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Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Theodore Roosevelt approves of Emily Tyler Carow’s actions after the outbreak of war in Europe and hopes that Italy will not be drawn into war. He understands Carow’s desire to stay in Italy and will not try to influence her as there appears to be no imminent danger. Roosevelt is distressed at the “awful cataclysm” in Europe and describes what is happening in Belgium as “enough to wring a man’s soul.” The Roosevelt family is doing well. Kermit and Belle Roosevelt have been staying at Sagamore Hill before traveling to South America and Roosevelt has been able to see his other children and grandchildren often. In a postscript, Roosevelt asks Carow to thank the consul general at Genoa, Italy for his courtesy and efficiency towards Americans in his province.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-09-01
President Roosevelt informs Elizabeth C. Vaughan Okie Roche that he has received the history of Genoa, and thanks her for sending it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-09
President Roosevelt tells Elizabeth C. Roche that he would be delighted to receive a history of Genoa. Regarding the letters Roosevelt sent to her late husband, James Jeffrey Roche, Roosevelt asks if she would be willing to send them to Roosevelt so that he could examine them and indicate if any of them should not be published.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-23
President Roosevelt is glad to hear that James Jeffrey Roche now likes Genoa and says that his dispatch was “not at all the type of ordinary communication” he gets from consuls.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-14
Gifford Pinchot will reach Genoa on the eleventh.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-04-02
James Jeffrey Roche shares his views on a range of topics with President Roosevelt, including Roosevelt’s handling of Bellamy Storer’s “indiscretion” in Rome, the public’s response to the Brownsville case, and Roche’s support for Roosevelt’s simplified spelling idea.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-28
James Jeffrey Roche asks William Loeb to give the enclosed to President Roosevelt. Roche is sailing to Genoa and wishes to say goodbye before departing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-25
James Jeffrey Roche thanks President Roosevelt for nominating him for a diplomatic appointment in Genoa. Roche requests a meeting before he leaves for the assignment so he may thank the president and introduce his wife to Roosevelt. Roche assures Roosevelt that he is not responsible for false stories, “yarns,” appearing in newspapers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-08
This article is the platform adopted by the Republican Party of Michigan ahead of the Republican National Convention. The topics mentioned include foreign trade, monetary and fiscal policies, the state electoral process, and Theodore Roosevelt’s candidacy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-25
The Ghent, Belgium, consulship went to an Ohio man and James W. Gleed would like Stuart Henry considered as consul in Genoa, Italy. Gleed read William Allen White’s article on President Roosevelt. Many people are supporting Cyrus Leland based on White’s theory. At the end of page 2, White seems to have forwarded the letter on to President Roosevelt, with a note to read carefully the underscored words. White will be happy to give Roosevelt the facts about the suit mentioned if he wishes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11
Pietro Cunoe, the editor of the Italian newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, and Samuel L. Crocker are also candidates for the consulship in Genoa, Italy. Secretary of State Hay expects forty or fifty other applicants that do not need to be mentioned.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-29
Charles Wilbur Knox, a nephew of Attorney General Philander C. Knox, has been waiting several years for a consul position. William McKinley had intended to give Knox a position as a compliment to the Attorney General. Knox declined several smaller consulships but is willing to accept Genoa, Italy. Hay describes Knox as “a perfectly respectable person.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-29
Secretary of State Hay confirms a December 4 luncheon with President Roosevelt. The consul position in Genoa, Italy, is vacant and needs to be filled.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-28