Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Letter from Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt

Arthur von Briesen explains his support of the Legal Aid Society to President Roosevelt and discusses why he believes in legal aid for “the poor and helpless” whose civil rights are most likely to be repressed but have little legal recourse when accused. His son, Fritz, assures von Briesen that even more than New York, Washington needs a Legal Aid Society to assist “colored people” who lack voting rights and other “means of making themselves heard.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-09

Talk with Beveridge

Senator Beveridge does not believe that the omnibus bill admitting Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory as states will pass. The view in Washington, D.C., is that President Roosevelt is handling the Venezuelan crisis well.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-25

Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

Mason Mitchell has accepted Zanzibar, a diplomatic position.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-09

Letter from Robert Metzger to Otto Gresham

Robert Metzger would like Otto Gresham to visit and help with composing a letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-09

Comparison, United States and German naval forces

Report comparing the naval strength of the United States and Germany.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-11

Letter from Andrew Powell to Theodore Roosevelt

Andrew Powell sends several enclosures that may interest President Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-09

Letter from Francis Lynde Stetson to Thomas Collier Platt

Francis Lynde Stetson and the Niagara Falls Power Company are in a dispute with A. H. Green over comments made by both parties and the potential appointment of Green to an unnamed commission. Stetson supports Herschel Clemens for the appointment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-09

Letter from Thomas H. Tongue to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas H. Tongue would like President Roosevelt’s assistance in order to convince Congressman Burton of Ohio not to withdraw from Congress.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-09

Letter from John Hay to George B. Cortelyou

Secretary of State Hay knows very little about the Robinsons or their school but has provided them with money over the last few years. The school was once named after Hay but is now named after President McKinley.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Letter from R. L. Hoffman to Theodore Roosevelt

R. L. Hoffman does not want Robert Lloyd Smith to be appointed to a representative office in Texas and presents evidence of why Smith is not qualified due to disloyalty to the Republican Party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Letter from Frederick William Holls to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederick William Holls is traveling through Europe and recounts his visits with Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

An honorable appointment

Newspaper article supporting the appointment of Charles S. Francis as ambassador to Austria-Hungary.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

Letter from Smith McPherson to Philander C. Knox

Smith McPherson does not believe that United States District Attorney W. S. Summers should be reappointed to the district of Nebraska.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Platt forwards a protest against the appointment of A. H. Green to the international commission pertaining to the water boundary between the United States and Canada.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Summary of letter from Thomas Collier Platt

Summary of a letter from Senator Platt pertaining to the appointment of A. H. Green to the international commission investigating the water boundary between the United States and Canada.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Root will be visiting President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York, and is bringing some papers that need the President’s attention, including a response to a dispatch from Governor General of the Philippines William H. Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Owen Wister is pleased that President Roosevelt liked his book The Virginian. The chapter Roosevelt mentioned is the one Wister is most proud of. He notes that it would be inappropriate for Roosevelt to review the book, because it is dedicated to him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-10

Letter from John Hay to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt cannot provide John A. Hassell with an autographed letter of introduction to the British Government, but an ordinary letter of introduction can be offered if the President is interested in Hassell.

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Creation Date

1902-06-11

Letter from Charles F. Chichester to Theodore Roosevelt

The Century Company agrees to allow Augustus Ralph Keller, representing Gebbie and Company of Philadelphia, to publish a uniform edition of Roosevelt’s works. The license will be $1,000 per volume.

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Creation Date

1902-06-12

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation to have dinner and stay overnight at the White House, and he provides details of his travel plans.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-12