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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

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.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-02-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

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.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-05-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

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.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-02-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

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.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-07-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

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.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-12-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

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.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-01-22