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Clarence H. Beard owns the property of the former Barhamville Seminary near Columbia, South Carolina, which hosted President Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, as a pupil. President Roosevelt will be traveling to Columbia and Beard offers to show Roosevelt the grounds.
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1902-02-03
James S. Groves has purchased a property in southern Georgia known as “Cedar Hill,” which was once owned by President Roosevelt’s ancestors. Groves describes the property and offers to provide Roosevelt with a tour when he travels to Charleston, South Carolina.
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1902-02-05
Ted Roosevelt’s symptoms are favorable but the doctor has advised that President Roosevelt should not travel to Charleston as the illness could take a sudden turn for the worse or better.
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1902-02-08
Howard Melville Hanna invites President Roosevelt to his plantation in Thomasville, Georgia for rest and sport. Roosevelt will be in the area attending the Charleston Exposition.
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1902-01-21
Charges for porters during President Roosevelt’s trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Quantico, Virginia.
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1902-01-04
Peter Moerdyke records several visits President Roosevelt made over a period of two years to the Trinity Reformed Church of Chicago, Illinois. This time period has been a “bright page” in the church’s history and Moerdyke prays for the success of the Roosevelt administration.
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1901-11-01
List of expenses for President Roosevelt’s trip to Connecticut. George B. Cortelyou notes that the account was paid on November 2, 1901.
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1901-11-02
According to Frank Vance, a well-known hunter in northern Minnesota, President Roosevelt agreed to join him on a moose hunt in the Bow String area of Minnesota next year. Vance had written a letter to Roosevelt inviting him to hunt moose and caribou.
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1901-10-26
The November issue of The Vermonter will focus on President Roosevelt and his recent visit to Vermont. Charles S. Forbes would like to include the text of one of Roosevelt’s Vermont speeches and asks which speech Roosevelt would prefer. Forbes also requests a brief statement from Roosevelt regarding his time in Vermont.
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1901-10-17
Mrs. R. D. Johnston expresses her admiration for President Roosevelt and his work since becoming president. She also thanks him for helping her son Gordon. Johnston hopes Roosevelt will visit when he travels to the South.
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1901-10-08
Governor Jelks understands that President Roosevelt’s schedule has changed since his succession to the presidency, but he still hopes that Roosevelt can visit Montgomery, Alabama, in November. He requests an appointment for his nephew, Robert W. Cabaniss, to the United States Military Academy or the United States Naval Academy.
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1901-10-01
Booker T. Washington understands President Roosevelt’s decision not to visit the South and to move his southern policy forward slowly. He can meet with Roosevelt in late September.
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1901-09-19
M. F. Govan suggests that President Roosevelt visit Roswell, Georgia, the home of Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. It has been a long time since there was a president with “Southern blood” and Roosevelt should get to know his own people.
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1901-09-20
C. E. Manchester regrets not being able to see President Roosevelt during his visit to Canton, Ohio. He was occupied with his duties related to the funeral of William McKinley. Manchester expresses his appreciation and sympathy for Roosevelt as he begins his presidency.
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1901-09-20
Clark Howell congratulates President Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency. Roosevelt will receive a cordial welcome when he visits Georgia.
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1901-09-16