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Theodore Roosevelt played a small role in getting Mr. Homer’s son a railroad position and last he heard the boy was doing well. He cannot contribute to a movement to get a “stone” for Homer as he receives too many similar requests and cannot choose one over another. Roosevelt wishes he had met Mrs. A. W. Nicholson’s son.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-27
In this vignette cartoon Uncle Sam sits in a chair, enjoying a good cigar and the latest issue of Puck magazine. The surrounding vignettes feature Puck characters who are thankful that, despite setbacks, they each have something this year to be thankful for, such as the very “British” game of golf, though polo and tennis are out of fashion; as police corruption surfaces, lower ranking officers are promoted; the mother-in-law has chosen elsewhere to observe the holiday; a meal is had for the asking; the Japanese may be winning the war, but they are not pushing the Chinese out of the laundry business; and football injuries are not severe enough to prevent playing in the big game.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-11-28
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about his recent four day trip with a friend to Aiken, South Carolina. While there, he engaged in fox hunting and polo playing.
1894-03-19
Henry White informs President Roosevelt of the Prime Minister’s positive impression of new Ambassador to the United States H. Mortimer Durand. White mentions interactions with Joseph Hodges Choate and Lord Lansdowne, who spoke of Durand’s appointment as Ambassador following former British Ambassador Michael Henry Herbert’s recent death. White congratulates Roosevelt on the Hay-Herrán Treaty, actions regarding the Alaska Boundary dispute, and for his written appeal for the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Centennial declaration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-17
Walter Gordon-Cumming is serving with the British in southern Africa and is currently “looking after horses in French’s Rest Camps.” He is also hunting and playing polo often. He has received no clippings for the last three months. He plans to move to Piketberg, where there is more game.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-13