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List of 17 birds, identified by Latin names, and some of Theodore Roosevelt’s encounters with them.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1879-03
Henry S. Washburn thanks President Roosevelt for the rifle Roosevelt gave him as a present. Washburn was the son of the pastor at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, New York.
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1904-07-09
Walter S. Hinckman will arrive in Oyster Bay, New York on Monday night.
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1902-07-12
Theodore Roosevelt shares a consideration with George M. Fletcher he wants all his fellow townsmen of Oyster Bay, NY to know regarding the proposal of a public recreational park on the shores of Oyster Bay. Roosevelt supports the idea and feels it is the only practical way to ensure the residents will continue to have access to the shore, now and in the future. Roosevelt feels the wealthy members of the community, who have private shore front, will pay for the public park through taxes because it is for the good of the community.
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1911-10-24
Theodore Roosevelt tells Henry L. Stimson he has not been away from Oyster Bay on a single Sunday since the summer, but the Sunday Stimson wants to visit, he will be in New York at the Labor Temple. Roosevelt asks Stimson if he and his wife, Mabel Wellington White Stimson might dine with them in the evening instead. Roosevelt also repeats that he liked Stimson’s report and will ask The Outlook to emphasize the points Stimson made. In a post script, Roosevelt quotes Abraham Lincoln who says no man can be justly asked if he will cross the bridge until he has reached it, but Roosevelt does not believe he will ever reach the bridge in question.
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1911-12-12
S. Edward Young asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at their Bible School, which includes the children of parents Roosevelt once taught in Sunday School. If Roosevelt is not available Sunday morning, he might speak to the Men’s Club or their “Watch Night” meeting on New Years Eve. Young thanks Roosevelt again for speaking at the Clerical Conference last May.
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1911-12-13
Abbot Handerson Thayer thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the invitation to come to Oyster Bay. Thayer asks Roosevelt to consent to Thayer using a photograph in an article being published in National Geographic by signing the enclosed permission and mailing it to Charles Scribner’s Sons.
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1911-11-29
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt confirms with Charles Stelzle the plans for Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to the Labor Temple.
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1911-12-15
Henry Blacklock invites Theodore Roosevelt to a banquet held by the Men’s Club at Grace Church to be the guest of honor and give a speech after dinner. Blacklock reminds Roosevelt they have meet a few times.
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1911-12-17
Charles W. McMurran sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his article Boosting Things and states that he believes if only politicians would let up, prosperity would be more abundant. McMurran prays Roosevelt will have good health and many years more to enjoy the fruits of his labor while mankind benefits from his actions. McMurran adds he will support Roosevelt for President and would like to come to Oyster Bay for a conversation.
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1911-12-15
Frank B. Kellogg thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the invitation to Oyster Bay and hopes to call on Roosevelt soon to discuss the current political climate. His wife, Clara May Cook Kellogg, heard of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident and Kellogg hopes Edith Roosevelt has now fully recovered.
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1911-12-12
S. Edward Young asks Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary if he and his young son might call upon Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill for a few minutes.
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1911-11-23
After having lunch with Theodore Roosevelt, Frank Knox gives an official statement that Roosevelt is not and will not run for the nomination to become a candidate for president. Many Republicans hope Taft will turn down the nomination so Roosevelt might step up and save Republicans by becoming the Republican presidential candidate.
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1911-12-14
Theodore Roosevelt informs H. D. Minot that he should be able to meet him in the White Mountains for a weekend. He writes that he spent most of his summer in Oyster Bay, but visited Maine for a month. Roosevelt has started work again and is going to try to keep his grades up.
1879-09-30
Theodore Roosevelt invites Hermann Hagedorn and his wife to lunch.
1916-11-04
A receipt for Theodore Roosevelt’s 1917 Oyster Bay American Red Cross subscription for $1,000, written on wrapping paper and annotated by Guernsey Curran.
1917-12
This newspaper clipping advertises the auction of items in the estate of the late Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. This advertisement lists some of the items to be sold, “Art Furnishings, Oriental Porcelains & Art, Books, Rugs, Decorations, Etc. 1955 Chevrolet Station Wagon.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1960-10
This catalog lists items to be auctioned off from “Old Orchard,” the estate of the late Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. The catalog’s cover announces “Art Furnishings, Oriental Porcelains, & Art, Books, Rugs, Decorations, Etc.” This auction is under the management of O’Reilly’s Plaza Art Galleries in Oyster Bay, New York, and the items are being sold by the order of Theodore Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1960-10-11
Theodore Roosevelt invites Theresa Buxton and her friend to lunch on October 25th at his home in Oyster Bay. Roosevelt is unsure if Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will be able to make it downstairs, but he would be glad to have them in his house.
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1911-10-20
President Roosevelt appreciates Henry Sharp’s offer, but he has not been able to shoot much, especially with a shotgun. Roosevelt thinks he will mostly use a rifle in Africa.
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1908-09-19