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Frank Harper finalizes Theodore Roosevelt’s travel plans with C. J. Blanchard. He notes that Roosevelt can speak in El Paso, Texas, but cannot be late arriving in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He asks Blanchard for information about the Grand Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt Dam, and El Paso.
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1911-01-26
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Charles Grilk for the letter, and is glad to hear arrangements for Theodore Roosevelt’s transportation through Iowa are complete. He confirms several details regarding the arrangements, and asks for Grilk to send him a complete program of events when it is finished.
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1910-10-24
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Frank Harper asks Charles Grilk to telegraph him immediately about what has been done about a special railroad car for Theodore Roosevelt’s travels through Iowa, as well as what he has arranged with Maurice G. Ricker regarding a special train between Davenport and Des Moines.
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1910-10-24
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary has received John H. Batten’s letters, but has not gotten the photographic proofs yet. Once they arrive, he will show them to Roosevelt and telegraph Batten his decision. He tells Batten of Roosevelt’s full travel plans, and regrets that Roosevelt will not be able to accept Batten’s kind offer at this time.
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1910-08-17
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt thanks his cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, for the kind offer. However, it will probably be best for him and his wife, Edith, to take the 10:00 p.m. train after the inauguration. Roosevelt wants it to be clear that they are “not doing anything unusual or in a swell way.”
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1909-02-04
President Roosevelt asks Douglas Robinson if Wednesday, August 25 will work for his upcoming visit. If Roosevelt does not hear otherwise, he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will take the train to the South Columbia station.
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1908-08-05
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt requests that the Pullman Company reserve the stateroom for her on the train from Jersey City to Washington, D.C., leaving at 10:32 on September 24.
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1902-09-23
William Loeb confirms receipt of the telegram from William F. Potter, Superintendent of Long Island Railroad. He corrects the date he requested a private car for from September 22 to September 29.
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1902-09-23
William Loeb asks William F. Potter, Superintendent of the Long Island Railroad, to attach a private car for the 8:30 train from Oyster Bay to Long Island City for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1902-09-22
William Loeb asks the Pullman Company to reserve the stateroom and two seats on the Congressional Limited, Jersey City to Washington line for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1902-09-19
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt discusses railroad travel plans to Tarrytown, New York, with John Knox Allen.
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1897-09-28
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asks John Knox Allen for information about train schedules.
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1897-09-22
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends James Harrison Wilson the pamphlet. He asks what train to ride and whether he can return on Sunday afternoon. He does not know if he can get away, but he will try.
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1897-09-13
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Endicott Peabody plans to arrive in Boston in time to catch the night train to New York, allowing him to spend all day Saturday with his family.
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1897-05-24
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Endicott Peabody of his travel plans to visit Groton. Roosevelt asks Endicott if there is a late evening train he can take to Boston following his talk, as he may have work to do at the Boston Navy Yard the following morning. Roosevelt comments on his interest in the Navy and reason for leaving the New York Police Department.
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1897-05-18
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Douglas Robinson for the information he needed to arrange travel in Massachusetts. Roosevelt informs Robinson which trains he plans take to travel from Boston to Concord to Groton.
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1897-05-18
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Calvin B. Orcutt that he can accept his invitation to accompany the USS Nashville on its trial trip. He will leave by train on Tuesday night. Roosevelt asks if he can bring a friend.
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1897-05-08
Charles Sheldon asks Frank Harper to inform Theodore Roosevelt that he will be at the Grand Central Station for the ten o’clock train on December 12 and must leave early on Wednesday.
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1911-12-07
William Greenough Thayer is glad that Theodore Roosevelt is finally visiting St. Mark’s School. He suggests Roosevelt speak in the evening, stay overnight, and go to Groton School in the morning.
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1911-11-11
Edmond H. Madison responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s invitation to spend the night with him on June 21, 1911. Madison states it will be a pleasure to spend time with Roosevelt, and he will arrive by train at Oyster Bay, New York after leaving the Pennsylvania Station on the same day.
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1911-06-14