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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
William Wingate Sewall, Collector of Customs at Aroostook County, will be sending President Roosevelt some maple sugar. Sewall hopes Roosevelt’s boys can come deer hunting soon, and he describes the camp he has built at Hook Point with his son Fred Sewell. Major General Henry C. Merriam and Civil Service Commissioner Charles Lyman have recently visited. If Roosevelt is too busy to visit Maine, Sewell might be able to come to Oyster Bay.
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1907-09-01
Anna Roosevelt Cowles has been eager to write to President Roosevelt but knows he is busy. After seeing many of their friends, she updates Roosevelt on their views and the influence of financial ties on his supporters. Cowles has been at a beautiful property called Hill-Stead owned by Alfred Atmore Pope and Ada Brooks Pope, and she feels that such places reflect positively on wealth in America. She updates Roosevelt on William S. Cowles’ trip and on family matters. As a favor to Frederick William Vanderbilt who has been respectful to Roosevelt through everything, Cowles asks if Roosevelt can have Duchess of Manchester Consuelo Montagu for lunch. Douglas Robinson seems to be making a political impact in Herkimer County, and Cowles looks forward to visiting and talking about many things whenever it is convenient for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1907-08-31
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
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
William Emlen Roosevelt tells President Roosevelt that he has taken the money inherited from Uncle Corneel and sent it to be invested in his principal account. Roosevelt also tells the president that his financial affairs are not looking good.
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1907-03-19
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
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson is thrilled to hear that Archibald B. Roosevelt is recovering from his illness. She has been traveling on a steam ship and felt anxious when she could not receive news of his condition. Yet she has found time for relaxation in the captain’s suite. She has enjoyed traveling with her friends and seeing the picturesque coast of Africa and the Rock of Gibraltar.
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1907-03-18
Samuel Montgomery Roosevelt asks President Roosevelt to assist with Henry L. Roosevelt receiving a leave of absence for a year. Samuel hopes that Archibald B. Roosevelt is well.
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1907-03-15
Frank C. Smith, clerk to Douglas Robinson, advises President Roosevelt to give Theodore Douglas Robinson the power to sign checks since Douglas Robinson is away. Smith encloses the power and provides instructions. He is glad to hear that Archibald B. Roosevelt is better.
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1907-03-14
Andrew Carnegie accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation and sets a date for their luncheon. Carnegie congratulates Roosevelt on Archibald B. Roosevelt’s recovery. Roosevelt now has time for other matters. Issuance of capital stock to finance railroads needs to be regulated. Carnegie will show Roosevelt his speech for the Peace Conference and hopes to receive suggestions. He thinks that he will have greater success if Elihu Root goes to the Hague with him.
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1907-03-12
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
C. Grant La Farge is grateful for President Roosevelt responding to his letter about the contract. He realized that he worded his letter awkwardly about not wanting competition. He is distressed that Roosevelt felt uncomfortable and assures Roosevelt that their friendship will not be affected by the outcome. He had not known about the severity of Roosevelt’s son’s illness at the time.
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1907-03-09
Endicott Peabody informs President Roosevelt that they are interested in Archibald Roosevelt’s recovery and have had prayers for him in Chapel. The newspaper coverage of his illness has been sensational. He assumes that not having received a telegram from Kermit is good news. Peabody comments that Kermit is handling his brother’s illness well.
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1907-03-09
Ella Sears Bulloch petitions her nephew, President Roosevelt, on behalf of her sister’s godson, Gifford Cutler, who failed his exam for the United States Navy. She lists his relatives that Roosevelt would know. She explains that he passed in all subjects except spelling and is doing well in a quality technical school in Washington.
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1907-03-09
William Emlen Roosevelt tells President Roosevelt that he and Edith have been on his mind since hearing of Archibald B. Roosevelt’s sickness. He has enclosed a survey of Cove Neck as promised, and despite several errors, the layout is “very interesting” for them to have. He tells Roosevelt of the dire situation on Wall Street and the effect that the panic has had on himself and his colleagues. He discusses his visit from Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and the dispatch he received from his son George Emlen Roosevelt, who was remorseful not speaking to Roosevelt when he was visiting Harvard.
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1907-03-07
Theodore Roosevelt asks his father President Roosevelt when the best time would be to schedule his eye surgery. He would prefer that his mother, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, not come up for his surgery as it would be too hard on her.
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1907-03-06