Travel

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ormsby McHarg

President Roosevelt has met with New Mexico Territory Governor George Curry and shares his findings with Assistant Attorney General McHarg. Roosevelt says Curry can be trusted absolutely, and that he will aid McHarg in any possible way in his investigation of political and judicial corruption in New Mexico. Roosevelt warns McHarg that Curry’s predecessor, Herbert J. Hagerman, and his associates will do everything possible to turn him against Curry. In a postscript, Roosevelt sends a report from Bernard Shandon Rodey regarding Hagerman’s father, James John Hagerman, and his alleged corrupt practices. Roosevelt asks McHarg to visit him after his preliminary investigation of the situation but before he “probes…to the bottom.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis J. Heney

President Roosevelt asks Francis J. Heney if he will be in the eastern United States over the summer or fall, as he would like to meet with him and discuss some important matters. Roosevelt stresses the matters are not important enough to justify a trip back east on their own. He wonders if Heney could join him on his Mississippi trip in the fall, as it would give them a chance to talk uninterrupted.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis Marion Cockrell

President Roosevelt wishes Francis Marion Cockrell good luck on his upcoming trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth

President Roosevelt informs William Austin Wadsworth that he will not have enough time to visit Wadsworth at his home because he is already seeing William Sturgis Bigelow during his brief visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Curtis Guild

President Roosevelt stresses to Massachusetts Governor Guild that his visit to Boston is a personal one and other than speaking at Harvard he will be spending time with his family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James A. Tawney

President Roosevelt opposes the idea of chief engineer John F. Stevens traveling to Washington, D.C. from the Isthmus for administrative duties because Theodore P. Shonts has been kept in his position to deal such matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt reminds his son Theodore Roosevelt that he must properly balance his checkbook or risk embarrassing himself in business circles if he does not keep track of his finances. Roosevelt explains to Ted that he also had friends with larger allowances than him at college, but even they still tended to overspend so Ted should begin to practice living “economically.” He praises Ted for giving up the “theater and drinking, and also smoking anything except a pipe,” and for keeping up with his studies. Roosevelt talks about clubs at Harvard and plans for his upcoming trip to Cambridge then onto Groton where Ted and Roosevelt will visit Kermit Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James M. Ashton

President Roosevelt regrets that he cannot go on the hunting trip with James M. Ashton. If he travels to the Pacific Coast next year, Roosevelt will look forward to seeing Ashton and his family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William J. Youngs

President Roosevelt advises William J. Youngs to call on Henry L. Burnett before traveling to Washington, D.C. He cautions Youngs not to arouse the suspicion of his superior officer and risk his current position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-16

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to William E. Cochran

George B. Cortelyou sends Chief Post Office Inspector Cochran President Roosevelt’s agenda for his trip to New Haven, Connecticut, including his stop to visit his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles. Cortelyou asks Cochran to cooperate with Police Chief Richard Sylvester and Secret Service Chief John E. Wilkie regarding Roosevelt’s safety while away from the capital.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart

Philip Battell Stewart does not need to hurry to Washington, D.C., but President Roosevelt hopes that he and his wife, Sarah Frances Cowles Stewart, will stay at the White House when they visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John St. Loe Strachey

President Roosevelt appreciates the Spectator article and hopes John St. Loe Strachey can visit the White House in the near future.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt hopes that Hermann Speck von Sternburg and Lillian Langham von Sternburg can visit the White House during the Roosevelt administration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-01

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Peter Johnston Otey

George B. Cortelyou is unable to make his southern trip and hopes that he will see Peter Otey in Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-14

Letter from Mary Cadwalader Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

Mary Cadwalader Whitridge had been sailing and only just heard the news of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident. She hopes Theodore Roosevelt will send word on what happened and how Edith is doing.

Comments and Context

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had been thrown from her horse on September 30, 1911, causing her to hit her head and remain unconscious for several days.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Letter from Charles E. Hurlburt to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles E. Hulburt informs Theodore Roosevelt that he plans to sail to Africa and try to reach the east corner of the Belgian Congo, a goal that other missionaries have failed to achieve. He is leaving his family behind in Los Angeles. Hulburt also asks Roosevelt if he or someone he knows can support the work being done by William G. Peel, the Bishop of Mbasa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-11

Letter from Alfred Mosely to Theodore Roosevelt

Alfred Mosely informs Theodore Roosevelt of his plans to visit New York City for two weeks and stay at the Netherlands Hotel. Mosely would like the pleasure of meeting with Roosevelt and is happy to pay him a visit or receive him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-10

Letter from Harry Johnston to Theodore Roosevelt

Harry Johnston thanks Theodore Roosevelt for sending his collection of essays on birds and mammals. Johnson was also sorry to read in the papers that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt fell from her horse. He plans to visit Germany and Holland soon to study breeding in Europe, and mentioned an invitation from Booker Washington to attend the Negro Confrence in Alabama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Letter from Leon S. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt

Leon S. Thompson has read Theodore Roosevelt’s account of his trip to Africa and would like to meet because he and 3 others are planning a similar trip and would appreciate discussing certain points concerning travel.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-05

Letter from F. C. Copp to Theodore Roosevelt

F. C. Copp requests a picture of Kermit Roosevelt when he was a boy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-05