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Theodore Roosevelt sends his congratulations on the anniversary of the Advocate and is glad that Harvard has taken the right stand on preparedness.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-08
Theodore Roosevelt informs Ambassador Sharp of Gouverneur Morris’s “honor and his good sense” and his desire to present the French case before the American people. Roosevelt states that all French civil and military officers who help him will be rendering a service to their country. Roosevelt also mentions Morris’s ancestry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-06-03
Theodore Roosevelt’s speech notes include quotations from political figures, such as Abraham Lincoln.
1912
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles that they are looking forward to meeting her husband William Sheffield Cowles. Roosevelt’s work as Police Commissioner is hopeless because he cannot accomplish any more. He feels William McKinley has begun his presidency well and likes the choice of John Hay over Chauncey Depew for Ambassador to Great Britain. His naval manuscript is complete.
1897-03-07
Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about Senator Lodge’s visit and their unhappiness with Speaker of the House Reed. Things are looking up for Roosevelt and the police department despite Thomas Collier Platt’s efforts to remove him from office. The work is hard but he enjoys it and is also editing the fourth edition of Winning of the West.
1896-03-09
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles all the children are prepared to love their new Uncle William Sheffield Cowles. Roosevelt continues to work a lot and finish his book.
1895-12-01
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt he spent three weeks out at Sagamore Hill playing with the children and working on his book. The political outlook is bleak and Roosevelt feels he will be legislated out of existence in a few months. The Democrats are under Tammany’s control and the Republicans under Thomas Collier Platt.
1895-11-16
Theodore Roosevelt says he thinks of his sister Anna Roosevelt as her wedding day approaches and the children were excited at the news as well. He is finishing the fourth volume of his series Winning of the West but is uneasy about being away from the office of Police Commissioner. No one has a harder task than he and his worry is great.
1895-11-18
Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister Anna Roosevelt for writing Chamberlain about Roosevelt staying at his place in New York City. His work is very hard and time consuming as he has “the most corrupt” police department on his hands. He has stopped working on the fourth volume of Winning of the West.
1895-05-19
Theodore Roosevelt lists his recent dinner guests for sister Anna Roosevelt. He is going to take the children for their weekly “scramble” up Rock Creek. He has been working very hard in the office and on his books.
1895-04-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt that he hopes to travel to Alaska soon. He is working on a book with Senator Lodge and making slow progress on the fourth volume of The Winning of the West.
1895-03-16
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt about beginning to write the fourth volume of Winning of the West before he gets involved in the presidential campaign. Wife Edith is improving and daughter Alice’s feet hurt. He has been riding with Senator Lodge.
1894-12-30
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna at his disappointment over the Lodges leaving Washington and says he is disconcerted over what Anna told him about the Whites. William Astor Chanler stopped by and he was most interesting. This will be Roosevelt’s last week in Washington for some time and he just finished writing the third volume of Winning of the West.
1894-07-01
Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt how happy he is to be back at Sagamore Hill and all his activities. He is revising his manuscript and Cecil Spring Rice is visiting. Kermit’s leg is “iron-cased” and the new black pony is a good mate for Diamond. Ted is learning to ride and he and Alice are learning to swim.
1894-07-15
Theodore Roosevelt encloses the article he wrote for author and editor Edward William Bok. He says Bok can change the allusion to him in the first line if he wishes, but Roosevelt does not want anything else changed.
1914-12-08
Theodore Roosevelt cannot write the article requested by author and editor Edward William Bok for two or three months and inquires if Bok would still want it then. Since Bok gave him the topic, Roosevelt will not write on it for any other publication.
1914-11-04
Theodore Roosevelt believes Commander of the USS San Francisco Belknap’s article should be published in The Outlook but advises him to send it directly himself and not ask Roosevelt to submit it for him. He agrees with Belknap about the “silliness” of a remark by Harvard president Charles William Eliot regarding the need to break a man’s will, to train him as a soldier.
1915-10-27
President Roosevelt tells writer Edward Sandford Martin he will read the article after he repeats the invitation and will talk it over with Martin when he comes over. He wishes to know which days are good for Martin to visit.
1908-11-12
Theodore Roosevelt thinks zoologist William T. Hornaday’s advice about “crowding” President Woodrow Wilson is sound. After Roosevelt’s article appears in the Metropolitan he will avoid “slashing” him.
1916-04-04
Theodore Roosevelt expresses how happy he is to get letters from his wife Alice and says he misses her, though he has been so busy writing his naval history and studying law, he would not be good company anyway. He is happy she approves of him going to the Porcellian Club dinner and he says he will be at Chestnut Hill for breakfast.
1881-10-14