Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-18

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2025-04-03

Arthur von Briesen informs Theodore Roosevelt that the Fowler correspondence with the Legal Aid Society is not worth investigating and is meant to hurt Fowler’s chances as a candidate. He will vote for Fowler and wishes his friends will do the same.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-31

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen explains to Frank Harper that the enclosed letter to G. E. Stechert & Co. should have been sent to him. He is the one who alerted Theodore Roosevelt to the article by Casimir Graf von Leyden.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-29

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on the enemies he has made regarding the “dreadful corruption” in the Senate and comments on the campaign’s lack of energy. He assures Roosevelt of his many friends and is certain nothing will come of his supposed personal defeat. Briesen reminds Roosevelt of his promise to help with the Legal Aid Society.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-17

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-09-19

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2025-09-18

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-04-02

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2025-09-18

Arthur von Briesen writes to President Roosevelt and mentions a photo of Captain L. R. Demers, whom von Briesen thinks resembles Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-29

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen, president of the Legal Aid Society, asks if President Roosevelt will be attending a performance of Hansel and Gretel put on by the Society.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-21

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen thanks President Roosevelt for offering to have Edith Roosevelt help benefit the Legal Aid Society by attending the opera.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-01

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

The directors of the Legal Aid Society are cooperating with the Metropolitan Opera to stage a benefit performance for the society. They would like Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to select an opera and date for the performance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-24

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen comments on the strangeness of him receiving an award, the Croix de Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, for 25 years of service to impoverished French citizens when Von Briesen is German, and has tried to aid distressed German citizens.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-25

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen encloses a letter from J. G. Holcombe regarding canal work. Von Briesen is interested in agricultural innovation, specifically encouraging farmers to study plants and their development, and would like to visit President Roosevelt and his wife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-22

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen wishes President Roosevelt a happy birthday. He praises Roosevelt’s actions as president, and hopes that Roosevelt will continue to make life better for Americans, both while he is still president, as well as afterwards.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-26

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen responds to Major General G. L. Gillespie’s request for further information on Briesen’s statement that he had gotten his facts regarding a sword supposedly gifted by King Frederick II of Prussia to George Washington from Mr. Ward. He has since come to believe that the story may be rather different, based on a book by Friedrich Kapp which says that the sword came from the sword-maker Theophilus Alte of Solingen. This is further reinforced by a letter from Washington to John Quincy Adams.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen returns the letter and enclosures that William Loeb sent. He also informs Loeb that he received a letter from Major General G. L. Gillespie, and encloses a copy of his reply.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen explains his position to President Roosevelt that he believes the truth of the story of a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great. Von Briesen’s opinion is in opposition to a recent New York Sun article which stated the sword giving event did not occur.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-12

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen has organized a National Roosevelt League for the State of New York and is looking for a high level person to serve as Treasurer that can lead its development into a financially self-sustaining entity. Von Briesen’s choice for Treasurer is Isacc N. Seligman.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-21

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen responds to Major General G. L. Gillespie’s request for further information on Briesen’s statement that he had gotten his facts regarding a sword supposedly gifted by King Frederick II of Prussia to George Washington from Mr. Ward. He has since come to believe that the story may be rather different, based on a book by Friedrich Kapp which says that the sword came from the sword-maker Theophilus Alte of Solingen. This is further reinforced by a letter from Washington to John Quincy Adams.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen informs President Roosevelt that he is currently working on a reply to the charge that Roosevelt is an enemy of Germans, and will send him a copy of it once it is completed. He also tells Roosevelt about his recent historical investigations into a sword that was said to have been given by Frederick II, King of Prussia, to George Washington

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-12

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Arthur von Briesen is preparing invitations for a meeting on April 30 and forwards President Roosevelt a copy for his review. Von Briesen expresses disappointment that he is not going to Europe to settle the Ellis Island matter. Von Briesen informs the President that he has signed up five New York bankers as members of his Roosevelt League.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-11

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920