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Theodore Roosevelt writes that he is recovering and appreciated the letter and telegram from his sister. He mentions that he saw Frances Theodora Parsons, James Russell Parsons, and Kermit Roosevelt for lunch, but wished she could have joined them. Roosevelt writes of ending his active connections with politics and criticizes President Wilson’s handling of Mexico.
1916-06-23
Theodore Roosevelt informs Frances Theodora Parsons of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s recent fall. Roosevelt details Mrs. Roosevelt’s injuries and assures that doctors say she’s out of danger.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-06
Theodore Roosevelt would like Frances Theodora Parsons to pass on what he has enclosed to her son, James Russell Parsons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-11-20
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Frances Theodora Parsons for lunch and makes plans for her to visit. He asks if she would like him to write a letter for her son, James “Russell” Parsons, about his father James “Jim” Russell Parsons. The former was only eight years old when the latter, a friend of Roosevelt’s, died.
1915-11-12