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British Ambassador James Bryce introduces his former colleague Antony Patrick MacDonnell, current Under-Secretary for Ireland and former British official in India. MacDonnell performed excellently in all of his positions, and Bryce relied heavily on his judgement while working with him.
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1907-11-07
British Ambassador to the United States Bryce explains at length in a letter to Acting Secretary of State Adee that the United States schooner, Alert, had no right to fish in Canada.
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1907-07-03
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1907-05-03
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922
James Bryce, British Ambassador to the United States, thanks President Roosevelt for forwarding a copy of a letter from Benjamin Franklin. Bryce is interested in Franklin’s “expression of his religious feeling” despite the popular perception that he was not a religious man.
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1907-05-03
James Bryce thanks Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt for sending him a copy of The Winning of the West. He is enjoying the book very much. Bryce understands that Roosevelt has been busy with the Democrats.
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1891-02-28
James Bryce expresses condolences to President Roosevelt on the passing of good friend and helper, Secretary of State John Hay.
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1905-07-06
James Bryce writes to William Loeb to accept President Roosevelt’s invitation to dine and stay at the White House on September 30.
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1904-09-20
James Bryce tells William Loeb that he is looking forward to visiting President Roosevelt. He is concerned about the suggested date, September 30, because he and Elizabeth Marion Ashton Bryce are expected in Toronto on October 3, and they are unsure whether there will be trains running on Sunday, October 2, to allow them to travel between Washington, D.C., and Toronto. He asks Loeb whether he knows about the train schedules.
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1904-09-17
James Bryce and his wife, Elizabeth Marion Ashton Bryce, are happy to accept President Roosevelt’s invitation. They plan to visit America in September. Bryce discusses the portrayal of America in the English news and contraband of war.
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1904-08-19
James Bryce sends his good wishes and hopes President Roosevelt will get some rest before his campaign. Bryce mentions that they may be in America in September and October, when they would hope to see Roosevelt.
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1904-07-22
Ambassador Bryce informs William Loeb that Sir Harry Johnston will arrive either tonight or tomorrow. He will let Loeb know as soon as he arrives.
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1908-11-13
James Bryce thanks President Roosevelt for the good wishes that Roosevelt extended to him.
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1903-12-29
James Bryce requests a message from President Roosevelt to be delivered at the annual dinner of the Alpine Club in December. Bryce is currently in Cuba where he toured the Santiago battlefield and met with General Wood.
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1901
James Bryce cannot lunch with President Roosevelt on Monday, September 30, but will be available that evening and looks forward to seeing Roosevelt.
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1901-09
James Bryce agrees to dine with President Roosevelt on Monday evening. Bryce will be staying at the Shoreham hotel.
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1901-09-26
James Bryce and Elizabeth Marion Ashton Bryce would be pleased to dine with President Roosevelt on Monday.
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1901-09-26
James Bryce will be traveling through Mexico and the West Indies in the fall. After Mexico, he hopes to visit Cuba and requests an introduction from Vice President Roosevelt to the commander of American forces in Cuba and the admiral leading the American squadron. He is also interested in meeting with anyone Roosevelt would like to suggest. The situation is poor in England and the “calamitous” South African War has been “abominably mismanaged.”
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1901-08-23
James Bryce planned on writing a longer letter to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt but has been too busy with work. He is glad Roosevelt left the New York Police Department for the federal position. Bryce plans to visit the United States in the fall and hopes to see Roosevelt during his trip.
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1897-07-07
James Bryce thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his recent letter and returns a letter he had enclosed. The political situation in the U.S. Congress concerns Bryce, especially “the steady decline…in the composition and character of the Senate.” He wishes he could visit with Roosevelt about these matters. He is tired of the burdens of office and wishes to have the opportunity to travel and visit friends like Roosevelt.
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1895-04-10
James Bryce thanks Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt for the new volume of The Winning of the West, which he is enjoying reading. He agrees with Roosevelt’s view that much modern American character is “traceable to the frontier life.” Bryce also notes that he and his wife have enjoyed seeing Roosevelt’s sister, notes that the liberal party in England is “having a pretty hard fight” and that politics are dominated by “currency problems.”
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1895-02-22