Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. S. Martin
President Roosevelt quoted E. S. Martin in his Syracuse speech as Roosevelt thought it alright.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Sandford
President Roosevelt thanks Professor Sandford for the note. That quotation from The Vicar of Wakefield is one of his favorites.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-03-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William J. Skillicorn
President Roosevelt thanks William J. Skillicorn for the note and quotes one of his favorite passages of Scripture, Romans 12:11, “Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard H. Edmonds
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has seen the report that Richard H. Edmonds refers to. While the concluding sentence almost precisely states his sentiments, Roosevelt dislikes being quoted in the first person unless the language is exactly his.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-18
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James E. Montgomery
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt enjoyed James E. Montgomery’s letter and is glad he liked the quotations. As an American, Roosevelt feels he should do what he can to build the Navy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Flandrau
In a letter to Charles E. Flandrau, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt addresses the history of slavery in Virginia and informs Flandrau he contacted the Sergeant at Arms at the Capitol Building to clarify a quotation. He expresses his happiness working for the United States Navy Department.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-12
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Letter from Bainbridge Colby to Theodore Roosevelt
Bainbridge Colby forwards a few extracts from a speech made by President William H. Taft and from the book Two Centuries Growth of American Law.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-04-25
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Letter from Herbert S. Hadley to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Hadley offers a quotation on Charles II from Macauley’s History of England as a commentary on the situation of the Republican Party.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-02-17
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Letter from William B. Clarkson to Theodore Roosevelt
William B. Clarkson asks Theodore Roosevelt if the attached article accurately quotes him regarding middlemen and farmers.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-04
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Letter from Townsend W. Thorndike to Theodore Roosevelt
Townsend W. Thorndike was informed Theodore Roosevelt will be addressing the Harvard Travellers Club at the annual dinner. Thorndike is preparing a souvenir menu and asks Roosevelt if he would mind if Thorndike included an illustration and quote from his book African Game Trails in the souvenir.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-29
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Letter from Maud Hunter to Theodore Roosevelt
Maude Hunter asks Theodore Roosevelt to contribute to the quotation book that the ladies of her local Presbyterian Church are producing for sale.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-11
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Letter from William Davenport Hulbert to Theodore Roosevelt
William Davenport Hulbert asks Theodore Roosevelt if the listed quotation is from him and where it can be found.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-27
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Letter from Alford Kelley to Theodore Roosevelt
Alford Kelley recently heard Pennsylvania State Senator Moses Shields quote Theodore Roosevelt as saying that Pennsylvania is the best governed state, and asks where and when Roosevelt made that statement.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-04
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Letter from Harry Thurston Peck to Frank Harper
Harry Thurston Peck attempts to answer Frank Harper’s question regarding Henry W. Fischer’s book, Private Lives of William II and His Consort as best he can. Peck briefly looked over the manuscript, but does not know why Fisher included Theodore Roosevelt’s name or an alleged letter from Peck in his book. He suggests trying to contact H. J. Wright of the New York Globe in order to get contact information for Fischer, but is of the opinion that “Fischer is really too unimportant to notice.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-04
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Letter from B. B. Comer to Theodore Roosevelt
Former Alabama Governor B. B. Comer explains his quotation of Theodore Roosevelt. While Comer thought Roosevelt’s quotation applied to Judge Thomas Goode Jones in its criticism, he did not mean to commit Roosevelt to this application of his words. Comer has always used Roosevelt’s name with discretion, and made his reference sincerely, even though he acknowledges Roosevelt may not agree with how he applied it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-22
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Letter from Henry M. Eaton to Theodore Roosevelt
Henry M. Eaton of the Philadelphia Press wishes to print brief Independence Day sentiments on the Fourth of July, and requests one from Theodore Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-31
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Note from Edward Smyth Jones to Theodore Roosevelt
Edward Smyth Jones sends Theodore Roosevelt lines from his book The Sylvan Cabin as a token of his appreciation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-29
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Letter from Raymond Brown to Clayton D. Lee
Raymond Brown informs Clayton D. Lee he received the enclosed clipping and avows he did not make the statement attributed to him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-24
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Letter from Norman Hapgood to Theodore Roosevelt
Norman Hapgood, the editor of Collier’s Weekly, sends Theodore Roosevelt information about the source of a quotation by British novelist George Meredith. Hapgood also hopes Roosevelt is having a “pleasant trip.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-31
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Letter from Bert B. Bunnell to Theodore Roosevelt
Bert B. Bunnell asks Theodore Roosevelt if he could write a few words of encouragement to be read at the upcoming “Temperance Sunday” event at Mount Blanchard, Ohio.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-06