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President Roosevelt explains to Endicott Peabody that although he does not want to question the Groton School’s policies, he is upset that Peabody has chosen to forbid Archie Roosevelt from traveling to New York for dental care. Roosevelt has now had to ask Dr. Oscar Carrabine to travel to Groton to treat Archie’s serious dental issues.
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1908-09-19
President Roosevelt informs Dr. Oscar Carrabine, the family dentist, that Endicott Peabody will not allow Archie Roosevelt to travel for his dental work. Carrabine will have to travel to the Groton School, and Roosevelt gives potential route advice.
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1908-09-19
President Roosevelt writes to Archie Roosevelt that the New York plan is set with Dr. Oscar Carrabine. He tells Archie that winter in Washington, D.C., will be strange with no children around, but that it is good to have Ted Roosevelt there. During tennis a ball hit Roosevelt’s eye, making him stagger, but he continued the game. In a postscript Roosevelt says the dentist will instead come to Groton.
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1908-09-17
Endicott Peabody invites Roosevelt to visit Groton for Thanksgiving. Peabody and his wife, Fannie, are planning to go to Boston with their children for Thanksgiving evening to spend time with older generations of the family. However, Peabody is confident that Roosevelt and his wife, Edith, will stay for a few days, and there will be time for Roosevelt to speak to the boys at Groton School. Roosevelt is welcome to join the boys on walks or lead class lectures. Peabody informs Roosevelt that Dr. Cowles will check on his son, Quentin, tomorrow. If necessary, Peabody can take Quentin to Boston for further medical treatment. Peabody also notes how much he has enjoyed having Roosevelt’s other son, Archie, at Groton.
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1911-09-22
Reverend Peabody writes to President Roosevelt giving Kermit permission to miss school to attend his father’s Presidential inauguration.
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1905-01-21
Theodore Roosevelt agrees to stay with Endicott Peabody when they visit the Groton School for Thanksgiving break. Roosevelt inquires if Ethel Roosevelt would be able to stay as well. They plan to go to Boston on Thursday afternoon, where Quentin can meet them, and then go to Groton the next morning. Roosevelt hopes to only speak to the Groton students once. While in the area, he also plans to visit William Greenough Thayer at St. Mark’s School.
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1911-09-29
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.
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1911-09-11
Theodore Roosevelt informs Frank B. Rowell that his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, will be permanently giving up his place at the Groton School.
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1911-08-29
President Roosevelt tells his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, that his sons, Kermit and Archie Roosevelt, were overjoyed to see her at Groton, and that he is happy that she could visit. He is pleased that she and her son, William Sheffield Cowles, will be accompanying her husband, William Sheffield Cowles, to Québec. Roosevelt also comments on the goings-on at the Republican National Convention.
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1908-06-17
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has recently returned from a trip to Groton School, and remarked to President Roosevelt about how well liked and respected Leonard R. Wood is throughout the school. Roosevelt would like to hear such news about his own children, so he wanted to write to General Leonard Wood to tell him.
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1908-02-27
Although his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, will not be able to see Bishop William Lawrence on her way to Groton, President Roosevelt would like to come by Lawrence’s home if he will allow it. Roosevelt asks if Lawrence remembers his critique of Harvard University President Charles William Eliot, who has recently endorsed Representative Samuel W. McCall. McCall, like Richard Olney, is attempting to embarrass the administration without regard to the welfare of the nation, Roosevelt says.
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1907-02-06
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1897-06-07
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Douglas Robinson for the information he needed to arrange travel in Massachusetts. Roosevelt informs Robinson which trains he plans take to travel from Boston to Concord to Groton.
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1897-05-18
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Endicott Peabody of his travel plans to visit Groton. Roosevelt asks Endicott if there is a late evening train he can take to Boston following his talk, as he may have work to do at the Boston Navy Yard the following morning. Roosevelt comments on his interest in the Navy and reason for leaving the New York Police Department.
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1897-05-18
Endicott Peabody expresses to Theodore Roosevelt his regret that Archie won’t return to Groton, praises his character, and supports the focus on his health. He invites the Roosevelts to visit in the fall and encourages Roosevelt to speak to the students about hunting and American life.
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1911-09-08
Endicott Peabody updates President Roosevelt on the management of dental care for Archibald B. Roosevelt, and says he will not press Dr. Oscar Carrabine to turn over the case to Dr. Irving J. Wetherbee. Peabody has sent back the letters from Lord Curzon of Kedleston, which he enjoyed, and he knows Roosevelt will be warmly welcomed when receiving his Doctorate of Civil Law at Oxford.
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1908-09-28
Dr. Oscar Carrabine will gladly visit Archie Roosevelt at the Groton School, and details his travel schedule. He assures President Roosevelt that Archie will receive top quality dental care.
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1908-09-23
Endicott Peabody is sorry about the ongoing dental situation, and explains to President Roosevelt that if he wasn’t worried about the risk of setting a precedent, he would let Archie Roosevelt go to New York for weekly treatment with Dr. Carrabine. Since Archie is in so much pain, Peabody asks again if it wouldn’t make more sense to work with the local dentist, Dr. Wetherbee. If this is not possible, Peabody asks if Carrabine could speak with Wetherbee personally, and at least explain the treatment plan.
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1908-09-21
Endicott Peabody is convinced that Dr. Irving J. Wetherbee in Groton should be the dentist to work on Archie Roosevelt’s teeth, as he practices locally and would save Archie the trouble of traveling for care.
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1908-09-16
Kermit Roosevelt discusses the recent weather and its effect on the rowing season. William Amory Gardner has asked whether President Roosevelt would like a copy of Gardner’s new book; and an instructor, Albert L. Cross, has requested a signed photograph of the President. Roosevelt comments on the new baby of a family friend, Robert Harry Munro Ferguson, and remarks that Ferguson’s daughter, Martha, is just like Ethel Roosevelt Derby at her age.
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1908-04-14