Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander J. Porter
President Roosevelt was shocked to hear of the death of Mr. Welch and sends his sympathies to Mrs. Welch.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-20
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Daisy Virginia Mead Gibbs
President Roosevelt extends his sympathy on the death of Frederick Seymour Gibbs to his wife.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-25
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Brentano
President Roosevelt privately asks Judge Brentano for advice on whether to issue a public statement of condolence upon the death of Pope Leo XIII after several other groups of Christians opposed his doing so.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Everett Hale
President Roosevelt believes that good has been done by his expression of sympathy with the Jews of Russia. A petition from “respectable citizens” may be sent to Emperor Nicholas II if he agrees to receive it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-14
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Harriet Blaine Beale
The Roosevelts extend their sympathy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-15
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen Grant Sartoris
President Roosevelt sends his sympathies on the death of Ellen Grant Sartoris’s mother. Julia Dent Grant was the widow of former President Ulysses S. Grant.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-17
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
“You have our deepest sympathy.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Isabella Craig
President Roosevelt expresses his sympathy at the death of Isabella Craig’s son, Secret Service agent William Craig.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. E. T. Petrie
President Roosevelt expresses his sympathy on the death of Mr. Petrie.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeter Connelly Pritchard
President Roosevelt sends his sympathy on the death of Mrs. Pritchard, and invites Senator Pritchard to have lunch with him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-08-11
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul Morton
President Roosevelt sends his sympathy at the death of Paul Morton’s father, Julius Sterling Morton.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt sends his sympathy that William H. Taft’s son has come down with scarlet fever.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-24
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
President Roosevelt sends his sympathy at the death of Ethan Allen Hitchcock’s brother.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-18
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
President Roosevelt sends his sympathy for the “affliction” Hitchcock is undergoing.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-15
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hal Sayre
President Roosevelt expresses his sympathy at the death of Hal Sayre’s son, also named Hal. The son had served in the Rough Riders.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-26
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Peabody Wetmore
President Roosevelt asks that someone from Providence, Rhode Island, look up the writer of the enclosed letter and determine if its contents are genuine.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-15
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is sorry to hear of Avery De Lano Andrews’ loss and hopes he enjoys his holiday.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-28
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Telegram from John Burroughs to Theodore Roosevelt
John Burroughs sends his sympathies to Theodore Roosevelt on Quentin Roosevelt’s death.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-07-22
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Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt
William T. Hornaday sends his condolences to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on the death of their son, Quentin.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-07-23
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Letter from Edith Wharton to Theodore Roosevelt
Edith Wharton extends her sympathy after the confirmation of Quentin Roosevelt’s death. She recalls the one time she met Quentin in person, during which he made a deep impression on her.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-07-23