Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Theodore Roosevelt
Cecil Spring Rice will soon be in the Sudan and tells a Sudanese ghost story for the benefit of Ted.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-11
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
Letter from Winthrop Chanler to George B. Cortelyou
Winthrop Chanler would like the enclosed given to President Roosevelt and would appreciate a call if there is any serious change in an unnamed boy’s (most likely Ted Roosevelt’s) condition.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
Letter from Winthrop Chanler to Theodore Roosevelt
Winthrop Chanler inquires about Ted Roosevelt’s unnamed condition, mentioning that boys tend to do fine with this particular disease. He also relates the events of his hunting trip to Oklahoma. He mentions some of the game that he shot and describes the poor Indians and whites that he saw. There has been no rain in Oklahoma since June and the ground is dry. Spring is about to return. Chanler tells President Roosevelt to call him if there is any change.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson has agreed to forward a letter to President Roosevelt from W. Butler Duncan, a friend of President Roosevelt’s father.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-05
Letter from Le Baron Russell Briggs to Theodore Roosevelt
Le Baron Russell Briggs discusses the potential for Ted Roosevelt finishing a degree at Harvard in three years. Briggs mentions a couple of other Harvard grads who were able to finish early while also participating in athletics.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-06
Telegram from Thomas C. Ashcroft to Howard Thompson
Thomas C. Ashcroft reports that Ted Roosevelt is suffering from eye trouble and has been transported through New York toward Washington under the care of two doctors.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-15
Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt reports that his sons are doing well in school and that Ted Roosevelt’s eyes are improving. He mentions President Roosevelt’s recent bear hunting trip, which seems to be unsuccessful from a hunting standpoint, as well as the labor unrest. Emlen Roosevelt complains about the unions for keeping the necessities of life from people.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-18
Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt
Guy Ayrault, a long time Groton School professor, will be spending his upcoming sabbatical year in Washington, D.C. Ayrault will be studying the inner workings of government and Endicott Peabody hopes that President Roosevelt will have the opportunity to speak with him. Ted Roosevelt is almost healed from his broken collarbone.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-07
Letter from Sherrard Billings to Theodore Roosevelt
Ted Roosevelt is having problems with his eyes which might be from his previous bout with pneumonia. Dr. Morgan wants Roosevelt to take some time off from his studies at Groton. Sherrard Billings does not want Ted to take the time off if at all possible, and informs President Roosevelt of this information.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-12
Letter from Sherrard Billings to Theodore Roosevelt
Sherrard Billings asks if President Roosevelt can appoint a Groton student, A. C. Larned, to the United States Naval Academy and will write further about the boy if an appointment is possible. Billings reviews Ted Roosevelt’s recent activities at Groton.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-12
Letter from George Elam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Elam congratulates President Roosevelt on surviving his recent accident. Elam comments on the story that has appeared in the newspapers, that Roosevelt’s son Theodore has been “warned off the land by ‘Populist’ farmers.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-05
Letter from Hiram R. McCullough to Theodore Roosevelt
Hiram R. McCullough is arranging a prairie chicken hunt and outing for September and plans to have Ted, Jr., and possibly President Roosevelt in attendance.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-03
Letter from Hiram R. McCullough to Theodore Roosevelt
Hiram R. McCullough hopes that President Roosevelt and Ted, Jr. can join him on a hunting trip in South Dakota.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-05
Letter from C. Hart Merriam to Theodore Roosevelt
C. Hart Merriam re-sends some leaflets regarding mammals to President Roosevelt that had previously been lost. Merriam relays some second-hand information about Roosevelt’s son Ted, how he is well-informed and is not easily discouraged.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-12
Letter from F. W. Lyon to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
F. W. Lyon met with President Roosevelt in Washington and believes an agreement was made to install lightning rods at cost on the barn and house located in Oyster Bay. However, after working on the installation, his workmen were turned away and Lyon would like to meet with Edith Roosevelt to discuss the confusion. He assures her that he would not have started the work had President Roosevelt not agreed to it. Lyon expresses his congratulations on the Roosevelts’ son’s recovery and refers to a previous telegram to Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-13
Letter from James King Gracie to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt’s uncle, James King Gracie, sends a photograph of President Lincoln that had belonged to Roosevelt’s father. Gracie was glad to recently see Roosevelt, but regretted missing Edith Roosevelt and Ted Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-06
Letter from Richard Harding Davis to Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Harding Davis has been traveling in Latin America and met with President Cipriano Castro of Venezuela. Castro said he is going to send President Roosevelt’s son Ted two Venezuelan ponies, and he gave Davis the Grand Cross of the Order of Bolivia. Davis jokes about how he helped run the Venezuelan government but is not respected by the United States. Davis plans to take a trip to Madrid for the Spanish coronation and plans to write about his experiences for Scribner’s or Colliers.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-27
Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Hermann Speck von Sternburg writes from Simla in British India. Under Viceroy Curzon, India has had a prosperous year. Sternburg finds Curzon to be extravagant, but he is also an effective leader and is making a great deal of progress in India. Afghanistan is calm under Amir Habibullah Khan but Russian and French ambitions in India remain suspect. Discussions of China and trade and commerce also receive mention in this letter. Sternburg believes that India could become a strong industrial power, as it has iron ore and coal reserves, but no means to transport it. He discusses several different railroad projects in this very long letter, which also states his happiness that Ted Roosevelt’s health is improving.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-18
Letter from Helen Beach Tyler to Theodore Roosevelt
Helen Beach Tyler thanks President and Mrs. Roosevelt for a gift. She is pleased to hear that Ted Roosevelt is recovering.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-07
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton
Theodore Roosevelt sends Edward North Buxton a note of introduction on behalf of Buxton’s daughter to the superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Roosevelt discusses Queen Victoria’s Coronation and a Congressman’s wedding he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt attended at the Old Friends Meeting House, Stuyvesant Square, New York. Roosevelt is content to be “out of active life,” maintaining the home, pursuing leisure activities, and working on the Outlook. Roosevelt writes that eldest son, Ted Roosevelt, is happily married and Roosevelt expects to be a grandfather within the month. Roosevelt wishes to see Alfred and Lady Pease as well as Frederick and Mrs. Selous.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-24