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Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to President Roosevelt to ask him if he would like to read a letter Whitelaw Reid happened to open in his mail.
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1903-08-25
David M. Goodrich writes to Alice Roosevelt to inform her that he is unable to go to Michigan.
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1903-08-25
Mrs. A. E. Hanna writes to President Roosevelt to request a monetary reward from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for Mrs. Hanna’s mother, due to the untimely death of her father, Captain Lorr, on a ship owned by Charles Carow.
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1903-08-16
Anna Roosevelt Cowles conveys information about Cabinet appointments given to her by Mr. Reid who believes that President Roosevelt should minimize his intimacy with Leonard Wood. Reid also thinks Roosevelt’s letter on lynching was a “masterpiece.” The Mintos also send messages to Roosevelt. Cowles enjoyed reading The Call of the Wild and asks Roosevelt if he has read it.
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1903-08-17
Edward Sandford Martin writes to President Roosevelt to comment on family life, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, traveling, and other personal matters.
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1903-08-09
Katherine Lowell Roosevelt Bowlker writes to President Roosevelt in hope that she will be able to see him during a visit to Washington, D.C.
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt informs President Roosevelt that he still plans on attending the event, and he is looking forward to seeing Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and the boys.
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1903-07-20
Granville Fortescue informs Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt that President Roosevelt and the boys have arrived safely.
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1903-07-23
President Roosevelt’s cousin, Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft, encloses a letter from Edith Stowe, the grand niece of the late William H. Perot, head of shipping firm Perot, Son & Co. In the letter, Stowe appeals for appointment to a government position. Leaycraft adds that her son will vote for Roosevelt in 1904.
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1903-07-14
Presley Marion Rixey informs President Roosevelt that he has received Roosevelt’s letter regarding the appointment of Dr. William A. White. He hopes Roosevelt is enjoying his summer with his family in Oyster Bay. Rixey also discusses the use of the word “command” in the Navy.
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1903-07-16
Personal letter between Robert Barnwell Roosevelt and President Roosevelt. Roosevelt writes about seeing the president and Edith Roosevelt soon, but he wishes that he would be able to see them for more than just a day.
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1903-06-18
Caroline Watts Haskell Lee thanks President Roosevelt for his kind note and sympathy upon the death of her sister-in-law Rose Smith Lee Saltonstall. Lee and Saltonstall had been very close in the forty-five years that Lee had been married to Saltonstall’s brother.
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1903-06-21
In his personal Last Will and Testament, James King Gracie disperses his assets to family members, including $30,000.00 to his nephew, President Theodore Roosevelt.
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1903-06-01
Senator Lodge clarifies his earlier comments regarding Wilbur F. Wakeman and explains his confidence regarding the Republican approach to the tariff question. He is very concerned about the Post Office Department and suggests the removal of Mr. Machen. Lodge concludes with an update on the Roosevelt family.
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1903-05-02
Senator Lodge expresses his satisfaction with President Roosevelt’s speeches, particularly related to the tariff. He also found Secretary Root’s speech in Boston admirable. Alice Roosevelt’s visit to Puerto Rico appears to have been a success.
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1903-04-08
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson informs President Roosevelt that Fannie Morris (Mrs. George Cabot) Ward, a friend of their father’s, will be in Washington, D.C., on the 12th, and hopes that Roosevelt will invite her to lunch or dinner. In addition, Robinson mentions that McDougall Hawkes had come to see her to make a recommendation for commissioner.
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1903-03-10
Frederick Roosevelt is visiting for a few days and will call on President Roosevelt the following morning. He also requests a pass to enter the reserved gallery at the Senate.
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1903-03-04
Charles S. Wood is concerned about the neglected condition of the cemetery at the old “Midway” church in Liberty County, Georgia, where two of President Roosevelt’s grandfathers are buried. A Midway Society has been organized to preserve the history of the area and Wood hopes that Roosevelt can pay the matter some attention.
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1903-02-12
William Emlen Roosevelt will be clear of “the Bolivian matter” in a month. He hopes that what he has heard about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt being “worn out” is overstated.
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1903-02-19
Ted is performing well in wrestling and is troubled by his classmates’ lack of interest in poetry. He has recently started to read Milton for the second time.
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1903-02-08