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Vice President Roosevelt thanks Joseph A. Ferris for the telegram and requests that he ship the sleeping bags at his leisure.
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
1901-01-07
Governor Roosevelt requests information regarding some skin sleeping bags. He also wishes Joseph A. Ferris and his family a happy New Year.
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
1900-12-31
Richard Harding Davis offers his thoughts on the most important elements to bring along while hiking or marching long distances, backed up by his experiences as a war correspondent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04
President Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to give him advice about sleeping bags. Roosevelt is meeting with the football men from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton to get them to stop having “mucker play.” He adds that Archie loves playing football, while Quentin is reading advanced books. Roosevelt ends by saying how glad he is to have Secretary of State Elihu Root and Secretary of War William H. Taft.
1905-10-09
President Roosevelt gives his son Kermit Roosevelt advice about his sleeping bag. He tells him about the upcoming meeting he is to have with the “football men” of Harvard, Yale and Princeton in his efforts to make football a cleaner sport. He also updates him on the activities of the family, including Quentin’s reading and Archie’s football playing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-09
Theodore Roosevelt informs F. C. Huyck & Sons he would like to use their sleeping bag the next time he travels to the West, but does not believe he will go this year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-24
Ezra H. Fitch of Abercrombie & Fitch informs William Loeb that the company has made several improvements in the design and materials of some items that President Roosevelt ordered for his African trip. Fitch thinks that Roosevelt might be interested in their new waterproof tent, telescopic tent poles, and sleeping bag. He encloses a sample of the tent’s material.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-19