Theodore Roosevelt A.L.S., Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y., May 25, 1888 : to Mrs. Diana M. Kearney, Alexandria, Virginia
1888
MSS L1975.135 M
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Title
Theodore Roosevelt A.L.S., Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y., May 25, 1888 : to Mrs. Diana M. Kearney, Alexandria, Virginia
Published
Oyster Bay, New York 1888
Description
3 items: item 1: [3] p. on 2 conjugate leaves + envelope ; 16 cm. Item 2: [2] p. on 2 conjugate leaves ; 20 cm.
Call Number
MSS L1975.135 M
Note
Responds to Mrs. Kearney's note (copy present) introducing herself as the great niece of George Rogers Clark. Diana Kearney had read a Roosevelt letter to the editor of the N.Y. Times published March 18, 1888, applauding "Mr. Sherman's bill to erect a monument to the memory of George Rogers Clarke {sic]." The printed letter ends, "If he is not entitled to a national monument, then we never have
Mrs. Kearney reports an incident regarding a deputation sent by Virginia to offer Clark a sword in recognition of his service. The deputies "found him in the park. He took the sword from the gentlemen, threw the scabbard away, thrust the blade into the ground & returned the broken hilt to them saying "Tell Virginia to be just before she is generous."
In preparation for a proposed book on the history of Kentucky, Roosevelt also seeks information on "the career and character of General Clarke [sic]" He asks if she knows "if there are in existence anywhere any manuscripts -- old letters, diaries, &c -- either by him or about him? Any old documents of the sort, dealing with Kentucky matters in which Clarke [sic] was even indirectly concerned would be most interesting to me ...."
See Hero tales from American history by Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt (New York, 1909) for Roosevelt's sketch of Clark.
The envelope is embossed: C. P. Putnam's Sons, 27 & 29 W. 23 St., N.Y. It contains a note in Mrs. Kearney's hand and purple ink: General George Rogers Clark
Theodore Roosevelt was an honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Mrs. Kearney was the grandaughter of Ann Clark, sister of George Rogers Clark.
A letter regarding provenance of the Roosevelt letter removed to case file, as was the New York Times clipping.
Mrs. Kearney reports an incident regarding a deputation sent by Virginia to offer Clark a sword in recognition of his service. The deputies "found him in the park. He took the sword from the gentlemen, threw the scabbard away, thrust the blade into the ground & returned the broken hilt to them saying "Tell Virginia to be just before she is generous."
In preparation for a proposed book on the history of Kentucky, Roosevelt also seeks information on "the career and character of General Clarke [sic]" He asks if she knows "if there are in existence anywhere any manuscripts -- old letters, diaries, &c -- either by him or about him? Any old documents of the sort, dealing with Kentucky matters in which Clarke [sic] was even indirectly concerned would be most interesting to me ...."
See Hero tales from American history by Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt (New York, 1909) for Roosevelt's sketch of Clark.
The envelope is embossed: C. P. Putnam's Sons, 27 & 29 W. 23 St., N.Y. It contains a note in Mrs. Kearney's hand and purple ink: General George Rogers Clark
Theodore Roosevelt was an honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Mrs. Kearney was the grandaughter of Ann Clark, sister of George Rogers Clark.
A letter regarding provenance of the Roosevelt letter removed to case file, as was the New York Times clipping.
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