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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt writes that Edith Roosevelt is much better after suffering from erysipelas for the last several months. Alec Lambert gave Edith four injections that seem to have reduced the duration of the disease. Roosevelt wishes he could see his sister and William Sheffield Cowles so he could discuss his political situation with them. He thinks being nominated at all would be a misfortune, but “to be nominated by a bare majority of the popular vote would be a calamity.” While there may be some anti-Taft sentiment, he believes Taft will be renominated without much opposition, and he may win the election if Democrats split into factions. Roosevelt mentions concern over whether William Sheffield Cowles, Jr. returned to school a bit more content.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-01-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Sullivan Clarkson

President Roosevelt advises Republican delegate James Sullivan Clarkson to take caution in his dealings with the United States Civil Service Committee, but to feel free to call on Roosevelt or his allies if need be.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-05-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles after her recent visit. He believes Franklin Delano Roosevelt should go into politics and should not be concerned with whether Theodore Roosevelt delivers any speeches in his county. Roosevelt plans to visit his sister and her husband in the spring and wants to go where he can hear the bob-o-links sing, because there are no such birds in his neighborhood. His work and correspondence is more than he can handle; Roosevelt makes the point that he is still faces the same demands as he did when he was President, but without any method of protecting himself.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1910-08-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Anna Roosevelt Cowles for the birthday wishes. He is upset by a law that prevents William Sheffield Cowles from running for governor of Connecticut.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1910-10-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt has just returned from a holiday visit with Anna Roosevelt Cowles, William Sheffield Cowles, and William Sheffield Cowles Jr. He writes to Anna to tell her how much he enjoyed his time with them and their guests, and he wishes that they could be together at Christmas. Roosevelt is still frustrated with a law that prohibits William from running for legislative office.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1910-12-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William S. Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt is concerned about Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s rheumatism. He is pleased that she has made the decision to come home, believing that she is more comfortable in her own house. Roosevelt is glad that George Payne McLean defeated Morgan G. Bulkeley in the Connecticut race for United States Senate, but he wishes that either man were more like Joseph W. Alsop. Roosevelt is happy that his Christmas gifts, zebra-skin rugs, have been received well. He also gave one to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and one to Nannie Lodge, and says they are better than any trophies he brought back from his safari.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-01-24

Letter from Frank B. Noyes to Theodore Roosevelt

Frank B. Noyes assures President Roosevelt that the Illinois delegates will support him at the Republican National Convention and that Charles Samuel Deneen is doing well in the gubernatorial election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-04

Letter from William Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

William Williams denies any wrongdoing in his work with the United States Immigration Service and puts the blame on politicians and steamship companies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-24

Letter from Francis Lee Higginson to Theodore Roosevelt

Francis Lee Higginson sends President Roosevelt a salmon, thinking he may have an appetite for fish after “eating up a few politicians.” Higginson encourages Roosevelt to share some with his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and with his daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt, who “invades” Higginson’s home in the early mornings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-07