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President Roosevelt sincerely thanks artist and author Francis Hopkinson Smith for his generous gift of “such a beautiful book,” Venice of To-Day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-10
Theodore Roosevelt sends his sympathy to F. Berkeley Smith and Mrs. Josephine Van Deventer Smith regarding the death of Francis Hopkinson Smith. Roosevelt is proud of his American citizenship because Francis Hopkinson Smith was an American.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-05-13
President Roosevelt expressed his pleasure at having Francis Hopkinson Smith and his wife visit the White House. He thanks Smith for giving him a book on Venice and asks for an autograph. He looks forward to receiving a watercolor from Smith.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-13
President Roosevelt invites Francis Hopkinson Smith and Josephine Van Deventer Smith to dinner or lunch when they are next in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-18
Francis Hopkinson Smith remarks that he cannot leave for Europe without visiting Theodore Roosevelt first. Should he be available, he and his wife Josephine Van Deventer Smith will motor down to Sagamore Hill on June 4. Smith commends Roosevelt for a well-delivered speech the day prior, a Memorial Day address.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-31
Francis Hopkinson Smith warmly thanks President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for hosting him and his wife. Smith is going to send a copy of his out of print book, The Venice of To-Day, and a watercolor to Oyster Bay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-11