Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Letter from Cleveland H. Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Cleveland H. Dodge expresses appreciation for Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt’s book New York City: A History. Dodge finds that Roosevelt has shown a “capital sense of proportion,” “splendid patriotism,” and will help give a “higher sense of pride and loyalty” in order to leader to “nobler efforts for the City’s best good.” Dodge also finds Roosevelt to be a source of encouragement and inspiration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1891-03-20

Creator(s)

Dodge, Cleveland H. (Cleveland Hoadley), 1860-1926

Letter from John Scott to Theodore Roosevelt

John Scott appeals to Theodore Roosevelt for a job on the train.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1891-04-09

Creator(s)

Scott, John

Letter from Thomas B. Reed to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas B. Reed has been in Italy for six weeks and wishes to catch up on political news.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1891-05-27

Creator(s)

Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902

Letter from Mrs. Backer to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Mrs. Backer, a teacher, writes to request a donation to purchase a piano for their school.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1891-06-26

Creator(s)

Backer, Mrs.

Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant

Receipt from a meal at the Metropolitan Club Restaurant that included clams, blue points, potato salad, and Camembert. Theodore Roosevelt spent four dollars and seventy-five cents on the meal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-20

Creator(s)

Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.)

Letter from Thomas B. Reed to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas B. Reed congratulates Theodore and Edith Roosevelt on the birth of their daughter Ethel. He gives sarcastic commentary about the choice between James G. Blaine and Benjamin Harrison for president in the next election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1891-08-22

Creator(s)

Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902

Letter from Thomas B. Reed to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas B. Reed responds to a newspaper report that James Blaine will not accept nomination by the Republican Party for president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1891-12-03

Creator(s)

Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902

Letter from James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt

James Bryce asks Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt for information on Civil Service Reform for a new edition of his book, The American Commonwealth. Bryce asks specifically about the total number of offices included in the Pendleton Act, and the total number of places in the Federal Civil Service. In addition, Bryce hopes Roosevelt will remind “[Henry Cabot] Lodge of his promise to take steps to have an official publication of State Constitutions, in continuation of [Benjamin Perley] Poore’s Collection.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1891-12-12

Creator(s)

Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922

Letter from William P. Trent to Theodore Roosevelt

William P. Trent thanks Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt for his letter regarding Trent’s recently published biography of William Gilmore Simms. Trent discusses what he learned from reading southern antebellum literature from the period of the Civil War and his views on the problems with sectionalism in the South. He admits that his voice will likely not be heard beyond the classroom.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-03-20

Creator(s)

Trent, William P. (William Peterfield), 1862-1939

Letter from Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft to Theodore Roosevelt

Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft, a cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, requests a letter of introduction for her husband Charles Russell Leaycraft to the U.S. Ambassador to England, as he will be spending a month in London on business. She also shares some family news.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-04-21

Creator(s)

Leaycraft, Mary Leontine Roosevelt, 1854-1950

An American Army school

Essay by Kent Ellsworth Keller on the necessity and plan for a rational system to provide and maintain a standing army. He proposes inducting teenagers ranging from fifteen to eighteen to enter a three year academy to see if they have the qualities of a soldier. If they prove their aptitude, then they can join the Army Academy at West Point. The rest will be held on reserve. Handwritten notation: “This plan was conceived and written out at Heidelberg Germany in April 1892. After studying the German Army System.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-04

Creator(s)

Keller, Kent Ellsworth, 1867-1954

Letter from Thomas R. Lounsbury to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas R. Lounsbury responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s critique of his Studies in Chaucer. He encourages Roosevelt in his work of civil service reform.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-05-05

Creator(s)

Lounsbury, Thomas R., 1838-1915

Newspaper article on Theodore Roosevelt and African Americans

The author attacks President Roosevelt for meeting with Booker T. Washington and courting the African American vote. The article claims that the African Americans of Albertville, Alabama, do not believe in racial equality and would give Roosevelt a cold reception.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from John W. Cary to William McKinley

John W. Cary claims that he collected funds for the Wimberly Combine of New Orleans, Louisiana, at the direction of Henry Demas. There was an understanding that the people who donated would be appointed to federal positions and Cary would also receive an appointment for his work. No one has received an appointment and Cary has been threatened with prosecution. Cary suggests that if President McKinley looks into the matter the people will be given back their money.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-11-07

Creator(s)

Cary, John W.

Duel interests vice president

Emil Hartman received a letter from Vice President Roosevelt requesting further information in the duel between Hartman’s son, Adolph, and Lieutenant Pachmann of the German army that took place in Aachen, Germany. The duel was over an insult to the United States. Hartman was pleased that Roosevelt was interested in the duel and sent him the original letters he received from his son.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-26

Creator(s)

Unknown

Nearer public ownership

The creation of the Northern Securities Company is another step towards the consolidation of the nation’s railroad system. The new entity is almost a monopoly west of the Mississippi River. If railroad consolidation and organization continues the government will be in a perfect position to assume control.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-14

Creator(s)

Unknown

Mount Vernon upholstery invoice

Typed transcript of an invoice for upholstery at Mount Vernon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1759-08

Creator(s)

Bell, Philip

Letter from James Roosevelt to Josiah Holmes

James Roosevelt attempts to settle payment on a bond from Josiah Holmes, Esq. Roosevelt asks Holmes to settle between him and the former holder of the bond, Mr. Leffers, rather than allowing the matter to go to law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1764-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, James

Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Platt is not familiar with P. P. Casey and is unsure if he resides in New York City, or is a pastor at a New York church. However, he has no objections to Casey’s appointment as a military chaplain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-12

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Letter from Archibald Bulloch to William Stephens

Appointment of William Stephens as Attorney General of the Province of Georgia, signed by Archibald Bulloch, first president and commander-in-chief of the province (later governor of the state). Bulloch was the great-great-grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1776-04-20

Creator(s)

Bulloch, Archibald, -1777