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George Harrison Shull explains to Theodore Roosevelt that due to the lateness of W. Johannsen’s arrival, they have decided to postpone his visit to Cold Spring Harbor to another time. Shull will let Roosevelt know when a new date is picked.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-09
George Harrison Shull will let Theodore Roosevelt know as soon as possible when he and W. Johannsen can accept the invitation to visit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-02
William Emlen Roosevelt informs President Roosevelt, his cousin, that he has received a favorable judgment in a case involving his right to a dock that was in conflict with Oyster Bay’s construction of a highway. He plans to join many other people in applying for a grant of land extending from the shoreline from the state and asks the President if he would like him to arrange the same for him. William Roosevelt mentions his family’s summer travel plans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-17
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs James F. White that he does not know to whom to refer him with regard to finding a place for his boys to camp this summer. Reverend Charles E. Cragg of St. John’s Church in Huntington is taking a company of forty Boy Scouts camping on the property of Commander William Swan at Cold Spring Harbor and he recommends contacting Cragg for information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-11
Emily Tyler Carow was glad to see that the Republican National Convention followed President Roosevelt’s wishes and nominated William H. Taft as the Republican candidate for president. She has recently received a letter from Emily Rosalie Snowden Marshall Tuck, who is hopeful that her husband, Judge Somerville P. Tuck, could be promoted to a position on the International Court of Appeals in Egypt, which has recently been left open by the death of Judge George Sherman Batcheller. Carow has a high respect for the whole Tuck family, and feels that Judge Tuck has done his job well. She hopes that Roosevelt will feel similarly and endorse Tuck.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-12
George Harrison Shull tells Theodore Roosevelt that himself, W. Johannsen, Charles Benedict Davenport, and Harry Hamilton Laughlin will soon all be in Cold Spring Harbor soon and would like to arrange a visit with Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-16
Willard N. Baylis sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of opinions regarding the title of Cold Spring Bay, which is the property of New York and has no public highway along the shore.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-10
Obituary of Archibald B. Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, written by his cousin P. James Roosevelt. He discusses Archibald’s childhood antics in the White House with his brother Quentin and his education at various schools. He details his service in both world wars and how he earned his military decorations, and he examines Archibald’s career in finance in New York and Florida and discusses his charitable and volunteer work, especially in conservation, most notably with the Boone & Crockett Club. The obituary includes a poem written by Archibald, “Canada Geese.”
Four photographs of Archibald Roosevelt accompany the obituary: one shows him as a young man; another shows him and his brother Quentin training for service in World War I; another shows him and his wife Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt on horseback; and the last one shows him holding one of his father’s hunting rifles.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and of the members of its executive, finance and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is on the second page of the obituary.