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President Roosevelt tells his cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, that he looks forward to seeing him soon, and enjoyed seeing his family recently. He asks him to tell James J. Mills that he has nothing to do with the appointment Mills wrote to him about, and that he cannot interfere.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-04
President Roosevelt tells William Emlen Roosevelt and Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt how much he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed having William and Christine’s boys visit them. The president details a walk he took with William and Christine’s boys and Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, and Archibald B. Roosevelt. He looks forward to seeing William and Christine at the inauguration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-04
President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt were comforted by William Emlen Roosevelt’s letter. It is sad that Aunt Lizzie is not recovering faster. The pension issue continues to create problems for Roosevelt but he still hopes to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-01
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
William Emlen Roosevelt follows a letter he had written President Roosevelt exclusively about the current financial situation with a personal note about his family, although he does ask about placing telecommunications in Panama exclusively under American control and hopes that the president is keeping his planned comments regarding the financial crisis simple.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-22
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles that he enjoyed William Sheffield Cowles Jr.’s recent visit. Roosevelt explains that they have secured permission to build a new road on their property and describes the redevelopment to accommodate motor vehicles. Roosevelt is amused by the effect of their newfound mobility on Ethel Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, and their friends; they visit friends who live farther away and these guests reciprocate by visiting the Roosevelts’ home too. Roosevelt explains that he is glad they did not have a car before this summer, because he would rather not socialize so much. He updates Anna on the academic interests and college plans of Archibald Roosevelt. Archie and Quentin Roosevelt have taken to playing tennis together, which makes Roosevelt happy, and Quentin also plays baseball with James the butler. Roosevelt speaks very highly of the staff and servants of the house and stable, who are black, and the gardeners and the chauffeur, who are “native Americans.” Roosevelt hopes Anna can visit in the fall or spring and is glad he was able to visit her the past spring. He tells her that the Emlen Roosevelts have had a difficult time because of Aunt Lizzie (Elizabeth Emlen Roosevelt), who is feeble and suffering from mental illness. However, Edith just spent time with Aunt Lizzie and enjoyed it.
1911-07-28