Letter from Fred R. Jouett to Theodore Roosevelt
Dr. Jouett acknowledges receipt of the payment and is pleased to hear that Ted Roosevelt has recovered.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-17
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
Letter from Joseph Hodges Choate to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Choate provides information concerning the arrangements for President Roosevelt’s family and friends who will be attending King Edward VII’s coronation. He sends assurances that Alice Roosevelt will be recognized “with the highest distinction.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-22
Letter from Frederic Harrison to Theodore Roosevelt
Frederic Harrison extends congratulations on Ted Roosevelt’s recovery and recalls meeting President Roosevelt in Chicago.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-22
Telegram from Heinrich, Prince of Prussia to Theodore Roosevelt
Prince Heinrich of Prussia hopes for Ted Roosevelt’s speedy recovery and congratulates President Roosevelt and the “American Nation” on the commemoration of George Washington’s birthday. He apologizes for his late arrival which is due to “persistent easterly winds.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-22
Letter from Charles E. Clark to Theodore Roosevelt
Admiral Clark requests a meeting with President Roosevelt to explain his reasons for not accepting an appointment. He concludes by congratulating Roosevelt on Ted Roosevelt’s recovery.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-23
Letter from Perry S. Heath to Theodore Roosevelt
Perry S. Heath agrees to meet with President Roosevelt on his next visit to Washington, D.C. He was pleased to hear of Ted Roosevelt’s recovery.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-24
Letter from Josephine Shaw Lowell to Theodore Roosevelt
Josephine Shaw Lowell was pleased that a fort has been renamed for her late husband, General Charles Russell Lowell who was killed during the American Civil War. She asks President Roosevelt to extend her thanks to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for the note.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-24
Letter from H. A. Handel to Theodore Roosevelt
H. A. Handel asks President Roosevelt to help him obtain a position as chaplain to the New York City Fire Department. He also invites Ted Roosevelt to spend the summer with him out West.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-26
Letter from Benjamin B. Odell to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Odell can meet with President Roosevelt in the next two weeks to discuss certain New York appointments. He was pleased to read that Ted Roosevelt’s condition is improving.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-27
Letter from Ida M. Herckenrath to Theodore Roosevelt
Ida M. Herckenrath, President Roosevelt’s cousin, rejoices over Ted Roosevelt’s recovery from pneumonia and congratulates Roosevelt on Alice Roosevelt’s participation in the recent christening of Emperor William II’s yacht, the Meteor. She describes the name of Roosevelt as “honored and honorable” with hopes that it will remain so for succeeding generations.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-28
Letter from Nicholas Fish to Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Fish offers President Roosevelt an honorary membership in the New York State Society of the Cincinnati. He congratulates Roosevelt on Ted Roosevelt’s recovery.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-03
Letter from Thomas Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Hitchcock invites President Roosevelt to send his son Ted to recuperate in Aiken, South Carolina. He extends an invitation to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, as well.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-03
Letter from Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Porter requests a signed photograph of President Roosevelt to display at the embassy in Paris. He concludes by expressing happiness at Ted Roosevelt’s recovery.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-04
Letter from William Townes to Theodore Roosevelt
William Townes extends an invitation for a recovering Ted Roosevelt to stay with him. The climate will be better and Ted will be built up on a “simple diet of hog hominy.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-05
Letter from Charles E. Clark to Theodore Roosevelt
Rear Admiral Clark returns his corrected statement regarding the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Clark mentions Ted Roosevelt’s improved condition.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-09
Letter from William Allen White to George B. Cortelyou
William Allen White asks George B. Cortelyou to hold the enclosed letter until President Roosevelt returns from visiting his ailing son Ted.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-10
Letter from Marcus Alonzo Hanna to Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Hanna is unsure of the Danish Treaty’s status in the Senate and reports that President Roosevelt’s Cuban policy is gaining strength. He was alarmed to hear that Ted’s symptoms are less favorable. Roosevelt’s friends will be on guard in Washington, D.C., while the President is with Ted.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-11
Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of State Hay expresses concern over Ted Roosevelt’s condition due to pneumonia. However, he notes that Ted has the advantages of “youth, heredity, pluck, and vitality,” and “we cannot but be hopeful.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-11
Letter from James Russell Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt
James Russell Parsons expresses relief at hearing Ted Roosevelt’s condition has improved and hopes that the worst is over.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-11
Letter from James Harrison Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt
James Harrison Wilson expresses wishes for Ted Roosevelt’s recovery. After several consultations, it has been decided that Colonel Webb will not be on the detail for the coronation. Wilson has requested Major John Biddle, Captain H. D. Borup, and Corporal Jefferson Moultan for the detail.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-11