Letter from Alexander O. Brodie to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Brodie asks for a promotion to brigadier general from President Roosevelt but does not know if a vacancy exists. He also discusses the honor guard for the upcoming inaugural parade.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-06

Creator(s)

Brodie, Alexander O. (Alexander Oswald), 1849-1918

Theodore Roosevelt and the women of Dinsmore Homestead

Kristie Miller explores Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship with three women: Julia Stockton Dinsmore, her niece Martha (Patty) Selmes, and Selmes’s daughter, Isabella Greenway King. Miller notes that Roosevelt became close friends with Selmes and her husband Tilden Selmes during his years as a rancher in Dakota Territory, and she also examines Roosevelt’s friendships with his fellow Rough Riders, Robert Ferguson and John Greenway, the first two husbands of King. Miller highlights Roosevelt’s appreciation of Dinsmore’s poetry, King’s active participation in politics, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s friendship with King. The article includes photographs of all three women.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2004

Creator(s)

Miller, Kristie, 1944-

Roosevelt’s Rough Rider Association

A handbook for Roosevelt’s Rough Rider Association, which includes a list of association officers, the association’s constitution and by-laws, and a list of the association’s members, honorary members, and the muster-out roll. Handwritten annotations about members or officers is present throughout. Pages 56-57 and 88-89 are uncut in the original and cannot be scanned.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1912

Creator(s)

Roosevelt's Rough Rider Association