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Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

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Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

William S. Cowles tells Theodore Roosevelt he hoped Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is on the mend. Cowles loved Theodore Roosevelt’s editorial “Our Neighbors, the Ancients,” and will get the book to read. Cowles agrees with Roosevelt regarding the removal of obelisks and other artifacts from their original locations and believes Akhenaton, King of Egypt, should not be allowed to wander foolishly about.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-05

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

William S. Cowles congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on becoming a grandfather and says he likes Roosevelt’s article “Dante and the Bowery.” Cowles praises Senator Boies Penrose. President William H. Taft and Governor Simeon E. Baldwin will be at the Connecticut State Fair. Cowles is glad John Ellerton Lodge is getting married, ending an awkward situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-31

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

Memorandum for reply to letter from Senator Lodge

Memorandum for reply to letter from Senator Lodge

Navy Department Chief of the Bureau of Equipment Cowles outlines the situation regarding the transfer of coal for Senator Lodge. The Navy Department used to accept coal shipments from American vessels to Pacific ports under the coastwise shipping laws, but it was unsustainable due to rates and foreign markets. In response to the issue, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy Edward Hale Campbell ruled that President Roosevelt had the authority to charter foreign vessels. Cowles lists the American vessels that were chartered. Allegations have been made that the Navy illegally selected foreign vessels, hurting American shipping, and Cowles gives examples to refute these claims. For the remainder of the voyage of the Fleet, the department intends to utilize American vessels as often as possible, but the necessary coal will have to come in foreign bottoms.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-05

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt’s brother-in-law, William S. Cowles, writes to him on a number of topics, including commenting that some newspapers are reporting that Roosevelt is “all for Taft in 1912.” Cowles recently visited Washington, D.C., where he stayed with Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice Longworth. Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, meanwhile, recently visited Groton School to see the Cowles’s son, William Sheffield Cowles, and had a enjoyed her visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-07

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923