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Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to comment on Kermit’s salary and tell him Ethel Roosevelt and Richard Derby will be married in four weeks. He gives updates on family members and says he plans to take Archie and Quentin Roosevelt on a trip to Arizona.
1913-03-07
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to report on Ethel’s nose operation and some lovely rides he has had with Edith. He ends by saying there has been trouble in New York financial circles that has effected other parts of the country, and he is being blamed.
1907-10-27
President Roosevelt asks his son Theodore Roosevelt to wire the exact problem with his nose and whether he has had an operation. He would like to know who Ted’s doctor is and what he says.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-21
Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear that Richard Derby will be having the operation on his nose. He hopes Aunt Emily Tyler Carow’s trouble is not serious and is pleased that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will be visiting Ethel Roosevelt Derby. He would like Edith and Ethel to take a short trip to Russia after Richard’s operation. Roosevelt will be a “conscientious, even if not wholly efficient, vice-mother” to Archie and Quentin Roosevelt in Edith’s absence.
1913-06-10