Vice Mother of the Children Nov 15 1903 White House Dear Kermit
A diary style entry from November 15 1903 notes the mother away nine days leaving the speaker as vice mother to Archie Quentin and others. The writer recalls gifting five cent pieces and describes a Saturday outing including Garfield boys and a scramble outdoors at Rock Creek.
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White House
Kermit
Hector
Sailor
Archie
Quentin
Scott
Macaulay
Jin Adsoe
Mother Tr
Ethel
Garfield
Scramble Dows
White
Mother
Aes
Quentin's Sixth Birthday Described in Fragment
Fragmentary note recalls Quentin's sixth birthday at the White House with Nov 19 1903 date. Mentions Kermit, Leo as captain, and a visit by seven guests and onlookers in a terse, unclear diary-like passage.
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Quentin
White
Kermit
Leo
Z Sever
Memory of Uncle Jim and a crowded church vigil
The account describes a large turnout of relatives and workers from Newsboys Lodging House and Orthopaedic Dispensary for Uncle Jim’s farewell. It notes his unostentatious good deeds and a wife’s constant remembrance, while criticizing the police setup at the church and recounting two poems by Nick and Archie about a White House night prank.
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Newsboys
Jimmy
P. S
Nick
Archie
White ‘House
Roosevelt Era Christmas Letters and White House Echoes
A long excerpt of diary like notes from White House Christmases and letters between the Roosevelts, recounting family memories, pets, and domestic moments. It includes references to December 1903, Roosevelt’s Pan ama Canal message, and letters discussing Root and Taft, plus personal reflections on youth, army service, and Easter plans. The fragment captures intimate domestic tone amid public era events.
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Parrot
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
United States
Canal
Venezuela
Germany
O. Henry
Admiral Dewey
Ethel
Root and Taft
White House
Ted
Root
Gov. Taft
Union League Club
Morover
Taft
Mr. Root
Sory
White Horse
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Edith
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Emily
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