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John Ellis Roosevelt informs Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that the tax officers require an affidavit and encloses an affidavit for him to look over. Roosevelt was sorry to learn that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been so sick and trusts that she is better now.
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1898-03-17
Henry White informs Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that his team has been able to purchase a ship, the Amazonas, from the Brazilian Government. He also discusses personnel changes directed by Roosevelt’s department, and hopes that he can return home for a visit if war does not break out. He additionally wishes Mrs. Roosevelt a speedy recovery from an illness.
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1898-03-18
Max F. Ihmsen is troubled to read that Assistant Secretary Roosevelt doubts the veracity of the interview he gave to The New York Journal. Ihmsen has never been accused of lying about an interview. He encloses an extract of the article in question. Ihmsen then encloses the response of the journal to Roosevelt’s condemnation.
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1898-03-19
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt refutes an interview printed in The New York Journal, stating that it was an invention from beginning to end. Roosevelt reports that he refused the interview, despite the persistence of the reporter, because he has never “given a certificate of character to the Journal” and that nothing “would be of less consequence” than the reporter changing his opinion of Roosevelt.
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1898-03-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt writes a statement indicating that he is no longer a resident of New York and has not been a resident since he was appointed Assistant Secretary.
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1898-03-21
Colonel Bingham explains to General Corbin that after noticing that the Navy has a flag for the president and the Army does not, he had some flag designs made. He forwards the design chosen by consensus and describes it for Corbin.
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1898-03-22
This article describes President Roosevelt as the “overwhelming choice” of state legislators in South Dakota and Nebraska, as illustrated by the results of a poll.
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1907-03-02
French Ensor Chadwick is convinced that the United States government needs to issue a manifesto on the necessity of putting an end to the horrors in Cuba and demand that Spain leave the island. Such action should be taken immediately. Chadwick discusses how easy it would be to assault Havanna.
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1898-03-24
John Ellis Roosevelt outlines the residency requirements for voting in a state election and explains to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that because Roosevelt claimed not to have resided in Oyster Bay, New York, for tax purposes, it would be best to forego voting in the fall. Arrangements can be made, however, to establish residence in Oyster Bay this summer if Roosevelt desires it.
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1898-03-24
Admiral Evans informs Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that he has turned his ankle and must take care of himself to be able to work when he arrives in Key West, Florida. He encloses requests for command of a large ship and movement of guard boats. He writes that the “safety of our fleet will depend on the promptness with which the guard boats are sent to Key West.” Evans regrets not being able to have lunch together as planned.
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1898-03-25
George Haven Putnam responds to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt’s inquiry regarding the total number of copies sold of three books Roosevelt has written.
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1898-03-25
William Tudor writes to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt about newspaper reports that the administration plans to overlook the explosion of the USS Maine. Tudor argues that their primary responsibility is to self-protection and that the United States should order the Spaniards to “conduct the war in a civilized war.” He warns that if the government does not respond accordingly “there will be found still greater difficulty in finding men to serve on our ships.”
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1898-03-26
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1898-03-30
Roosevelt, John Ellis, 1853-1939
Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant for scrambled eggs, a glass of milk, and sardines. Theodore Roosevelt paid fifty-five cents for the meal.
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1898-03-31
Benjamin F. Tracy writes to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt with a dispatch that he sent President William McKinley. In it, Tracy suggests that even though the nation is not at war with Spain yet, it is still wise to move the fleet into an advantageous position. He writes that the duration of the war is dependent on whether the US can strike the first blow.
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1898-04-02
Benjamin F. Tracy writes President McKinley advocating that US troops begin fighting Spain. It is imperative in his opinion that the Spanish fleet in the West Indies be crushed before it can be united with the ships on the Spanish Coast.
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1898-04-02
Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant for a meal which included half a spring chicken and two glasses of milk. Theodore Roosevelt paid fifty-five cents for the meal.
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1898-04-02
Houghton, Mifflin and Company received Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt’s prefaces to his books Thomas H. Benton and Gouverneur Morris: The Study of His Life and Work and inform him that as of January 1, 1898, the first book has sold 6,338 copies and the second, 5,385 copies.
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1898-04-07
Major General Merriam reminds General Miles not to forget that Cuba is now engaged in normal business practices that could impact mobilization tactics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1898-04-12