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James Andrew Drain has completed a two week stag hunt in Scotland. He killed seven stags and did not disgrace the country in “shooting or drinking.” Drain is next headed to England.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-11
George Otto Trevelyan writes to President Roosevelt about Panama and the Philippines, drawing parallels with Macaulay’s histories and Ancient Rome. Trevelyan discusses the British diplomatic service and his latest work on the American Revolution. He also describes a recent visit from Charles Francis Adams and his wife, and he muses on what it is like to be old. Trevelyan writes of their shared love of English literature, mentioning Milton, Chaucer, and W. W. Jacobs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-12
Eleanor Butler Alexander pets a pony.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896
Photograph of Eleanor Butler Alexander in Scotland.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896
Jane Hutcheon in Scotland. Hutcheon was Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s nanny as a child.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896
As a girl, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt traveled to Scotland with her nanny, Jane Hutcheon. They stand in front of the Gregor Arms, a hotel in Scotland.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896
Eleanor Butler Alexander sits in a hansom cab while in Scotland.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896
Eleanor Butler Alexander walks toward a boat for a trip to Loch Lomond. As a girl, Eleanor spent summers in Scotland.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-1899
Eleanor sits on a swing. Eleanor used to be sent to Scotland for the summer with Jane Hutcheon, her nurse since babyhood.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-1899
President Roosevelt enjoyed a volume about old illuminated manuscripts by Henry Yates Thompson. Roosevelt was particularly interested in the story of a fourteenth century princess who had hunted boar.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-28
President Roosevelt expresses his concern that Robert Harry Munro Ferguson was recently admitted to Roosevelt Hospital; he strongly encourages Ferguson to take a year off work to fully recuperate. Roosevelt recalls a recent trip to Puerto Rico, where the area’s Secretary of the Interior Laurence H. Grahame impressed local residents with his Scottish kilt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-01
George Benson Kuykendall is researching the origin of his last name, and would like to know if Theodore Roosevelt has any information, or could connect him with any Knickerbocker families in New York who might know something about it. He adds that he spent ten years as a doctor on the Yakima Indian Reservation and met several army officers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-20
Alfred E. Pease discusses the possibility of President Roosevelt’s shooting gazelle, wildebeest, hartebeast, and lions while at his ranch. He includes excerpts of letters from his manager, describing a hunt of several lions there.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-15
Alfred E. Pease informs Edward North Buxton there is no hurry regarding President Roosevelt’s money. During his next trip to London, Buxton is to have the money paid to Roosevelt’s account with the National Bank of India Nairobi. Pease will write to Major George Hutton Riddell when he returns home next week.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-23
Ambassador Reid will send President Roosevelt a pamphlet report of his formal address as well as newspaper clippings about a few less formal speeches he recently made. Reid notes that the English newspapers have taken a great interest in the campaign and seem to understand its significance. Reid further provides updates about the internal affairs of the British Foreign Office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-06
Ambassador Reid writes to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about events in England following news of the death of Secretary of State John Hay, including the Fourth of July reception held by the embassy there. Reid shares information about the Kings of England and Spain and hopes that she will share the news with President Roosevelt. Reid also expresses some nervousness about speeches being printed verbatim in Europe, and remarks about the volume of speeches he is asked to give. He includes several songs that were sung at gatherings he attended.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-10
Tweed Roosevelt describes two failed attempts by Scottish settlers to establish a colony on the isthmus of Panama. Roosevelt examines the conditions in seventeenth-century Scotland, notably a prolonged drop in temperatures or “the Little Ice Age,” that prompted the exodus, and he highlights how the lack of proper planning, poor leadership, and the harsh conditions doomed both expeditions. Roosevelt highlights one of the survivors of the second attempt, Archibald Stobo, who settled in Charleston, South Carolina, rather than return to Scotland. Stobo’s daughter would marry into the Bulloch family and her lineage can be traced to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s mother.
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John C. Greenway sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of “Life in Mexico,” praising its account of early Mexican life and expressing disappointment at missing Roosevelt in New York. Greenway shares news of his travels, mentions political views including support for Taft’s veto of the Statehood Bill, and asks if Roosevelt received information about Jim Martin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-13
Kermit Roosevelt describes his current assignment and activities in Iraq. He has joined the Light Armored Motor Battery Service and primarily performs reconnaissance. There are many Scots in his battery. Belle and Kim Roosevelt are doing well. Kermit continues to travel with a book, now rather tattered, that was given to him by Martha Ferguson.
1917-01-10
Kermit Roosevelt describes the Roosevelt family’s visit to Scotland and the various families with whom they have socialized. He recounts a horse riding mishap and their plans to visit Edinburgh, Scotland.
1910-06-09