New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Letter from Jonathan Bourne to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Bourne argues that delegates from Arizona at the Republican National Convention need to be on the side of the president and not “reactionaries.” Bourne believes in order to do this, Roosevelt needs to replace Joseph H. Kibbey, Governor of Arizona. He says his talk with Judge Steele reinforces that idea. Bourne requests a meeting at Oyster Bay towards the end of the month.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-02

Letter from Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

New York Representative Parsons confirms a scheduled appointment with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. Parsons will be uncomfortable with New York City Postmaster William R. Willcox in attendance, as he will be naming Willcox’s successor. This topic has been the subject of negative press coverage and pressure from businessmen to appoint Edward M. Morgan. Parsons returns several letters to William Loeb.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-02

Letter from J. J. Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador of France to the United States J. J. Jusserand describes his travels and accommodations to President Roosevelt and informs him of a letter he received from Georges Picot.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-25

Letter from Jonathan Bourne to William Loeb

Senator Bourne writes to William Loeb about a delivery of cherries. Bourne’s secretary, John C. Young, will send them from Portland, Oregon, by Wells Fargo Express in a custom icebox. Half of the cherries are to go to President Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and the other half to Loeb and his wife, Katharine. Bourne asks that Loeb return the icebox to Portland so that he can send more cherries in the future.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-15

Letter from Presley Marion Rixey to Theodore Roosevelt

Surgeon General Rixey writes President Roosevelt to express his concern over the health of Secretary of War William H. Taft. Rixey states that Taft does not look well and he worries Taft will have a “serious breakdown.” Rixey believes Taft’s sporadic dieting will lead to digestive issues and a weak heart.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-15

Letter from William W. Hart to Theodore Roosevelt

William W. Hart tells President Roosevelt that the remounting job is complete and the heads have been re-hung at Sagamore Hill. Hart has enclosed bills for the work and discusses some of the details of the taxidermy labor and mentions other work that could be done. Hart looks forward to receiving more “fresh specimens” from Roosevelt to showcase his art.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-05

Letter from William W. Hart to Maurice Latta

William W. Hart encloses a detailed report of work necessary to preserve President Roosevelt’s hunting trophies at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-03

Letter from William Henry Beehler to Theodore Roosevelt

Captain Beehler sends a letter to Theodore Roosevelt confirming the receipt of a telegram wired on September 18, 1906, concerning the destruction of American property near Cienfuegos.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-19

Letter from Heins & LaFarge to Theodore Roosevelt

Architectural firm Heins & LaFarge informs William Loeb that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has decided not to do anything about the chimney.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-11

Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Anna Roosevelt Cowles apologizes for taking so long to return a deed to her brother, President Roosevelt, but explains the difficulty she had in getting a notary. She is glad to be able to gift him something that will be of use. Cowles promises to write Roosevelt about possibly visiting at Oyster Bay later in the summer, after the upcoming Naval Review. Her vacation has been pleasant so far, but she comments that sometimes “it is difficult being your sister to stay in a hotel and not be made too conspicuous just on account of the relationship.” She heard good things about the honeymoon Roosevelt’s newly married daughter, Alice Longworth, and her husband Nicholas Longworth were able to take to England, and hopes they had a good time. Cowles also shares a humorous story where her son, William Sheffield Cowles, shared that he hoped President Roosevelt could find something to do in Farmington, Connecticut, after leaving the presidency so that they could see him often.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-19

Letter from William W. Hart to William Loeb

William W. Hart will be pleased to go to Sagamore on October 1, and he will report the exact condition of the bear skins.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-06

Letter from Heins & LaFarge to William Loeb

Heins & LaFarge ask William Loeb if it will be convenient for them to have Hamilton Bell & Co. send workmen to Sagamore Hill to go over the matters mentioned in Loeb’s letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-27

Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Anna Roosevelt Cowles is glad President Roosevelt is at Sagamore and done with all of the hand shaking. Her husband William S. Cowles was home for the Fourth of July but has returned to Washington, D.C. Cowles recommends to her brother the volume Heretics by G. K. Chesterton. The Chinese minister mentioned while visiting that he plans to give suffrage to land owners based on a conversation he had with Roosevelt. Cowles’s son William Sheffield Cowles Jr. has been homebound much of the summer to avoid catching the whooping cough which is being passed around children in town, although he is canoeing, playing tennis, and vegetable gardening. The Chinese minister and Cowles both agree that horses are preferable to automobiles, as she is “in deadly terror of running into some one.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-08

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

William Emlen Roosevelt discusses the purchase of property in the area of Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, New York. Roosevelt also discusses current events including legislation and the coal strike.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-03

Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

C. Grant La Farge will send the architectural drawings of the changes for Oyster Bay and wishes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would change her mind about the finish on the oak in the vestibule.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-13

Letter from Noah Seaman to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Noah Seaman updates Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on the landscaping and housekeeping events at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-04

Letter from Heins & LaFarge to William Loeb

Heins & LaFarge acknowledge receipt of William Loeb’s letter and enclosed check, which has been forwarded to the Commercial Construction Company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-25

Letter from Williams & Whitman, Inc., to Heins & LaFarge

R. F. Proctor writes to Heins & LaFarge regarding their hiring his company, Williams & Whitman, to install a water supply system at President Roosevelt’s home. Williams & Whitman has not yet received payment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-11

Letter from Heins & LaFarge to William Loeb

Architectural firm Heins & LaFarge writes to William Loeb to discuss payment due to Williams & Whitman, Inc., from President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-12

Letter from Joseph Hodges Choate to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Hodges Choate writes to President Roosevelt to accept his invitation to visit Sagamore Hill and to congratulate him on bringing about the peace between Japan and Russia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-11