Travels

Benjamin F. Beazell tells Theodore Roosevelt that he has traveled through many midwestern states and all republicans he meets are dissatisfied with William H. Taft and will not vote for Taft even if nominated. Beazell states the dissatisfied businessmen and farmers are true blood republicans, not insurgent republicans. Beazell believes the office will seek out Roosevelt despite Roosevelt not seeking office and offers to help in any way he can.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

Creator(s)

Beazell, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Fell), 1864-1947

Charles M. Miller copies part of a news letter sent by Janette Miller from her missionary post in Angola, Africa. Janette Miller describes the climate, weather, and details the long trip from Lisbon to the village where she lives and works. The men, women, and children she helps to educate and teach Christian ways are also described. Janette Miller ends saying she trusts her African friends and reminds the reader that there are cousins of the tribe she lives with in the United States who are suffering because of what her race did to them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-18

Creator(s)

Miller, Janette, 1879-1969; Miller, Charles M. (Charles Marshall), 1852-1914

John F. Stevens asks Theodore Roosevelt if he might call upon Roosevelt next week, after he returns from a trip to the West.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Creator(s)

Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943

Theodore Roosevelt informs W. Robert Foran he has received the cables. Roosevelt provides a statement in support of Robert E. Peary’s expedition success to be published if the reports of his success in the North Pole is true. Roosevelt is confused by the cable about Frederick Albert Cook because he is unaware of who the man is or what he has accomplished. He informs Foran he and Kermit Roosevelt have had success hunting elephants and rhinoceros together, but they will soon separate to travel and hunt separately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-09-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt informs W. Robert Foran he has received the cables. Roosevelt provides a statement in support of Robert E. Peary’s expedition success to be published if the reports of his success in the North Pole is true. Roosevelt is confused by the cable about Frederick Albert Cook because he is unaware of who the man is or what he has accomplished. He informs Foran he and Kermit Roosevelt have had success hunting elephants and rhinoceros together, but they will soon separate to travel and hunt separately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-09-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Terrell, Alexander Watkins, 1827-1912

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister for her letter and writes of his plans to go to Maine. Roosevelt makes dining plans for when he returns in two weeks.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-03-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt inquires if Annie Montague Alexander will allow Edmund Heller to accompany him on his African safari. Roosevelt intends to make the trip a scientific one and collect samples for the United States National Museum.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Archibald Cary Coolidge for the letter and the book, which he anticipates enjoying. Roosevelt wishes Coolidge well on his travels in South America and hopes to see him upon his return.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt believes that Edgar Alexander Mearns’ diabetes will not make any difference in regards to the Africa trip. Roosevelt agrees with having a case of brandy, a case of whiskey, and case of champagne in the medical stores.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt requests that Ambassador Reid explain to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes that his African trip is a scientific expedition to collect specimens for the National Museum, not “a game butchering trip.” However, if given the opportunity, Roosevelt may collect some trophies. The invitation from the chancellor of Oxford, George Nathaniel Curzon, to present the Romanes lecture gives Roosevelt a genuine reason to visit England on his return from Africa. He details his travel itinerary, plans for appropriate formal attire, and people to call upon. Roosevelt is interested in what the Japanese minister for foreign affairs Jutarō Komura says and includes his letter to Japanese ambassador Kogoro Takahira and the reply. Reid’s full statement on the incidents of the Olympics pleases Roosevelt, who believes intense international matches inevitably result in misunderstandings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is interested in the book on the Congo Free State that Harry Johnston has sent, and shares his thoughts about missionaries and their work with “savages.” Roosevelt’s upcoming safari is in support of the National Museum of Natural History, and as such he will do all he can to prevent the needless slaughter of animals on the trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has written a statement about his association with Scribner’s Magazine during his upcoming African safari as requested by Robert Bridges, but requests Bridges be vague about the exact itinerary and timing of the trip, so as to avoid unwanted followers in the field, and asks that Bridges emphasize that the trip is associated with the National Museum of Natural History. Roosevelt emphasizes that his work with The Outlook magazine will in no way conflict with his work for Scribner’s.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt believes that he and Edgar Alexander Mearns will have a great time in Africa. The trip can also have real importance from a scientific perspective.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt updates Henry Cabot Lodge on personal and political matters. Roosevelt feels obligated to enjoy a series of essays by Westerlick because his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, assumes he would not care for them; the puzzling problem of the re-nomination for Charles Evans Hughes for governor of New York; the plans for Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari, and his desire to tour Europe on the way home as a private citizen without pomp; his plans to write for Scribner’s and The Outlook post-presidency, and his reasoning for selecting those offers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Laurence H. Grahame for the photograph. He does not think his children, Ethel and Theodore Roosevelt, will be able to go to Puerto Rico in the winter. Roosevelt invites Grahame to dine with him at the White House when he is next in the area.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt gives Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge an update on his life and family. He laments the end of summer and tells Lodge how each member of the family has spent it, remarking upon how his children are growing up. Roosevelt has been vacationing during the summer months and now looks to his work ahead. He wants to ensure that his plans for the Navy and Panama Canal cannot be undone by his successor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Kermit Roosevelt that he is glad that the cavalry march and chicken shoot went well. Roosevelt details various happenings in the family for Kermit, and wishes him well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is going to tell Curtis Guild and George Lyman that he is going to Harvard and Groton to see his sons. He is glad that William Sturgis Bigelow has contacted Arlo Bates about meeting over breakfast and wonders if they can also invite Samuel McChord Crothers and Le Baron Russell Briggs. In a handwritten postscript he informs Bigelow that Oliver Wendell Holmes will be unable to join them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt shares his upcoming travel plans with his son Theodore Roosevelt. He is glad that Ted will be taking another class after the midyears, but is concerned about a rumor that Ted’s friend Sam Blagden has been drinking and getting into trouble. William Loeb has suggested that Roosevelt inform Ted he has overdrawn his bank account.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919