Telegram from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Shaw pledges the loyalty of Iowa to President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
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Telegram from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt
“P’s” nomination hangs in the balance and a private message from President Roosevelt will settle the matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
Letter from Sidney F. Tyler to Theodore Roosevelt
Sidney F. Tyler expresses his sympathy at the death of William McKinley. He is confident in President Roosevelt’s ability to succeed McKinley. Tyler suggests that Roosevelt announce that McKinley’s policies and Cabinet officials are his own.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
Letter from James Harrison Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt
James Harrison Wilson expresses his sympathy at the death of William McKinley and President Roosevelt has his full confidence.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
Telegram from Evert Jansen Wendell to Theodore Roosevelt
Evert Jansen Wendell expresses his sympathy at the death of William McKinley.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
Telegram from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt
Anna Roosevelt Cowles requests to know when President Roosevelt will be passing through New York City so she can see him. This is her second telegram the day William McKinley died, and she says she longs to be near Roosevelt and the family.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
Telegram from James Harrison Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt
James Harrison Wilson expresses sympathy for the family of William McKinley. President Roosevelt will have the “support and confidence of the American people.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
Telegram from James Harrison Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt
James Harrison Wilson expresses sympathy for the family of William McKinley. President Roosevelt will have the “support and confidence of the American people.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
Telegram from Timothy L. Woodruff to Theodore Roosevelt
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff sends his best wishes for the success of the Roosevelt administration. President Roosevelt has Woodruff’s “unbounded confidence.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
Telegram from John Rutter Brooke to Henry Clark Corbin
Secretary of War Elihu Root orders that an officer be sent to confer with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, New York, to arrange to accompany her to Washington, D.C. A special train is available for her travel.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-15
Letter from Albert S. Bickmore to Theodore Roosevelt
Albert S. Bickmore is comforted that the mantle of William McKinley has fallen to President Roosevelt. He worked with Roosevelt’s father during the founding of the American Museum of Natural History and wishes he had survived to see his son become president. Bickmore is working on a lecture on the Pan-American Exposition.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-15
Letter from Sir W. Laird Clowes to Theodore Roosevelt
W. Laird Clowes expresses his sympathy at the death of William McKinley and is confident in President Roosevelt’s leadership. He hopes that the Roosevelt administration will improve relations between the English speaking countries. The world’s “liberty, civilization, and good government” depend on cooperation between Great Britain and the United States.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-15
Telegram from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt
Anna Roosevelt Cowles will meet President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt tomorrow at 1733 N St.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-15
Letter to Theodore Roosevelt
“A Young Husband” expresses sympathy at the death of William McKinley and congratulates President Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency. He knows that Roosevelt will support the prosperity of the Anglo-Saxon race and the common bonds between the United States and Great Britain.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-15
Telegram from Donald McDonald Dickinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Donald McDonald Dickinson expresses his support for President Roosevelt as he succeeds to the presidency.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-15
Letter from Gerrit J. Diekema to Theodore Roosevelt
Gerrit J. Diekema is pleased that William McKinley has a worthy successor in President Roosevelt, calling him “patriotic, wise, courageous, and manly” and praying for his success.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-15
Letter from Cleveland H. Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Cleveland H. Dodge sends his prayers as President Roosevelt succeeds to the presidency.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-15
Letter from Charles Mifflin Hammond to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Mifflin Hammond was horrified by the unexpected death of William McKinley but hopes for President Roosevelt’s success. Hammond suggests that violence against the president be punishable by death and that anarchists and socialists be forced to return to their place of origin.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-15
Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of State Hay congratulates President Roosevelt on succeeding to the presidency. He expects Roosevelt to have a “glorious” career filled with good work.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-15
Letter from Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee congratulates President Roosevelt on succeeding to the presidency.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-15