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Reverend Peabody writes to President Roosevelt telling him that Mrs. Roosevelt had taken the two boys, Ted and Kermit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-13
Reverend Peabody is sorry that President Roosevelt could not visit, but the boys arrived in excellent condition when they reported to Groton School.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-05
Kermit Roosevelt is sorry he missed seeing John Wallace Riddle in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He had to leave earlier than expected and hopes to see Riddle for Thanksgiving. Roosevelt thanks Riddle for the resource on piquet.
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Kermit Roosevelt was sorry to hear of Martha Ferguson’s recent illness and Isabella Ferguson’s anxiety. Roosevelt visited Archibald B. Roosevelt at Groton School and they had a good time even though Archibald has been having dental issues. Roosevelt is still playing football and training for the two mile race.
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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt thanks John T. McCutcheon for the orchid and agrees to search for a document in President Roosevelt’s papers. If the document is not there she will reclaim it from Groton School.
1911-03-25
The book sent to Archie Roosevelt will be sent to Groton School after Ethel Roosevelt finishes reading it. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is sure Archie will enjoy the book.
1907-10-19
Paul Dana will tell Goldwin Smith what was in President Roosevelt’s note. He hopes that organizing the White House will not be too difficult for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. The American Architects will be discussing plans for altering the White House at their meeting in Buffalo, New York, on October 3. One of Dana’s sons is at Groton School and the other two are entering school.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-01
Commissioner Roosevelt thanks Frances Theodora Dana for writing. He made a recent trip to Boston, Massachusetts, and visited Groton School where Dana’s book was being given out as a prize. The “head botanical man at Harvard” spoke of the book enthusiastically.
1893-06-27
Mary Elizabeth Whiton Washburn writes a letter of condolence to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt after the death of her son Quentin Roosevelt. Washburn remembers when Quentin called on her as a boy and conversed about turkeys and their price. Washburn is glad to have known Quentin.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-09-05
President Roosevelt is pleased that Anna Roosevelt Cowles has been able to see his sons at their boarding school on her trip with her family. He is pleased about her husband William Cowles’ promotion to admiral in the Navy. Roosevelt also mentions having averted a possible “stampede” at the upcoming Republican National Convention in Chicago.
1908-06-17
President Roosevelt is frustrated with Attorney General Moody for speaking to Anna Roosevelt Cowles after already addressing a particular situation with him. Roosevelt hopes that Moody and Secretary of the Navy Morton do not discuss it further on their own and he has written to each to explain this. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will study with a tutor rather than go back to Groton so that he can enter Harvard next year.
1904-08-30
President Roosevelt requests information from Waldo B. Fay on enrolling his son Quentin Roosevelt at the Fay School prior to his planned entrance to the Groton School in 1909.
1906-09-24
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt telling her about his recent trips to Boston and Groton. He gave a speech at Groton School where he hopes sons Ted and Kermit will be able to attend.
1893-06-27
The headmaster at Groton School, Sherrard Billings, writes to President Roosevelt in request of a circular letter to use during his travels in Europe. Billings offers to deliver confidential messages from Roosevelt and conveys that Roosevelt’s sons, Theodore and Kermit, are well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-13
Endicott Peabody sends thanks to President Roosevelt for planning to visit Groton School and praises Roosevelt’s son, Kermit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-27
Arthur Woods believes that Ted Roosevelt should play on the lower football team for his own safety. Ted has agreed that he should not try to join the upper team. Ted has been doing well at Groton School.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-08
Ted Roosevelt has accepted the situation and is playing hard on the first Wachusett eleven. Endicott Peabody is confident that this was the best solution. In a postscript, Peabody asks President Roosevelt not to forget about Thomas Ewing Moore, consul at Weimar.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-13
Sherrard Billings reports to President Roosevelt on the studies of his sons Ted and Kermit Roosevelt at Groton School. He requests an autographed photograph from President Roosevelt and prays for a successful year in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-01
Endicott Peabody has temporarily removed Ted Roosevelt from the football team’s second eleven. He is concerned that Ted will be seriously injured due to his light frame. Ted will be allowed to play with President Roosevelt’s permission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-01
Endicott Peabody agrees that Ted Roosevelt should stay with the Wachusett eleven for his own safety and to keep him available for “more important work next year.” Peabody admired President Roosevelt’s letter to Ted and his decision to take Ted into his confidence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-08