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President Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody that he is pleased with the growth and change his son Kermit is experiencing due to his fifth-grade glass at the Groton School. Roosevelt writes that Kermit feels is a lieutenant of Peabody’s who must bring credit on the school.
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1906-12-22
President Roosevelt was very pleased with the kind words Sherrard Billings had for himself and his son, Ted Roosevelt. While he is president, Roosevelt would like to visit Groton School. If Billings should find himself in Washington, D.C., the two should have lunch or dinner at the White House.
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1901-10-16
C. Grant La Farge offers Theodore Roosevelt sympathy for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident, having just learned of it this morning. La Farge shares they receive happy letters from Christopher Grant La Farge, Jr., “Kipper,” at Groton, who is playing football.
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.
Endicott Peabody invites Theodore Roosevelt to stay at Groton School for the Thanksgiving Holiday with his family. Peabody will have Roosevelt speak once formally, but hopes to allow boys to listen to his conversations. Peabody also addresses Roosevelt’s previous letter about Groton School being criticized.
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1911-09-30
Peabody Endicott agrees to send Quentin Roosevelt to the specialist in Boston, Massachusetts. Endicott will ask the doctor to write a report on Quentin’s foot and send it to Theodor Roosevelt.
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1911-09-26
Endicott Peabody updates Theodore Roosevelt on the health of his son, Quentin Roosevelt, while he is at Groton School. Dr. Cowles examined Quentin’s foot and thinks that further treatment is unnecessary.
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1911-09-23
Endicott Peabody invites Roosevelt to visit Groton for Thanksgiving. Peabody and his wife, Fannie, are planning to go to Boston with their children for Thanksgiving evening to spend time with older generations of the family. However, Peabody is confident that Roosevelt and his wife, Edith, will stay for a few days, and there will be time for Roosevelt to speak to the boys at Groton School. Roosevelt is welcome to join the boys on walks or lead class lectures. Peabody informs Roosevelt that Dr. Cowles will check on his son, Quentin, tomorrow. If necessary, Peabody can take Quentin to Boston for further medical treatment. Peabody also notes how much he has enjoyed having Roosevelt’s other son, Archie, at Groton.
Endicott Peabody tells President Roosevelt that he is delighted to have Archibald B. Roosevelt at Groton School although he will not see him regularly, just once a week for recitation. Peabody, however, will see Kermit Roosevelt every day and says he thinks that Kermit will grow well this year.
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1907-09-19
Leonard Eckstein Opdycke informs President Roosevelt that he left his son, Leonard Opdycke, at Groton School and found out that Archibald B. Roosevelt was his table neighbor and classmate. Although Leonard Opdycke is good at books, he is a bit shy, and the elder Opdycke would appreciate if the president let Archie know about the fathers’ friendship.
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1907-09-18
Groton School rector Endicott Peabody is glad to hear that Archibald B. Roosevelt is well enough to attend the school and assures President Roosevelt that his son will return for Christmas in “the very peak of condition.” Peabody finds Archie’s choice of a naval career interesting.
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1907-08-30
Endicott Peabody informs President Roosevelt that they are interested in Archibald Roosevelt’s recovery and have had prayers for him in Chapel. The newspaper coverage of his illness has been sensational. He assumes that not having received a telegram from Kermit is good news. Peabody comments that Kermit is handling his brother’s illness well.
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1907-03-09
General Wood needs to take a leave of absence to take his son home to the United States to put him into school at Groton Academy, and details his plans for travel during his absence. Wood encloses a response from Adjutant General Fred C. Ainsworth authorizing Wood’s return home. Wood is glad to continue on duty in the Philippines and considers it the best command in the service.
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1907-01-18
Endicott Peabody thanks President Roosevelt for his letter. Peabody is greatly encouraged to know that Roosevelt is pleased with Kermit Roosevelt’s development and that he feels Groton has been a help to his son.
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1906-12-24
Reverend Peabody writes to President Roosevelt giving Kermit permission to miss school to attend his father’s Presidential inauguration.
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1905-01-21
Finley Peter Dunne thanks President Roosevelt for the interest in his son and for a previous visit.
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1904-12-23
Headmaster Peabody writes that Kermit’s grades are slowly improving. Peabody asks that Kermit not receive “outside assistance” because he believes Kermit is accepting responsibility and is working harder.
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1904-12-01
Headmaster of Groton School, Endicott Peabody, sends a printed letter to all Groton alumni telling them of the boys farming instead of playing football this year and the establishment of intensive military training. He also gives updates on various faculty members and the state of the flu epidemic near the school. He adds that the soldier alumni photos are being displayed.
1918-10-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to announce Ethel Roosevelt’s engagement to Richard Derby and to inform him of the death of Christine. He also updates him on Mother and Archie Roosevelt and about an editorial he wrote on the Bulgarians. He criticizes President William Howard Taft’s handling of affairs in Mexico.
1913-02-14
President Roosevelt was forced to return from his western trip due to an abscess developing from the trolley accident injuries. Kermit appears to be “getting on very nicely” at school and Roosevelt looks forward to hearing about his schooling.
1902-09-25
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit and daughter-in-law Belle to thank them for their Christmas present and describes the Christmas he spent with the children and grandchildren. Roosevelt encloses a letter from former Rough Rider Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. Roosevelt complains about a Thanksgiving address at Groton School by Guy Ayrault where he likened President Woodrow Wilson to Christ. Roosevelt closes by saying his horse rolled over on him but he suffered no injuries.
1915-12-27