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President Roosevelt is concerned by James Jeffrey Roche’s last letter, and asks if he has a consulate in mind with a climate that would suit him.
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1905-03-03
President Roosevelt expresses his appreciation for President William Rainey Harper, of the University of Chicago, and sends his good wishes for Harper’s speedy recovery.
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1905-02-24
President Roosevelt tells Kermit Roosevelt he has been out horse-riding, despite the cold weather. He details a recent ride with Dan Moore, whose horse ran away, and it took time to find him. The family is well overall. Although, his cousin Granville “Roly” Fortescue acquired “a most gorgeous pair of black eyes” after boxing with Roosevelt. The Senate continues to frustrate Roosevelt.
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1905-02-05
President Roosevelt wrote to Agnes Maxwell Kearny Upshur. He is concerned that Anna Cabot Mills Lodge has been unwell.
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1905-01-23
President Roosevelt is sorry to hear of Harry Stillwell Edwards’s illness. The president would appoint Edwards’s son—although Edwards now believes it is best for him not to be appointed—because Roosevelt values Edwards.
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1904-12-09
President Roosevelt worries about Bob’s health and is sorry he could not go to St. Louis, Missouri, with them. The president sends his love to Alexander Lambert’s wife, Ellen Cheney Lambert.
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1904-11-24
President Roosevelt was concerned to hear that Hugh Smith Thompson had been ill recently, but was glad to hear that he is getting better.
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1904-11-06
President Roosevelt is concerned to hear that William Henry Baldwin has been seriously ill, not only because he admires Baldwin but because Baldwin is so useful to the whole community. Roosevelt hopes it will not be long before Baldwin is well again and sends his regards to Mrs. Baldwin.
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1904-10-12
President Roosevelt will be able to work most of Governor Odell’s suggestions into his acceptance letter. Roosevelt hopes that Odell can find time to visit and is sorry to hear of his father’s illness.
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1904-08-25
President Roosevelt knew he was right about the decoration. Roosevelt hopes Secretary of State Hay will have a good holiday and hates hearing that Hay has been under the weather.
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1904-07-15
President Roosevelt writes to Agnes Barclay Quay with concern over her husband’s, Senator Quay, health.
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1904-05-28
President Roosevelt invites Owen Wister to convalesce at the White House if he would like, and hopes he gets better soon.
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1904-05-10
President Roosevelt is glad to hear that Constance Davis Lodge Gardner is feeling better. Roosevelt is also bedridden due to developing injuries from a trolley accident.
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1902-09-25
George B. Cortelyou tells Alice Graham McCollin that it has not been possible to find the list she inquired about due to the recent illness of Isabella Hagner. If McCollin is able to better explain her question, Cortelyou promises to do anything he can to assist in finding the information.
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1902-01-06
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is sorry to hear that John Addison Porter’s family has been sick. Porter does not need to respond to Roosevelt’s letters as he knows he is busy.
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1897-09-13
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is sorry to hear Benjamin H. Buckingham is not recovered enough to return to work with him.
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1897-08-10
Mrs. E. Horton updates President Roosevelt on happenings in her life. She and her family have been very sick and have not been able to follow Roosevelt on his trip. She wants to make it to New York, but will go to West Virginia if she cannot make it to New York. Horton explains she is writing on telephone paper and says that this is the “first day for three days” that she could eat, sleep, or talk. Her brother William has developed a large abnormal growth, but has been putting off the operation. Horton hopes to see Roosevelt on the 18th.
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Mary Elizabeth Holderman writes to Theodore Roosevelt while he is in Kansas City, Missouri, to ask him to visit her daughter, Pearl Holderman, in the hospital. Holderman thanks Roosevelt for his past kindness to her deceased son, Bert T. Holderman, who had served in Roosevelt’s regiment in the Spanish-American War.
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1917-09-22
Everett Spring recounts Theodore Roosevelt’s aid in obtaining his current position with the Bureau of the Census. He believes his work is equal to that of a clerk earning a higher salary. His wife and son have recently required serious medical treatment, and his current pay is not enough. Spring asks Roosevelt to help him receive a salary increase.
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1911-11-06
Ambassador Reid had received earlier reports of Royal Cortissoz’s health, but Corrinne Roosevelt Robinson’s letter persuaded him to request Cortissoz be discharged from official duties for three months. He appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s letter. Reid recently used Roosevelt’s Winning of the West in a speech. He hopes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is recovering.
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1911-11-03