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W. Sloan Simpson is disappointed Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carrow Roosevelt cannot attend his wedding on January 21. However, he is pleased to accept Roosevelt’s invitation to spend the night when he is in New York. He wants Roosevelt to know his future wife, Eleanora Meyer, as she “will make a whole lot better politician than I am.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-07
W. Sloan Simpson messaged Theodore Roosevelt about his engagement to Eleanora Meyer. Cardinal James Gibbons will perform the ceremony and was excited to hear Simpson was a Rough Rider, sharing that he and Roosevelt are great friends. He urged Simpson to contact Roosevelt about attending the wedding, which Simpson sincerely hopes is possible.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-30
Thomas Ringgold Meyer and his wife, Julia Laurenson Myer, send an invitation to the wedding of their daughter, Eleanora Laurenson Myer, and W. Sloan Simpson on January 21, 1911.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-21
Myer, Thomas Ringgold, 1853-1927; Myer, Julia Laurenson, 1857-1926
Thomas Ringgold Meyer and his wife, Julia Laurenson Myer, send an invitation to the wedding of their daughter Eleanora Laurenson Myer to W. Sloan Simpson on January 21, 1911.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-21
Myer, Thomas Ringgold, 1853-1927; Myer, Julia Laurenson, 1857-1926