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At the request of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary advises Thomas Barry that the first international polo match will be on May 31, 1911, and that Thomas Hitchcock expects him for lunch.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Henry Barry confirming his attendance at a luncheon with Thomas Hitchcock and a polo game thereafter. Roosevelt requests Barry attend as well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-23
Theodore Roosevelt asks August Belmont to supply him with the address of Captain Barrett so that Roosevelt can invite Barrett to his house for lunch or to spend a night. Roosevelt asks Belmont if he thinks the English polo players might like to come to Roosevelt’s house for lunch. Roosevelt would “be delighted” to host them, but he does not know their address.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-05
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a letter Mrs. Louise Eustis Hitchcock wrote to Edith Roosevelt. He worries about her health and hopes she will go to Colorado Springs to recuperate. He plans to stop by for a visit once he is cleared by the doctor as a result of an accident. Roosevelt plans to respond to her after he finds out more about the National Security League from Leonard Wood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-05-29
President Roosevelt introduces Thomas Hitchcock to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson. Roosevelt praises Hitchcock, noting that he has done great work for the Agricultural Commission of South Carolina by loaning his estate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-17
President Roosevelt thanks David Gray for the letter, as well as the letter Gray wrote to Kermit Roosevelt and the interest he takes in him. Roosevelt is glad that Gray approves of his action in not seeking another term in the presidency. He believes people would have thought worse of him if he had gone back on his promise not to run.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-16
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-24
Feather, James V. (James Victor), 1882-1950
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English
Thomas Henry Barry has received the letter from May 23, and is pleased that Theodore Roosevelt is continuing his “good offices.” Barry looks forward to lunch with Thomas Hitchcock on Monday and to seeing Roosevelt at the First International Polo game.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-24
Thomas Henry Barry inquires after the exact date of the First International Polo Match, due to scheduling confusion with Thomas Hitchcock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-25
Louise Eustis Hitchcock hopes that Theodore Roosevelt will have time to read articles from her relative, “Tante,” who is first in a line of three in her family. She hopes Edith is doing better and wishes the Roosevelts were in South Carolina.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-09
Commissioner Roosevelt enjoyed visiting Thomas Hitchcock in Aiken, South Carolina. There was a great deal of exercise with shooting, fox hunting, and polo. However, the “mental companionship” was lacking. Cecil Spring Rice has returned but is “very blue.” Roosevelt hopes Spring Rice will join them when Robert Harry Munro Ferguson visits Sagamore Hill. He inquires about Ferguson’s travel plans.
1894-03-28
Commissioner Roosevelt fears that Robert Harry Munro Ferguson did not receive his last letter. He has been working on his Winning of the West while fighting colds, grippe, and bronchitis. Roosevelt discusses future travel plans and plans for Ferguson’s visit to Sagamore Hill. He closes with a humorous statement about Ethel Roosevelt’s burgeoning moral development.
1894-03-12
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt spent four days in Washington, D.C., with Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Representative Nicholas Longworth. Roosevelt was very busy meeting with politicians, journalists, and military officers. It was difficult for Edith as many of her old friends had grown old or died. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock visited and are very proud of their son, Tommy. Hitchcock had written his parents that he has been practicing shooting all the time, and Roosevelt asks if Quentin has been able to practice. Quentin’s recent letters have been interesting, and Roosevelt encourages Quentin to write regularly to his mother and to Flora Whitney.
1918-01-27