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Theodore Roosevelt asks Frank B. Williams to thank his wife from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and himself. Roosevelt also thanks Williams for asking after the health of Edith Roosevelt, who is now well on the road to recovery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-24
Theodore Roosevelt tells Frances M. Wolcott that Ethel Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been very sick, but is now on the mend. After three weeks they were able to get rid of the two hired nurses. Ethel Roosevelt Derby has been a great help.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-24
Governor Odell is pleased that President Roosevelt is recovering well and he will travel to Washington, D.C., after the election to visit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-03
James Rudolph Garfield, as a physician, administers a large dose labeled “Federal Franchise” to a bloated, elderly man labeled “The Trusts” sitting in a chair with his feet soaking in a tub labeled “Rough on Railroads.” On a table are various medicines named after states, and on the right, Uncle Sam, as a nurse, is standing in the background. Caption: Dr. Garfield — This may reduce your income, but it will steady your nerves.
One of Theodore Roosevelt’s many nicknames was “The Trust-Buster,” and with reason. Early in his presidency a federal suit was filed against the Northern Securities Company. It rattled Wall Street; Wall Street’s J. P. Morgan pleaded that Roosevelt could have sent “his man” to see Morgan’s “man” and settled whatever the problem was. But Roosevelt’s intention was not to tend to a mistake or minor detail; after decades of growing complaints about monopolies and the restraint of trade, the president had come to believe that trusts — powerful, colluding, sometimes secretive organizations — needed to be addressed.
Theodore Roosevelt sends his apologies to Charles Adkins that he is not able to make any engagements for the coming months, as he has been suffering with rheumatism and is slow in recovering. He appreciated the letter, and will write something on it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1919-01-01
President Roosevelt informs Harvard Dean Edgar Huidekoper Wells that his son, Theodore Roosevelt, will be delayed returning to Harvard because of a recent eye surgery. Ted had wished to return, but both William Holland Wilmer, the ophthalmologist who performed the operation, and Alexander Lambert, the Roosevelt family doctor, protested. Roosevelt encloses notes from both doctors attesting to this, as Ted does not want Wells to “consider him a malingerer” for missing several days of classes classes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-23
Eugene G. Asher congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his speedy recovery after being shot by a would-be assassin, and compares Roosevelt’s survival to several Bible stories that feature God protecting chosen figures. Asher says that Roosevelt is standing for and fighting for principles that immortalized such figures as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. He hopes that Roosevelt will completely recover and be able to give more speeches before the election next month, and that he will be victorious.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-27
Edith Wharton introduces her friend, John Hugh Smith, who will be visiting the United States and would like to meet Theodore Roosevelt. Wharton regrets that she is leaving without seeing the Roosevelts; she is traveling to Italy on “the necessity of taking a cure.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-31
Ambassador Meyer agrees with everything President Roosevelt said in his letter and appreciates the opportunity to be in St. Petersburg during the peace negotiations. Meyer is honored to join Roosevelt’s cabinet next winter. Meyer discusses conditions in Russia he has witnessed like Russians living conditions, their oppression, their lack of education, and the difficulty the Socialists or Anarchists will have in convincing the people that the Tsar is not “their little Father.” Meyer expresses his concern that the Revolutionists want everything at once and that none among them is a stand out leader. Meyer discusses the progress of his cure in Bavaria but assures Roosevelt that he is ready to return to St. Petersburg at a moment’s notice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-02
Ambassador Meyer writes to Acting Secretary of State Loomis acknowledging receipt of a cablegram message which he shared with Russian diplomat Lamsdorff. Meyer then discusses the plenipotentiaries’ meeting involving Russia and Japan, and he expects Russian plenipotentiaries to land in New York in the coming weeks. Meyer mentions the arrival of Russian official Muravieff, who became ill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-11
Theodore Roosevelt tells George von Lengerke Meyer that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had a narrow escape, but is now on the road to recovery. He does not know how long it will take for her to heal. He also apologizes for not being able to be present at the Overseers meeting on the 11th, but will try to be at a meeting later.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1911-10-06
Winthrop Chanler sends some interesting items from William A. Baillie-Grohman. Chanler, who is finally feeling well, enjoyed his time in Washington and is glad to be home again.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-29
William Townes extends an invitation for a recovering Ted Roosevelt to stay with him. The climate will be better and Ted will be built up on a “simple diet of hog hominy.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-05