Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about the hot weather and John Elliot’s recent visit.
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1896-08-09
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Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt is glad sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles is in England. Roosevelt is busy with his work as Police Commissioner and the political campaign. He mentions inviting Uncle Jim [Roosevelt] to lunch with [Mark] Hanna. Roosevelt says his work will be lighter until the New Year and he cares not if they legislate him out of a job. He also gives updates on the family.
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Creation Date
1896-10-11
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about making speeches on behalf of Republican Presidential candidate William McKinley. He had not been out to Sagamore Hill for twelve days and is glad to see the children again. Wife Edith writes a note at the end thanking Anna for sending presents for the children.
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1896-10-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt that he spent the evening patrolling New York City to see what the policemen were up to. He enjoys his work despite the fact there is nothing academic about it and he does not get to see much of the children. Wife Edith’s sister Emily Tyler Carow’s visit has made a great difference in Edith.
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1895-06-16
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt he spent three weeks out at Sagamore Hill playing with the children and working on his book. The political outlook is bleak and Roosevelt feels he will be legislated out of existence in a few months. The Democrats are under Tammany’s control and the Republicans under Thomas Collier Platt.
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1895-11-16
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emily Tyler Carow
Governor Roosevelt writes his sister-in-law Emily Tyler Carow and encloses a small Rough Rider pin as a small birthday present. Edith is no longer frail and Ted is better than he was a year ago. Kermit is able to hold his own, Ethel is motherly, Archie mischievous, and Quentin is cuter everyday. The children enjoy the governor’s house and Edith enjoys being a governor’s wife.
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1899-03-20
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emily Tyler Carow
President Roosevelt writes his sister-in-law Emily Tyler Carow describing how the family celebrated wife Edith’s birthday. They even decorated all the pets for the occasion. He and Edith ride and row often. He also gives updates on all the children. They play hide-and-seek and Roosevelt took Kermit, Archie, and their friends camping.
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1903-08-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna about Bob visiting Edith and the children at Sagamore Hill. Their brother Elliott’s former coachman informed brother-in-law Douglas Robinson that Katy Mann is bothering Elliott again. Roosevelt describes the scene in Washington these days.
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1894-06-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt
President Roosevelt is delighted that Ethel likes the new rooms and describes taking a scramble with Ted and Peck and riding with Mother. He says he will be glad to get to Oyster Bay but he has a number of things to bother him including the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan.
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1905-06-18
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel about his time in Saint Augustine, Florida attending a banquet, driving around the city and out on a boat. He says Edith Roosevelt is headed to Pine Knot and asks Ethel how Archie and Quentin Roosevelt are doing.
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1905-10-22
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel that he just received his letters and is so glad she is getting on with Aunt Emily Tyler Carow and he enjoyed Ethel’s description of Archie Roosevelt. He says Ted Roosevelt’s letter was what one would expect from someone his age. He inquires as to whether Harvard swept all three races and says it has been an wonderful trip.
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1909-09-03
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel to say how happy he is about her recent marriage and thinks she and Richard Derby will be the happiest married couple ever, excepting himself and Edith. He says everyone loved the wedding and then details what he and the rest of the family are doing. Archie went with him to Andover, Mother is going to the opera and Quentin leaves for school soon.
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1913-04-07
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Theodore Roosevelt writes that he received Ethel’s letter from her honeymoon and he and Mother are concerned about Richard Derby’s headaches. He details riding with Mother, working on his two “infernal” books before heading to Arizona, speaking to women suffragettes and the activities of other family members. At the end of the letter, Roosevelt has drawn cartoons depicting some of his activities and entitled it “A norful little adventure: A tragedy in three acts.”
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1913-05-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes his wife Edith in praise of their daughter Ethel Roosevelt and how she mothers her younger brothers. He describes a “scramble” he took with the children and meeting with senators who came on “every conceivable errand.”
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1904-11-14
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes his wife Edith about their daughter Ethel Roosevelt acting as the “mistress of the White House” and how close he has grown to her. Quentin Roosevelt has been a “dear” as well. He encloses a letter from Ted Roosevelt and one from Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt has dined with Seth Low and the Lodges.
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1908-03-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes his daughter Alice about his hunting trip in Colorado and says he is bringing home a dog named Skip for Archie Roosevelt. His fever only kept him in camp a few days and he is happy to hear about Alice’s new horse.
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1905-05-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about the birth of son Archibald Bulloch. Edith, baby Archie, and the rest of the children are all doing very well.
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1894-04-09
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt giving her an update on the status of the family. Edith and the children have just left by train to return to New York. He describes picking roses with the three older children.
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1894-04-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt updates his sister Anna Roosevelt on the status of the family. Edith and the children are all doing very well. Roosevelt continues work on his third volume of Winning of the West.
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1894-04-15
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt updating her on the status of the family. Edith and the children are all doing very well, describing Alice and Ethel in particular. Roosevelt has attended a few political dinners over the past week.
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1894-04-21