Roosevelt, Christine Griffin Kean, 1858-1936

President Roosevelt asks his cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, if he and his wife Christine would like to visit sometime in the next several weeks. He proposes that they come on April 23 and attend the ceremonies in Annapolis in conjunction with the reinterment of Revolutionary War Admiral John Paul Jones on April 24, staying a total of two nights with the Roosevelts.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-09

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt will wait until his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt returns to go over the matter with her, and then hopes to have William Emlen Roosevelt come visit, either alone or with his wife Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-06

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells his cousin Emlen Roosevelt that he wrote to him what he did to try to head off possible accusations that he was “acting for a go-between for a company in which my cousin was interested and the War Department.” He tells Roosevelt that he is working on the post office matter that Dr. McLane is concerned with, but wishes that McLane would contact Congressman Hill himself. Roosevelt wishes he could hear about Roosevelt’s sons, and comments on how his own family is doing.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-27

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends Emlen Roosevelt a report from Brigadier General James Allen regarding James Alexander Scrymser’s letter. Roosevelt believes it is better for Scrymser to communicate directly through the War Department instead of through him. Roosevelt thinks that the War Department knows that in technical matters such as the one concerning Scrymser, he will likely support its judgment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-12

After an uncomfortable talk with Comptroller of Currency William Barret Ridgely, President Roosevelt asks William Emlen Roosevelt for any information about the character and quality of Charles A. Hanna and Ridgely’s brother, Edward Ridgely, who have been accused of inefficiency and drunkenness.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-07

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt will show the business letter to William H. Taft at once. Roosevelt would like to hear about the trip that his cousin William Emlen Roosevelt took with his wife to Southboro, and discusses recent updates on Emlen’s sons, Philip and George. Theodore Roosevelt’s own son, Ted, is teaching a “mission class” and went shooting with a friend, Arthur C. Blagden.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-25

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt updates Kermit Roosevelt on various happenings in the family. The president tells Kermit he is “reluctantly” realizing that boxing and wrestling are “too violent” for him as sports. Roosevelt is just glad he was elected president, whether or not his physical fitness is declining.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-11

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells William Emlen Roosevelt that his most harassing trouble is figuring out what to do about Minister to Belgium, Lawrence Townsend. Although Townsend understands diplomacy well, he has no claim on retention, “equally true of four fifths of our European ambassadors and ministers.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-29

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks William Emlen Roosevelt for the letter of congratulations. He has enjoyed seeing Emlen’s wife Christine Kean Roosevelt and their daughter Christine G. Roosevelt, and is taking “little Christine” for a “scramble down Rock Creek” with Ted Roosevelt. The president will not be able to come to New York in November, as he will be too busy preparing for his annual speech. He is cautiously optimistic about the upcoming election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-27

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt believes that the election looks favorable, but also looks forward to it being over.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-11

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks William Emlen Roosevelt for his letter and his help. He also sends his love to Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt and Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-28

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is sorry to hear that John Kean Roosevelt has not been able to go back to school and that he has thought of going abroad this summer. Roosevelt’s three youngest children have returned to Oyster Bay ahead of their parents who will be there in July. Roosevelt suggests that his family should not read the papers over the next five months before the election because, as he explains, “there is no form of crime … of which I shall not be accused.” Roosevelt would like Kermit and Philip Roosevelt to visit the World’s Fair.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt were comforted by William Emlen Roosevelt’s letter. It is sad that Aunt Lizzie is not recovering faster. The pension issue continues to create problems for Roosevelt but he still hopes to reach a satisfactory conclusion.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-01

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt hopes William Emlen Roosevelt and Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt will come to dinner. They will visit the “Century” afterwards.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Aunt Lizzie (Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt) to invite Christine Kean Roosevelt, George Emlen Roosevelt, and Joseph Bucklin Bishop to dinner on Monday. He will go to the Century Club with George Emlen Roosevelt after dinner and hopes to see the children before dinner.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Emlen Roosevelt sent the money from Uncle Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt’s estate to Douglas Robinson as requested by Theodore Roosevelt. Emlen telegraphed Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, informing her of Noah Seaman’s death. Overall, Emlen’s family is well. However, his wife, Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt, had an attack of “grippe,” likely due to anxiety over Lucy Margaret Roosevelt’s surgery, which appears to have been a success. Christine Kean Roosevelt Shelley was at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and is headed to San Antonio, Texas.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

William Emlen Roosevelt and his wife Christine will be unable to visit President Roosevelt’s family due to a cousin’s illness, but hopes they can visit Washington before March 4th. Roosevelt’s son George has received his Phi Beta Kappa and John has returned to America.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-20

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Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

William Emlen Roosevelt is not surprised by what President Roosevelt said in his letter about appointing Hamilton Fish’s successor as Assistant Treasurer of the United States. Emlen encloses a slip from a news bureau that was handed to him by Mr. Porter. He does not think the current campaign is pleasant, as people are more interested in mudslinging than paying attention to the issues. Finally, Emlen tells his cousin about the good time he had at the “Silver Wedding” and updates him on various family travels.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

William Emlen Roosevelt does not think the fault is purely to be placed on the Panama Railway Company, as the officials in Panama have not been able to closely follow all correspondence to which he has been privy due to a large change in the heads of the company. Roosevelt believes that the root of the problem comes from an honest desire to make an all-American cable, making the American government obliged to the company. He also updates President Roosevelt on the difficulties in the banking field this winter. The depression has hurt business. While Roosevelt supports some regulation, he urges his cousin to impose more moderate fines on corporations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

President Roosevelt’s cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, was relieved to receive word that Alice Roosevelt Longworth is doing well. His wife, Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt, has been resting due to a sprained ankle. Emlen hopes people will believe President Roosevelt now that he has reaffirmed he will not seek a third term. The banks are still struggling financially, and Emlen believes that the New York banks need more assistance than those in the West. He hopes to mitigate panic among “small depositors” at the Savings Banks and will be carefully looking over their published statements as well as those of the insurance companies on January 1.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930