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President Roosevelt has already chosen a replacement for Assistant Treasurer of New York Hamilton Fish II. Hearing about the wedding anniversary from Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt pleased Roosevelt.
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1908-10-06
President Roosevelt writes his cousin William Emlen Roosevelt regarding family matters, mentioning recent news about William’s children. Roosevelt wishes that his son Theodore Roosevelt had focused more on his studies, but that he did the best he could to encourage him to do so. Roosevelt mentions a letter from Justice Townsend Scudder, noting that he doubts he could carry off the plan for which Scudder advocates. Roosevelt suggests letting Maxwell operate under the advice of Scudder, and that William should back Maxwell up when appropriate.
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1906-12-20
William Emlen Roosevelt is glad that Archibald B. Roosevelt is recovering and understands the anxiety President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt suffer. He wants to visit Washington, D.C., to talk about his dispute with a treasury official and the Harriman incident. Christine Roosevelt is nervous about the idea of William staying where a person has diphtheria, so he may sleep at his in-laws to calm her. He visited Russell in the hospital. The superintendent of Roosevelt Hospital is dying. William hoped that spring was arriving, but a recent snow storm crushed his hopes of riding.
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1907-03-11
William Emlen Roosevelt sends President Roosevelt the deed to the property. William will finish up the details of the transaction after the survey of Cove Neck.
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1907-02-11
Formal portrait photograph of Mrs. W. Emlen Roosevelt, born Christine Kean. Seated, facing left.
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1900-1910
President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to discuss his views on the work of Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. He also talks about a poem by Philip Roosevelt and a visit from cousin Emlen Roosevelt, Christine, Frank Lowell, and his wife. Roosevelt closes by saying he had dinner with Ambassador Jusserand and Justice Moody.
1908-02-23
Theodore Roosevelt thanks John Kean for his telegram. Kean’s daughter, Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt was the first to get there after Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident, providing help and comfort to Theodore and Edith Roosevelt.
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.
Theodore Roosevelt saw Aunt Lizzie yesterday and was going to visit Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt until he was reminded how sick she had been with typhoid fever. Roosevelt is eager to tell William Emlen Roosevelt about his trip.
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1911-04-21
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1909-01-21
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
President Roosevelt tells his cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, that he looks forward to seeing him soon, and enjoyed seeing his family recently. He asks him to tell James J. Mills that he has nothing to do with the appointment Mills wrote to him about, and that he cannot interfere.
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1909-01-04
President Roosevelt thanks his cousin William Emlen Roosevelt for the birthday wishes. He says he does not mind being fifty, and is happy with his life so far. He hopes that he will see William and his son George Emlen Roosevelt on the train to Long Island City for the election. Roosevelt believes that Charles Evans Hughes and William H. Taft will win their elections.
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1908-10-27
William Loeb writes to Admiral Merrell, president of the Naval War College, about upcoming plans for President Roosevelt to speak there. Loeb asks Merrell to send invitations for the speech and reception to connections of Roosevelt’s family. He also asks advice about the geography of Rhode Island and whether secret service agents should meet Roosevelt at the War College.
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1908-07-15
President Roosevelt updates his son Archie on goings on at the White House. Quentin remains enthusiastic about baseball. Christine and William Emlen Roosevelt visited with the Richardsons, and the flowers are in bloom.
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1908-05-17
Alice Roosevelt Longworth is doing well. President Roosevelt sends his sympathies to William Emlen Roosevelt’s wife, Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt. Roosevelt agrees with his cousin Emlen regarding speaking out about his decision to not run for a third term. He heard from Edward King, and has asked Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou about his proposal. The Western banks are complaining that the government gave too much money to the New York banks.
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1907-12-15
President Roosevelt thanks William Emlen Roosevelt for the deed.
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1907-02-12
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt does not feel as though she should offer testimonials on the products of the Montclair Jam Kitchens. She was suggested the products by Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt but has not been able to sample the products due to shipping errors causing breakage.
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1906-11-06
President Roosevelt thanks his cousin William Emlen Roosevelt for the lovely time last evening and is feeling homesick for Oyster Bay. Roosevelt encloses a letter from his son Theodore Roosevelt.
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1906-10-02
President Roosevelt forwards his son Kermit Roosevelt a note he received from Endicott Peabody which he believes shows that Kermit’s decision has raised him in his estimation. The situation with meat packers has been “perfectly crazy,” and has engendered a large amount of resistance from rich industrialists. Roosevelt comments that while the capitalists who first made big fortunes were disagreeable, they nevertheless had “tremendous energy and a great deal of cold clear-sightedness,” which is lacking from their descendants. The present Congress has achieved a great deal, and Roosevelt believes that it is one of the most productive he has had since becoming president.
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1906-06-13
President Roosevelt commends his daughter Ethel Roosevelt on her letter to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, saying that it told them “just what we wanted to know.” He is glad that Archibald B. Roosevelt had a nice visit with William Emlen Roosevelt and Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt. Roosevelt is glad to hear Ethel’s opinion about the changes made to Sagamore Hill, and looks forward to seeing them himself. Edith is feeling better, but Roosevelt’s ankle is not yet fully recovered.
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1906-06-11
President Roosevelt tells his cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, that he does not think it would be wise for him to make any pronouncements on labor unions or open shops at the moment, and says “there is not the slightest warrant for my saying anything unless I go into the whole question,” which he does not want to do.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-20