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Le Baron Russell Briggs thanks President Roosevelt for the letter. He does not expect to travel to Washington, D.C., in the upcoming year but will visit Roosevelt if he does.
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1901-11-01
Winston Churchill and his wife will arrive in Washington, D.C., on November 16 and hope to pay their respects to President Roosevelt. He wishes he could have heard Roosevelt’s speech at Yale University.
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1901-10-29
William O’Connell Bradley thanks President Roosevelt for his kind message. He is willing to meet with Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., but would prefer to travel after the election.
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1901-10-21
William Dudley Foulke accepts President Roosevelt’s appointment to the Civil Service Commission.
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1901-10-21
Franklin Hall will not be able to arrive in Washington, D.C., until the end of November, and he trusts the position will remain open until he arrives. In a post script, he states the saddles should ship by Friday.
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1901-10-21
Leila Roosevelt Reeve-Merritt congratulates President Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency. Reeve-Merritt has been traveling in Europe and will be returning to the United States on October 31, in time to attend Alice Roosevelt’s social debut.
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1901-10-24
John Campbell Greenway’s father has received President Roosevelt’s letter and is willing to help in Roosevelt’s “efforts for clean government.” Greenway may be able to visit the White House when he travels to New Haven, Connecticut, for the bicentennial celebration.
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1901-10-15
Owen Wister is traveling to Washington, D.C., and requests to meet with President Roosevelt. Wister has just been in South Carolina and suggests a Union party could be formed in that state of people disgusted with Republicans and Democrats.
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1901-10-17
Herschel V. Jones will be in Washington, D.C., starting on November 1. He has an important matter he would like to discuss with President Roosevelt.
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1901-10-14
On behalf of himself and President Roosevelt’s many friends in the Pacific Northwest, James M. Ashton congratulates Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency. Before William McKinley’s assassination, Ashton and his friends were preparing to invite Roosevelt on a hunting trip but the new demands on Roosevelt’s time make this unlikely. Should Roosevelt every travel to Washington, Ashton offers to help with the visit.
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1901-10-12
Marcia Roosevelt Scovel sends the congratulations of the Roosevelt family members in Baden-Baden, Germany. Scovel is leaving for Paris, France, tomorrow and then sailing for the United States.
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1901-09-29
George Cabot Lee requests President Roosevelt’s assistance for his mother-in-law. Lee hopes to see Roosevelt when he is in Washington, D.C.
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1901-09-30
Secretary of War Root is suffering from ill health and his doctor has recommended that Root go on a trip. He inquires about the feasibility of such a trip. Root had been concerned that the country would be “hysterical” after the assassination of William McKinley. However, the people have been steady and showed their loyalty and love towards the country and President Roosevelt.
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1901-09-27
W. D. McKinstry will try to be in Washington, D.C., next week or at any date convenient to President Roosevelt.
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1901-09-17
Secretary of War Elihu Root orders that an officer be sent to confer with First Lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, New York, to arrange to accompany her to Washington, D.C. A special train is available for her travel.
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1901-09-14
Herman Henry Kohlsaat would like to meet with President Roosevelt and is leaving for Buffalo, New York.
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1901-09-14
Anna Roosevelt Cowles requests to know when President Roosevelt will be passing through New York City so she can see him. This is her second telegram the day William McKinley died, and she says she longs to be near Roosevelt and the family.
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1901-09-14
Secretary of War Elihu Root orders that an officer be sent to confer with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, New York, to arrange to accompany her to Washington, D.C. A special train is available for her travel.
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1901-09-15
Anna Roosevelt Cowles will meet President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt tomorrow at 1733 N St.
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1901-09-15
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is deeply grieved at the attempted assassination of President McKinley. The children are well and happy. They will be leaving on September 14.
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1901-09-07