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Assistant Secretary Roosevelt gives an update on the health of his wife and children. Edith Roosevelt is still ill with influenza and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Quentin Roosevelt are also not well.
1898-01-07
Edith Roosevelt is recovering slowly and being cared for by a nurse. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt suggests the guest list for his rescheduled visit to Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s home.
1898-01-12
Edith Roosevelt is still not in good health and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is suffering daily headaches. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt discusses his upcoming visit with Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
1898-01-17
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt discusses his upcoming visit to the Cowles’s house. Edith Roosevelt is only slightly better and may have to wean the baby. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is still sick, and Kermit Roosevelt is also ill.
1898-01-25
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is concerned over the recent USS Maine explosion and Edith’s increasing fever. He is very grateful to Anna Roosevelt Cowles for taking care of Alice Roosevelt.
1898-02-17
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is impressed with Alice Roosevelt’s letter-writing; he agrees that the environment at the Roosevelt home may have been overwhelming for her. Edith Roosevelt is recovering slowly but Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s health is improving more quickly.
1898-02-23
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt describes the latest theory about Edith Roosevelt’s serious illness and the circumstances under which surgery may be necessary. He is extremely grateful to Anna Roosevelt Cowles for continuing to take care of Alice Roosevelt.
1898-03-06
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has asked the Secretary of the Navy to reassign William S. Cowles away from the South. Roosevelt is increasingly concerned over Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s health, as well as that of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Edith Roosevelt.
1898-04-01
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles that she does not need to travel to Washington, D.C., because Edith Roosevelt’s condition is satisfactory.
1898-03-07
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt writes that he is staying in Washington temporarily and is organizing forty men for the early effort in what will become the Spanish-American War. He expects to leave shortly; William Sheffield Cowles is already aboard the USS Topeka. Edith Roosevelt’s health continues to improve but she worries over his departure.
1898-05-05
Theodore Roosevelt is greatly concerned about William Sheffield Cowles Jr.’s health and for Anna Roosevelt Cowles given the anxiety she has over her son’s recovery. Roosevelt and his wife, Edith, will meet Anna in New York as soon as she is able to travel there. Roosevelt offers to have his great-nephew “little Joe” Alsop for a visit, and he is eager to show him books about exotic wildlife.
1915-02-28
Theodore Roosevelt asks Anna Roosevelt Cowles to decline Miss Edgar’s invitation for him to speak in Canada; he feels it would be inappropriate to speak about his opposition to the United States’ position on the current war outside of his own country. He is embarrassed at Archibald Roosevelt’s behavior during his visit at the Cowles’ house but is pleased that Quentin Roosevelt enjoyed himself.
1915-07-10
Theodore Roosevelt describes his trip with Edith Roosevelt, on which he saw Douglas Robinson. He was most impressed with the beauty of the Canadian Rockies and was well received in Canada.
1915-08-06
Theodore Roosevelt discusses Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s recent telegram, her letter to Edith Roosevelt, and the health and activities of their family members.
1915-10-29
Theodore Roosevelt describes Christmas with the family; he especially enjoyed his grandchildren’s first Christmas festivities. Roosevelt wishes that William Sheffield Cowles were coming to see them, but he is happy that Quentin Roosevelt is going to visit the Cowles house. Roosevelt himself will probably visit in the spring.
1915-12-27
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles to tell her he is happy William Sheffield Cowles liked his letter. Also, Edith Roosevelt is recovering well but still weak, and he hopes she accepts the invitation to stay in a friend’s home in New York City for a month while that friend is away. Afterward Edith may travel to the West Indies with Ethel Roosevelt before family members from San Francisco visit them.
1912-01-22
Theodore Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles of a delegation of women suffragists he received after publishing an article. He also shares news of Edith’s stay in New York City and their grandchild.
1912-02-10
Theodore Roosevelt tells his sister that Nicholas Longworth and the others should continue to support President Taft, as they had committed to do.
1912-03-01
Theodore Roosevelt replies that he has not seen the interview and would not have paid attention to it if he had.
1912-03-05
Governor Roosevelt thanks General Johnson for the possum Johnson gave the Roosevelt family and describes his sons’ reaction to the new pet. Roosevelt also mentions a recent Harvard football game he enjoyed.
1899-11-21