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The veterans of Onondaga County, New York, are preparing a reunion for late September or early October. They would like Vice President Roosevelt to attend and Roosevelt can select the date to suit his schedule.
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1901-08-29
Anna G. Eurelle asks Vice President Roosevelt to share her letter with proper officials, to prevent a fraud from being perpetrated. A man claiming to be a gentleman and bearing papers from the army as well as the Secret Service engaged a room from Eurelle but did not stay once she started asking questions. She believes the papers the man carries are stolen and that he is using them to obtain room and board, at the expense of the boarding house keepers who house and feed him in good faith.
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1901-08-29
Arthur Hamilton Lee is pleased that he may get the chance to see Vice President Roosevelt before he returns to England. Lee will be traveling between New York, New York, and Washington, D.C., from September 16 to 24 and will telegraph when he is available. He was sorry to hear of the Roosevelt children’s illnesses.
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1901-08-29
Mrs. H. H. Major requests that Vice President Roosevelt donate a copy of The Rough Riders to the public school library of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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1901-08-29
J. M. North thanks Vice President Roosevelt for his kindness and would like Roosevelt to speak with Mrs. Yates.
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1901-08-29
Henry Nehemiah Burhans, president of the Veteran Association of Onondaga County, regrets that Vice President Roosevelt cannot accept their invitation. He reiterates the extensive planning for the county’s veterans reunion and notes that thousands of veterans will likely be involved. Burhans and the veterans want Roosevelt to open their reunion and will allow him to select the date.
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1901-08-29
Nelson M. Parker claims to be the president of a nationwide society and offers to use the society to work on behalf of a Roosevelt presidential campaign. He requests some funding to get the campaign started. Parker also offers Roosevelt some ancient books and maps that would “startle the world” if made public.
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1901-08-29
Daniel H. Reese is concerned about factional struggles among southern Republicans. He calls for the Republican National Committee to take early action and call for unity.
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1901-08-29
Samuel W. Small served as chaplain of the Third Regiment, United States Volunteer Engineers during the Spanish-American War, and would like to join the Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War.
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1901-08-29
Philip Battell Stewart thanks Vice President Roosevelt for sending a copy of The Wilderness Hunter. Stewart is hosting Mr. Ingman, a Boer, at his home. He likes Ingman and believes, if he was a Boer, he would act just like they have during the South African War. However, Stewart believes that southern Africa will be better off in British hands. Stewart has spoken to Ingman about hunting lions and imagines a hunting trip with Roosevelt.
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1901-08-29
Griffin Tolman has applied to be the register of the land office in Montgomery, Alabama, and requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help.
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1901-08-29
Evert Jansen Wendell is pleased that Vice President Roosevelt has agreed to attend the international games on September 25. Arrangements are still being made for the luncheon and Wendell asks if August 29 would be convenient for Roosevelt. Wendell concludes by listing the current attendees.
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1901-08-29
William Allen White is a strong supporter of Vice President Roosevelt and has spent two years directing his political efforts towards a Roosevelt presidency. He argues that Roosevelt will need the support of Senators Hanna, Platt, and Quay and can acquire their support without resorting to dirty politics. White also believes that there is a suitable place for money in political campaigns.
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1901-08-29
Eliza Raybould Allan wishes she could have talked more with Vice President Roosevelt at an event in Colorado Springs. Allan would have traveled to see him speak again but she is poor and could not pay her fare. Allan is also interested in the writing Roosevelt has done on Oliver Cromwell, as she was born in England and lived in the places Cromwell traveled. Allan is trying to raise money to buy a house and asks Roosevelt to find subscribers to help her.
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1901-08-30
W. H. Houghton, president of the Old Settlers Association, invites Vice President Roosevelt to attend the opening of the new courthouse in Beloit, Kansas.
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1901-08-30
G. L. Davidson is traveling to Europe and requests a few introductory letters from Vice President Roosevelt.
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1901-08-30
James Andrew Drain secured a strong settlement with the federal government and is now able to properly equip the Washington State National Guard. He would like Vice President Roosevelt to visit their state encampment next June. Drain thanks the Roosevelt family for their hospitality.
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1901-08-30
Senator Foraker agrees with Vice President Roosevelt’s views on the upcoming campaign and will try to make arrangements accordingly.
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1901-08-30
As per Vice President Roosevelt’s request after their meeting, William Everett Griswold sends a statement of facts. Griswold would be pleased if Roosevelt could use his influence to have the board of regents reconsider his case.
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1901-08-30
C. Hart Merriam clarifies information he gave Theodore Roosevelt about the black-tail deer population. He also points out that the Rocky Mountain mule deer is present all along the eastern side of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada Ranges, as well as the mountains in southern California. Merriam tells Roosevelt that he will send more information about deer at a later date.
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1901-06-06