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Endicott Peabody informs President Roosevelt that the Brotherhood of St. Andrew’s international convention will be held in a few months and that he is hoped for as a speaker.
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1907-04-13
President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to discuss his views on the work of Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. He also talks about a poem by Philip Roosevelt and a visit from cousin Emlen Roosevelt, Christine, Frank Lowell, and his wife. Roosevelt closes by saying he had dinner with Ambassador Jusserand and Justice Moody.
1908-02-23
Theodore Roosevelt was shocked by Judge Francis C. Lowell’s death. However, he pleads with Frank Basil Tracy not to request a written tribute from him. He receives continual requests to write articles and make speeches, which he cannot physically do, nor would it be wise to try. Roosevelt comments on Lowell’s public service and career and permits Tracy to quote him.
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1911-03-07
Theodore Roosevelt accepts Amory A. Lawrence’s invitation for dinner and thanks him for the invitation to stay, but he has already arranged to stay with Francis Cabot Lowell.
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1910-12-20
President Roosevelt is eager to plan his visit to Cambridge, Massachusetts with William Sturgis Bigelow, including breakfasts with friends and statesmen, and a lunch with his son Theodore Roosevelt Jr. at the Sphinx in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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1907-02-02
President Roosevelt is glad that all danger surrounding Charlotte Howe Johnson Guild’s illness is now over and will let Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt know. He has arranged for Sturgis Bigelow to host Frank Lowell and Governor Guild for breakfast in Boston, and Roosevelt will lunch with his son and friends in Cambridge. As Roosevelt’s visit to Province town is a regular state visit, Guild can advise Roosevelt of his duties while there.
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1907-01-30
President Roosevelt asks William Sturgis Bigelow to invite Curtis Guild and Frank Lowell to breakfast when he is visiting, and feels there will be trouble if Guild does not attend.
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1907-01-30
President Roosevelt informs Episcopal Bishop Lawrence that Secretary of War William H. Taft will be visiting Judge Francis C. Lowell on Tuedsay, and that as Roosevelt would like to speak to Taft about the Philippines with Lawrence in attendance, he has invited him to come out early to breakfast at Lawrence’s house. He hopes Lawrence will tell Lowell to bring Taft with him to breakfast.
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1905-06-24
President Roosevelt approves of Bishop Lawrence’s schedule for his time at Harvard University but mentions that Lawrence left out dinner at the Somerset Club on Wednesday evening. Roosevelt would rather just spend time with Lawrence Tuesday morning and was wondering if Lawrence would consider inviting Dr. Samuel McChord Crothers, Francis C. Lowell, and Robert Grant to breakfast with the two of them.
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1905-06-07
President Roosevelt was glad to receive Peter C. Brooks’s letter. He hears well of the candidate Hill and reports Francis C. Lowell has not advanced yet.
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1905-01-19
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Levi Elmer Wood for the invitation and wishes he could accept, but he is too busy.
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1897-04-23
William Lawrence is sure Theodore Roosevelt will miss Francis C. Lowe as friend and host. He and his wife, Julia Cunningham Lawrence, invite Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to stay with them anytime they are in Boston, Massachusetts. Lawrence hopes Roosevelt can attend a meeting.
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1911-03-20
Frank Basil Tracy of the Boston Evening Transcript asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would write a tribute to the recently deceased Judge Francis C. Lowell.
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1911-03-06
Harvard University President A. Lawrence Lowell announces the death of Harvard College Fellow Francis C. Lowell, and gives the date and time of his funeral services.
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1911-03-06
President Roosevelt issues a memorandum on his personal relationships with several people, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, George H. Lyman, Francis C. Lowell, and Winthrop Murray Crane. Roosevelt seeks to add some additional context to a memorandum by Lodge, and comments on when he came to know these men, and how, if at all, his personal relationships shaped his actions in giving or not giving certain people positions in the administration.
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1908-02-10
President Roosevelt issues a memorandum on his personal relationships with several people, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, George H. Lyman, Francis C. Lowell, and Winthrop Murray Crane. Roosevelt comments on when he came to know these men, and how, if at all, his personal relationships shaped his actions in giving or not giving certain people positions in the administration.
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1908-02-10
Commissioner Roosevelt is unsure when he can leave due to work commitments and a scheduled meeting with President Harrison regarding the extension of the classified service. He cannot accept Rachel Sherman Thorndike’s invitation as he must have lunch with Representative Henry Cabot Lodge and dinner with Francis C. Lowell. However, he will make sure to see Thorndike. Roosevelt would love to see Ted Roosevelt and wishes that Archie were better.
1894
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he will be unable to dine with Robert Grant due to previous engagements with Francis A. Lowell and A. Lawrence Lowell, but inquires if he may call upon him on his next visit to Boston.
1910-12-06