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William Loeb informs T. Louis Welp that the Roosevelt family does not give endorsements for articles sent to them. Loeb returns a board game called Independent Oil that Welp had asked for Archie Roosevelt to endorse.
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1906-12-19
President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit Roosevelt that he gave a speech at the Gridiron Club, wherein he emphasized he would not run for a third term. Roosevelt discusses his recent exercise habits, noting that he doesn’t give it up “because I think I would ultimately be worse off without it.” Roosevelt says his sons Archibald B. Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt have built two fireplaces on the White House property, and have been cooking meals with them.
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1906-12-09
President Roosevelt is very sorry to hear that Ted Roosevelt has broken his collarbone playing football. He hopes Ted is getting on well with his studies. Although it is not an easy job being president, Roosevelt is enjoying it and the family is finding time for fun.
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1901-10-19
Edgar Huidekoper Wells thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter regarding Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt. Wells is sending Roosevelt the Archie’s examination papers and he agrees Kermit’s time off was well spent. Wells does not understand why Roosevelt has not received notification of the meetings of the Board of Overseers, but will let Winthrop H. Wade know of the problem at once.
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1911-10-04
Joseph Wilmer hopes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has recovered from the shock of her accident and will soon be better.
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had been thrown from her horse on September 30, 1911, causing her to hit her head and remain unconscious for several days.
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks Theodore Roosevelt to provide an autograph to gift to an Englishman who Frank Bentley Weeks owes a debt to after traveling abroad. Cowles asks Roosevelt to write to Teddy, most likely Theodore Douglas Robinson, to encourage him. Cowles read of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident in the papers last night do hopes her injuries are not too serious. Cowles hopes Theodore or Edith will send for her.
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1911-10-02
Endicott Peabody invites Roosevelt to visit Groton for Thanksgiving. Peabody and his wife, Fannie, are planning to go to Boston with their children for Thanksgiving evening to spend time with older generations of the family. However, Peabody is confident that Roosevelt and his wife, Edith, will stay for a few days, and there will be time for Roosevelt to speak to the boys at Groton School. Roosevelt is welcome to join the boys on walks or lead class lectures. Peabody informs Roosevelt that Dr. Cowles will check on his son, Quentin, tomorrow. If necessary, Peabody can take Quentin to Boston for further medical treatment. Peabody also notes how much he has enjoyed having Roosevelt’s other son, Archie, at Groton.
Endicott Peabody tells President Roosevelt that he is delighted to have Archibald B. Roosevelt at Groton School although he will not see him regularly, just once a week for recitation. Peabody, however, will see Kermit Roosevelt every day and says he thinks that Kermit will grow well this year.
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1907-09-19
Leonard Eckstein Opdycke informs President Roosevelt that he left his son, Leonard Opdycke, at Groton School and found out that Archibald B. Roosevelt was his table neighbor and classmate. Although Leonard Opdycke is good at books, he is a bit shy, and the elder Opdycke would appreciate if the president let Archie know about the fathers’ friendship.
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1907-09-18
Laurence H. Grahame thanks President Roosevelt for the photograph and invites Ted and Ethel Roosevelt to visit Puerto Rico this winter. Grahame asks the president to allow them to stay with him and his wife, Jessie Charlotte Laura Grahame.
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1907-09-18
Groton School rector Endicott Peabody is glad to hear that Archibald B. Roosevelt is well enough to attend the school and assures President Roosevelt that his son will return for Christmas in “the very peak of condition.” Peabody finds Archie’s choice of a naval career interesting.
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1907-08-30
Kentarō Kaneko hopes that President Roosevelt’s son, Archie, is recovering from his illness. He assures Roosevelt that he did all he could in light of racial tensions in San Francisco, and will remind the Japanese government that Roosevelt has been a friend to Japan in the past.
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1907-04-15
Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’Estournelles de Constant, informs President Roosevelt that he has “seen a great many things in America,” which he will reflect on once he returns to France. Roosevelt’s family left the best impression on him.
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1907-04-13
William Emlen Roosevelt writes to Theodore Roosevelt that his telegraph company received the license they signed the other day. Roosevelt also writes that nobody has escaped the shrinkage in the value of property and he brings up the idea of a national incorporation of railroads.
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1907-03-28
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1907-03-28
Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947
William Wingate Sewall is relieved to hear that Archibald B. Roosevelt is doing well. Sewall’s family has lost many members to diphtheria. Sewall recommends burning all clothes, toys, and books that Archie may have touched, to avoid a later outbreak of the disease in the Roosevelt family. Sewall enjoyed a presentation delivered by Jonathan P. Dolliver. He alerts President Roosevelt that his friend Henry R. Colesworthy’s son will be visiting Washington soon. The young man hopes to shake Roosevelt’s hand, and Sewall hopes Roosevelt will oblige him. Sewall also hopes that some of the Roosevelt family might visit in the summer.
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1907-03-23
Elisha Ely Garrison was shocked by Secretary Cortelyou’s letter about the committee not having funds to pay for his recent edition of The Roosevelt Doctrine, since Garrison considered it “a labor of love” and the publisher offered it to the committee at nine cents a copy. Garrison had no role in the publisher attempting to sell the book to the committee. Garrison is happy to compile another book of Roosevelt’s messages and speeches.
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1907-03-22
Endicott Peabody reports that Elizabeth Rogers Peabody is improving from her case of pneumonia. Peabody is glad to hear that Archibald B. Roosevelt is feeling better as well.
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1907-03-21
Reverend Schick thanks God for the recovery of Archibald B. Roosevelt. Schick tells President Roosevelt that he is more than welcome to come back to church whenever he is ready to return.
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1907-03-18
Betsy Peabody is doing better, and Endicott and Fannie Peabody send their congratulations on Archibald B. Roosevelt’s recovery.
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1907-03-18