Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Recipient

McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909

Copies of letters commending the work of William A. Allan and recommending his appointment as an army chaplain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-27

James Andrew Drain will be traveling to Washington, D.C., to address claims by the State of Washington related to the Spanish-American War. He would like to meet with Vice President Roosevelt during his visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-06-26

James Andrew Drain would be pleased to join Vice President Roosevelt for lunch some day next week.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-07-01

James Andrew Drain plans to visit Vice President Roosevelt on July 10.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-07-06

James Andrew Drain will be leaving for New York City in the morning. He will be staying for three or four days and hopes to meet again with Vice President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-07-12

James Andrew Drain requests another meeting with Vice President Roosevelt. If such a meeting is possible, Roosevelt might send a telegram to the Hotel Imperial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-07-18

Caspar Whitney asks Theodore Roosevelt if there would be material enough for an article on hunting in the days of Lewis and Clark and if Roosevelt will write it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-07-22

Gifford Pinchot does not expect Vice President Roosevelt to be able to attend the meeting of the American Forestry Association but hopes he will be able to send a letter as he did last year. Pinchot is taking a short trip to Oregon and is unsure whether he will be able to take a hunting trip in the fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-07-23

Gifford Pinchot regrets not having a letter for the Denver meeting of the American Forestry Association but understands Vice President Roosevelt’s position. Pinchot and Frederick Haynes Newell are exploring some grazing and irrigation issues and will be leaving for a two week trip to the mountains. Although Pinchot expects to miss his hunt, he hopes he and Roosevelt have a “good visit, with lots of exercise.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-05

Horace P. Bennett read in a newspaper that Ted Roosevelt has a collection of minerals and curiosities. Bennett has a similar collection and would like to give it to someone that can appreciate it. He suggests his collection could be given to Ted and offers to discuss the matter when Vice President Roosevelt opens the Minnesota State Fair in September.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

Solomon Hicks Bethea agrees to meet with Vice President Roosevelt at any time during Roosevelt’s time in Illinois.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

Robert C. Dunn regrets that he will be unable to attend the dinner and meet Vice President Roosevelt. Dunn admires Roosevelt and hopes he will have the opportunity to vote for him in the 1904 presidential election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

Edward H. Fallows would like a signed photograph of Vice President Roosevelt and requests information on where he can acquire the necessary photograph.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

Senator Foraker writes Vice President Roosevelt about the implications of currency-related matters in future elections. The Democrats are divided on the issue of silver currency, with William Jennings Bryan facing off against “Gold Democrats.” Foraker believes that this situation could gain some votes for the Republicans. Foraker will try to get General Dick, Governor Hook, and Senator Hoar to praise Roosevelt in connection with important meetings and places, and asks Roosevelt to let him know if he has any particular time and place in mind for such meetings or recognition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

Henry G. Hammon is hoping to be appointed to a permanent position and requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

Secretary of State Hay recommends that Vice President Roosevelt send the money for Sarah Viljoen Snyman through the consular agent in London, William H. Fuller. As an alternative, Hay offers to transmit the money through the State Department.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

Commissioner Hermann was pleased to be able to follow Vice President Roosevelt’s wishes and appoint David E. Warford, who served with Roosevelt in the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, a United States forest ranger.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

E. J. Hutchinson writes to Vice President Roosevelt about a recent article in the Boston Herald. The article reported on a speech by Daniel Henry Chamberlain, as well as remarks by Charles S. Hamlin and Charles Eliot Norton, that criticized the government’s colonial policy, particularly with regard to the Spanish American war. Hutchinson is concerned because these charges come from such eminent people, and says that their statements need a public response.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23

William W. Jermane of the Minneapolis Journal requests an advance copy of the speech Vice President Roosevelt will deliver at the Minnesota State Fair.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-23