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Frederick B. Fetherstonhaugh asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak to the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto, possibly on the subject of world problems and solutions through the eyes of John Bull and Uncle Sam. The club is affiliated with the Royal Colonial Institute and has many prestigious members.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-16
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary acknowledges receipt of Charles Henry Nickerson’s letter. As Nickerson is in Toronto, Roosevelt will be unable to provide the requested assistance. However, Harper directs Nickerson to the British Welfare Mission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-30
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Mrs. W. H. Penkivil that Roosevelt has never visited Toronto.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-22
Theodore Roosevelt will not be attending the Canadian National Exhibition, so he cannot accept the invitation of the Harvard Club of Toronto.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-08-20
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a letter from American Consul to Toronto, Canada, Julius D. Dreher, congratulating him on his promotion and expressing interest in Dreher’s reaction to William H. Taft’s address. Roosevelt expresses his regret that when tested Taft’s words are not living up to Taft’s conduct.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-22
Ethel Marten requests a short reply to her letter. She asks if Theodore Roosevelt has visited Toronto, Ontario, and how to pronounce his name.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-25
Henry E. Huck is going ahead with his plan to send his proclamation to each international consul. He asks Theodore Roosevelt to write if he thinks there is a chance of damaging relations between the United States and England. Huck’s sister will not take him to England, suggesting he go to a sanatorium in the United States. He thanks Roosevelt for sending the flag with a crucifix. He plans to publish the march he wrote and asks for feedback on the title page design.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-07
Henry E. Huck recently shared his Proclamation with the Spanish Consul, who assured England would reward him financially if his plan was successful. He sends Theodore Roosevelt a new Proclamation and outlines two ways of implementing it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-03
Mildred Perkins hopes Theodore Roosevelt might be able to help “settle a difference of opinion between friends,” and asks if he ever visited Toronto. Perkins additionally compliments Roosevelt’s articles published in the Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-14
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis discusses the recent replacement of Revered Gunsaulus, who was serving as the American consul in Toronto.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-28
James Bryce tells William Loeb that he is looking forward to visiting President Roosevelt. He is concerned about the suggested date, September 30, because he and Elizabeth Marion Ashton Bryce are expected in Toronto on October 3, and they are unsure whether there will be trains running on Sunday, October 2, to allow them to travel between Washington, D.C., and Toronto. He asks Loeb whether he knows about the train schedules.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-17
Henry E. Huck attests to the wrongs he believe were done him in 1910. Huck believes he was treated poorly in the absence of Alfred T. Hobbs, one of his usual doctors, and when he attempted to get in contact with John W. Langmuir to argue his case, he was rudely detained in the sanitarium. Huck claims to have been lied to and denied the usual privileges he was promised.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-24
Sheet music for “Sussex By the Sea,” a military march originally published in 1907. The song was re-purposed to commemorate a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in November 1917, in support of Canada’s Victory Loan program. The cover includes the text, “Sung with tremendous success by Frank Oldfield at the Roosevelt Victory Loan Meeting at Toronto Armories before an enthusiastic audience of 20,000 people,” and a quote by Shakespeare, “A merry heart goes all the day Your sad tires in a mile-a.” The second page contains the full lyrics.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1917
Theodore Roosevelt commends Canada and other nations in the British Empire for their actions and bravery during World War I. He says that nations must work together to secure peace and proposes a court to settle disputes between Canada and the United States, composed of judges from Canada and United States Supreme Court justices. He calls for universal military service to help guarantee better preparedness in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-11-26
On behalf of the Industrial Exhibition Association of Toronto, H. J. Hill and Andrew Smith send a complimentary season ticket to the Toronto Industrial Exposition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08
Complimentary season ticket admitting Vice President Roosevelt “and lady” to the 1901 Toronto Industrial Exposition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed Quentin Roosevelt’s letter describing his experience unloading the touring cars and taking them through the countryside to Paris, France. It sounded like a great experience and Roosevelt is proud of his son. He was also interested to hear that Quentin might be taking charge of the company. Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt Derby, and Flora Whitney have just returned from a trip to Toronto, Canada. He had been reluctant to speak in Canada before the United States entered the war but he thought he could be helpful now as there is “an ugly fight over the draft” in Canada.
1917-11-28
The Anglo Saxon Union offers President Roosevelt an honorary membership.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-05
A Toronto, Ontario, based opinion column on current events, including the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, free trade, a government without political parties, European immigration, American influence in the Northwest Territories, novel writing, and lynching in the American South.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-31
Frederick Courteney Selous recounts the results of several of his recent hunting trips to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. Selous regrets that he will have to put off meeting Roosevelt in person slightly longer, as he has now been invited to attend the meeting of the British Association in Toronto, Canada, and will travel to the Rocky Mountains directly from there. He then plans to travel to the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming and hunt elk. Selous anticipates that he will be able to meet Roosevelt after his hunt, and looks forward to it. He thanks Roosevelt for the assistance he has already given in planning the trip, and requests that he send him a map.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-04