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Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed hearing from Beekman Winthrop. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is recovering. Unfortunately, Alford Warriner Cooley is not doing well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-14
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mary Loney Roosevelt and her husband, Frederick Roosevelt, for their kindness and for writing to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. While she is recovering, Edith is “still very feeble.”
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1911-11-10
Theodore Roosevelt shares with Joseph Bucklin Bishop that his letter is the first long one that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been able to enjoy. He is glad Bishop likes John Avery McIlhenny and is interested in Bishop’s inside information about the political situation. Roosevelt comments on the recent elections, which were unfavorable for the Republican Party overall. His nephew, Theodore Douglas Robinson, won despite fraud by the J. S. Sherman machine.
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1911-11-11
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed hearing from Philip Battell Stewart. He asks if Stewart and his wife, Frances Cowles Stewart, will be in New York before heading west. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is doing better but still not able to see guests. Roosevelt concedes he is too old to climb mountains but wants to hear Stewart’s experience.
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1911-11-04
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with James Rudolph Garfield concerning the United States Steel Corporation. He finds President William H. Taft’s behavior in the matter unbecoming since he reviewed the issue several times as part of Roosevelt’s cabinet and had no concerns. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is slowly recovering.
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1911-10-31
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Ferdinand R. V. Fuller for inquiring about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s health and happily reports she is doing well.
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1911-10-26
Theodore Roosevelt sends his sympathies to Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is also recovering after a recent accident and wants to know if Cooley and her son, James C. Cooley, can visit. He sends his regards to Cooley’s husband, Alford Warriner Cooley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-27
Theodore Roosevelt is surprised by Ambassador James Bryce’s questions to William S. Cowles about fortifying the Panama Canal, which he compares to the Strait of Gibraltar. It is not a current enemy they are fortifying against but a future one, such as Germany or Japan. Roosevelt argues that fleets are not a substitute for fortifications. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is “very much shattered” but is “slowly improving.”
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1911-10-27
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Roscoe C. Mitchell for remembering his birthday. While Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is “still very much shattered,” she is recovering.
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1911-10-27
Theodore Roosevelt celebrates Archibald B. Roosevelt’s educational accomplishments after he passes two more subjects, French and History. Roosevelt thinks it would be a joke on Groton School if Archie Roosevelt is able to get into Harvard University two years early because of his studies at the Evans School, where he had to go because of his poor health. He credits Evans for the good work he has done for Archie Roosevelt.
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1911-10-02
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would like to visit Endicott “Cotty” Peabody on Thanksgiving. He informs Peabody about health issues experienced by Quentin Roosevelt and mentions he should be visiting a specialist in Boston.
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1911-09-19
Theodore Roosevelt expresses to Endicott Peabody his regret that Archie Roosevelt won’t return to Groton, but is glad he had three good years there. He shares that Archie’s health has improved and plans to visit Groton in the fall to speak to the boys.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes for “bothering” Leslie J. Tarlton, but he is concerned by his most recent letter. He assumes Tarlton is better now and is glad to hear about V. M. Newland. Roosevelt grew attached to Tarlton, Newland, and their wives while in Africa and wants them to be healthy and happy. The news about Carl Ethan Akeley is also concerning, and Roosevelt wishes he would leave Uganda for his health. Working and hunting in Africa is dangerous, as evidenced by the death of George Grey and many other friends.
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1911-03-25
Theodore Roosevelt long relied on Nevada N. Stranahan and notes his “faithful, efficient, and disinterested service.” Roosevelt permits Stranahan to use and share the letter as desired. He is sorry to hear of Elsie Merriman Stranahan’s poor health.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-07
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Alice M. Murray that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt cannot make requests for transfers or promotions in civil service positions. He asks if it would do any good for Theodore Roosevelt to write and ask that the Bureau of Printing and Engraving will provide seats for women employees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-10
Theodore Roosevelt hopes Presley Marion Rixey’s health is improved and sends him a copy of African Game Trails.
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1910-12-23
President Roosevelt discusses the naturalists and taxidermists, including Edgar Alexander Mearns, who will accompany him on his African safari. He assures Edward North Buxton that he will make it clear that neither the white safari guide, nor the other white naturalists on the trip will do any hunting. He and Kermit will be the only two guns. He hopes that if they can get some samples close to the railway lines, the naturalists can take the trophies to Nairobi and preserve them there, while Roosevelt and Kermit take a longer trip, similar to J. H. Patterson’s, by themselves. Roosevelt is concerned that he will not be in good enough physical condition to have a successful trip.
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1908-10-23
Theodore Roosevelt is concerned about Dr. White’s health. Roosevelt feels downcast about the direction the nation has taken under President Woodrow Wilson. If White’s health does not improve, Roosevelt will have to visit the Whites himself. However, he hopes that is not the case.
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1915-10-29
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with Archibald B. Roosevelt’s letter and believes the camp is doing “just exactly what it ought to do.” Roosevelt says that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are leaving on a trip today and he believes it will be good for her health. He asks Archibald to fill in and send the application for enrollment in the American Legion at his earliest convenience.
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1915-07-10
Theodore Roosevelt reports that Mrs. Edith Roosevelt is “entirely restored to health” and remembers the courtesy Joaquín Fernández Montúfar and the Costa Rican government showed her when she visited. Roosevelt offers his assistance if he can be of any help in Costa Rica’s prosperity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-06-16