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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt writes C. Grant La Farge about a variety of changes and repairs made at Sagamore Hill. She was glad to see La Farge’s wife, even if it was only for a short time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-12
William Loeb received the letter and tax bill from Noah Seaman, the superintendent of Sagamore Hill. On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Loeb sends a transportation order for Seaman and his wife, Ida A. Stoots Seaman, to attend the inauguration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-25
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt asks Noah Seaman to find President Roosevelt’s uniform, which he wore during the war, and to send the uniform to Frederick William MacMonnies. Edith Roosevelt also tells Seaman if James K. Mailler is too busy to do the carpentry work, Seaman can select another carpenter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-14
William Emlen Roosevelt sent the money from Uncle Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt’s estate to Douglas Robinson as requested by Theodore Roosevelt. Emlen telegraphed Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, informing her of Noah Seaman’s death. Overall, Emlen’s family is well. However, his wife, Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt, had an attack of “grippe,” likely due to anxiety over Lucy Margaret Roosevelt’s surgery, which appears to have been a success. Christine Kean Roosevelt Shelley was at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and is headed to San Antonio, Texas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-20
Noah Seaman, superintendent of Sagamore Hill, discusses a number household management topics with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. These include a taxidermist bill, pillows in the North Room, horses, and saving money on a tax bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-13