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Secretary of War Taft would like to consult with General James Franklin Bell before making Arthur Paul Thayer the Assistant Professor of Languages at West Point.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-24
Theodore Roosevelt and his friends set off large numbers of fireworks over the Fourth of July and they all have some burns. Corinne Roosevelt had an asthma attack but has recovered. Roosevelt is now permitted to stay in the water as long as he likes but he was almost drowned the other day after being caught under water. He is studying English, French, German, and Latin. (Date on original letter appears to be July 7, though this transcription bears the date July 9, 1872.)
1872-07-09
Drawing upon papers by Professor Kuno Meyer and John Sampson, Albert T. Sinclair asserts that the secret language of Irish stonemasons, the “bearla lagair,” and the Shelta language spoken by Irish tinkers, share a common root in Old Irish.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-11
Theodore Roosevelt and his friends set off large numbers of fireworks over the Fourth of July and they all have some burns. Corinne Roosevelt had an asthma attack but has recovered. Roosevelt is now permitted to stay in the water as long as he likes but he was almost drowned the other day after being caught under water. He is studying English, French, German, and Latin.
1872-07-07
Theodore Roosevelt received boxing gloves from his father and has been sparring with his companions. He is getting along with his hosts, the Minkwitz family. However, they do not approve of Roosevelt’s scientific pursuits. His arsenic was confiscated and mice thrown out. Roosevelt responded by waving a mouse close to one of the ladies’ faces and provides an illustration of the scene. His German studies are going well and he can read and understand French.
1873-06-15
Theodore and Elliott Roosevelt are well but Corinne Roosevelt is often homesick. Roosevelt has been studying German and French. He even overhears some Minkwitz family conversations as they do not believe he can understand them. Roosevelt is concerned about the location of his boxing gloves and gun.
1873-05-29
Theodore Roosevelt suffered an asthma attack but has recovered and is in “perfect health and spirits.” He has recently taken a walk in the country, visited a beer garden, attended an open air concert, and shot air rifles. When not studying, Roosevelt has been spending his time translating natural history, wrestling, and cooking.
1873-06-08
Corinne Roosevelt has arrived to stay with them for the summer. Theodore Roosevelt accompanied the Minkwitz family to a castle and a service at the German Reformed Church. His language studies are going well and the children have started a club that meets once a week. The boxing gloves are a “great amusement” and Roosevelt relates his “best round yet.” Elliott Roosevelt is the best boxer but Theodore would win “rewards” for bloody noses.
1873-06-15
Theodore Roosevelt is undergoing a slight asthma attack but continues to study hard. He is enjoying his studies and believes he is making considerable progress. Roosevelt has also been boxing and adding to his various collections; 40 animals, 220 coins, and several German natural histories. The neighborhood children are amused by Roosevelt’s watch.
1873-06-29
Handwritten draft of chapter nine from A Book-Lover’s Holidays in the Open. The chapter was published as “Books for Holidays in the Open.”
1916
President Roosevelt agrees with F. N. Robinson that, although few students will study the Celtic languages, Celtic and Norse Literature should be part of their basic college education.
1907-01-29