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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mary Boyle O’Reilly for the personal touch in her letter about Quentin Roosevelt. He also addresses the excision of certain lines from the English preface of one of his books. He said at first he was so angry but it was so long ago that he does not even remember what it was all about.
1918-09-16
Theodore Roosevelt tells John Jay Chapman that he values his letter and his son, Quentin, paid with his life just as Chapman’s son did.
1918-07-27
President Roosevelt writes to his sister-in-law Emily Tyler Carow of his family’s summer fun which includes horseback riding, picnics, romping in the barn and plays.
1903-08-16
Theodore Roosevelt writes of Edith Roosevelt sending her first typewritten letter, how pleased they with Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt and their other daughter-in-laws, of visits from various military men, the training of the national guard and how proud Roosevelt is of his sons.
1917-09-01
Theodore Roosevelt visits his friend Jack Cooper, a former boxer, and met some refuges from Germany. He tells Archie Roosevelt that Edith Roosevelt has received his two letters and that, if he had been allowed, Roosevelt would have raised the divisions. General Duncan wrote to Roosevelt to praise Archie.
1917-10-14
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Archie, serving in the military in Europe, with the latest family news.
1917-06-28
Photograph of the Roosevelt’s family picnic at Lloyd’s Neck in Oyster Bay, New York. From left to right: son Archie, son Quentin, daughter Ethel, Kermit’s wife Belle, former president Theodore Roosevelt, and his wife Edith.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1915
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Archie Roosevelt to give him his love and to report on how his wife Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt and his brother Quentin Roosevelt are doing. Roosevelt says everyone is working but him, who is spending his time fighting German sentiment in the United States.
1917-07-08
Theodore Roosevelt writes of how pleased he and Edith are to have Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt visiting them. His grandson, Richard Derby Jr., was taken to the hospital. Roosevelt then asks Archie to tell the lieutenants he is reading Longfellow’s Saga of King Olaf. He tells of his battles at San Juan and ends with explaining that the current administration does not wish to have Roosevelt’s help.
1917-08-02
Archibald Roosevelt (left) and Quentin Roosevelt (right) photographed in uniform at military training camp in Plattsburgh, New York.
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1915-1916
J. M. Studebaker received President Roosevelt’s letter thanking him for sending gift of Studebaker wagon to Roosevelt’s son, Quentin. Studebaker describes the founding of Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. Hopes to see Roosevelt nominated for president in 1904.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-31
As advised by Secretary of War Root, William S. Cowles requests that Benjamin F. Montgomery give President Roosevelt’s sons two tent pins retrieved from the Santiago Battlefield where Roosevelt and Leonard Wood pitched their tent during the Spanish-American War.
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1903-11-18
Freiherr Hermann Speck von Sternburg comments on explorer Clement Littledale’s visit with President Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. Sternburg informs Roosevelt of his own plans to visit in November.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-08
Benjamin W. Johnson notes that Edith Roosevelt’s account in trust for Quentin Roosevelt has been credited $12 as per the enclosed pass book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-20
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about family matters, particularly the new motor vehicle, which has caused them to build a new road.
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1911-07-28
Basic information on Vice President Roosevelt’s marriages and children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
Marie Mensing reminisces about having known President Roosevelt and his family when he was a boy. She hopes Roosevelt will take action not only to punish President William McKinley’s assassin but also stop “the wholesale murders of rulers which has become so common of late years.” To Mensing, electrocution does not sufficiently punish the murder of a nation’s ruler, as that is the penalty for “ordinary murder.” She also expresses concern for the recent displacement of the American ambassador to Germany when the house he was living in was sold by the former owner. She urges Roosevelt to ensure that America owns property in the cities where the nation will be represented so the ambassadors are ensured of secure housing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-24
James Russell Parsons regrets that his answer could not be more satisfactory. He was anxious about the health of Alice and Quentin Roosevelt but was pleased that their illnesses were “serious only in the newspapers.” Parsons is glad to hear that President McKinley is doing well after the attempted assassination.
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1901-09-10
K. Rand expresses his sympathy after hearing about the illnesses of Alice Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-02
J. S. Foster extends his sympathy to Vice President Roosevelt after hearing of Alice and Quentin Roosevelt’s illnesses. He is a supporter of Roosevelt and believes Roosevelt will be the next president. Foster hopes to become the postmaster of Fort Worth, Texas, and requests that Roosevelt speak with President McKinley on his behalf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-26