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Horace Curzon Plunkett expresses his admiration for President Roosevelt’s patriotism, which he believes will please Roosevelt’s “friends and admirers the world over.” Plunkett also mentions that he is recovering from an operation by the same doctor who attended Roosevelt after “that lunatic” shot him in Milwaukee.
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1917-04-03
Dr. McConnon reports on the medical relief he provided to Americans, Englishmen, and natives in Kingston, Jamaica, following the recent earthquake. He went to shore and found Americans who were not injured but fearful of mob violence. He dressed wounds and responded to medical needs as they arose, assisted in resupplying medical stores, and treated patients.
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1907-01-20
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to tell him to forward the enclosure and how he hates to think of Kermit having an operation without him there. He adds that he thinks not even President Woodrow Wilson could keep Germany from bringing the United States into war.
1917-03-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about Edith’s surgery, and she will soon return home. Roosevelt also details his trial for the libel suit brought against him by William Barnes, Jr.
1915-05-02
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say that he will be heading to Syracuse for the trial for his libel suit brought against him by William Barnes. Edith had to go to the hospital for an operation. Roosevelt also addresses problems at the bank about which Kermit had written. He has consulted with Ted and they agree that the best Kermit can do is preserve relations with Allen and do the best work he can. Archie is visiting, staying with Ethel, and looks forward to the military encampment this summer.
1915-04-17
Theodore Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s recovery after an operation. Roosevelt is pleased with what Peabody has said about Quentin Roosevelt and agrees that he is maturing. Roosevelt believes that both Quentin and Archie Roosevelt are good boys.
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1915-04-16
President Roosevelt hopes that John White Hallowell’s operation will not be severe. He also notes that he has been very concerned about the Harvard movement against athletics.
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1908-04-08
President Roosevelt is glad Archie has gotten new glasses and hopes they will help his headaches. Roosevelt offers his observations on local squirrels, a pet dog, and the recent high spirits of Audrey the horse. He also updates Archie on family life, writing that Ethel Roosevelt is still recovering from surgery and that Quentin Roosevelt never brings his friends home to the White House.
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1907-11-03
President Roosevelt is concerned about Hamilton Fish’s health and wants him to get well soon.
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1903-11-19
President Roosevelt thanks Douglas Robinson for the notes and is sorry there is doubt about Theodore Douglas Robinson and whether he needs to have an operation.
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1901-12-21
Ernest Ingersoll informs Theodore Roosevelt that he has asked the publishers of his recent work, Animal Competitors, to send Roosevelt a copy of it. Ingersoll has been recovering from a surgery for several months.
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1911-06-25
George R. Van De Water is happy to have Theodore Roosevelt’s letter. Van De Water reports that his operation is postponed due to illness, but he is recovering and in good spirits.
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1911-04-26
John White Hallowell is now unable to visit President Roosevelt to play tennis, as he has to have his tonsils out. He sends his regrets and tells Roosevelt that a group of people in Cambridge are attempting to counteract the efforts at Harvard to eliminate intercollegiate athletics, especially football.
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1908-04-06
William Emlen Roosevelt tells President Roosevelt that he agrees it would be unwise for the President to speak out on the strike matter and the “other questions at the present time.” The San Francisco disaster has pushed everything else out of mind for the past few days. Emlen Roosevelt was also in Oyster Bay and went over the land. He hopes Ted is all right, but has been unable to determine if he needed a second surgery.
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1906-04-23
Prior to undergoing surgery, William Rainey Harper writes to President Roosevelt expressing his admiration and well-wishes for a successful second administration.
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1905-02-22
Civil Service Commissioner Cooley apologizes to President Roosevelt for requesting to be excused in the afternoon, but explains that his mother traveled to New York to undergo surgery, and Cooley would like to be somewhere where a telegram or telephone message could easily reach him. Cooley had called earlier to wish Roosevelt a happy birthday.
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1904-10-27
Kermit Roosevelt thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and updates him on several events including Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s surgery, a race, and an upcoming poetry reading assignment.
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1908
Commissioner Roosevelt regrets that he cannot go bear hunting in the spring as he has just accepted the position of police commissioner in New York City. Roosevelt wants to read Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s article and offers some writing advice. The health of Tilden Selmes is failing.
1895-04-25
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to learn his book was used to assist during a “first aid operation.”
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1914-11-24
Ethel Roosevelt Derby was right to cable Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt already misses Edith and is appreciative of Ethel and Richard Derby’s attention towards Edith’s sister Ethel Tyler Carow. He is anxious to hear that both operations are over. There are several visitors at Sagamore Hill and Roosevelt is busy trying to get things ready for the trip to Arizona with Archie and Quentin Roosevelt.
1913-06-19