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McIlhenny, Anita Stauffer, 1886-1969

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Eliza Avery McIlhenny

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Eliza Avery McIlhenny

President Roosevelt thanks Mary Eliza Avery McIlhenny for the hand-knit cravat, which pleased both him and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. He plans to wear it for his birthday. Roosevelt says that it is a pleasure to see John and Anita McIlhenny in Washington, and notes that John is very helpful to him in his work. He hopes to see Mary before he leaves office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-18

Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt

Alexander Lambert asks President Roosevelt if Lambert can help with the “annual little boy picnic.” Lambert will be unable to travel west because his father-in-law, Knight D. Cheney, is not doing well. Lambert and his family will take a small vacation to the woods, and he hopes to travel with Roosevelt down the Mississippi River, if Roosevelt still plans to go. Lambert notes that John Avery McIlhenny is visiting with his fiancee, Anita Stauffer, who is about to sail for Europe.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-10