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Ben Daniels invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit Tucson, Arizona. He hopes Roosevelt will accept and prove that while he may be unpopular with the state politicians, he is popular enough with Roosevelt that his invitation was accepted, whereas theirs were ignored. Daniels’s wife, Annie E. Daniels wrote the letter as he dictated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-26
As his friend, United States Marshal Daniels advises President Roosevelt that if he appoints a governor of the Arizona Territory who supported joint statehood with New Mexico Territory, Daniels is certain the territory’s delegation will support Roosevelt’s presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention. The same cannot be said if the gubernatorial candidate is from the party opposed to joint statehood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-16
Ben Daniels responds to William Loeb’s telegram and would like to know if Loeb received a letter about the appointment of a postmaster in Tucson. The Postmaster General sent a curt letter discussing the matter, and Daniels would like Loeb to read it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-26
Ben Daniels thanks President Roosevelt for signing his pardon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-03
Superintendent Daniels writes to explain a past episode he had in Nogales. He is not proud of it but does not want the President to be surprised by the information. An explanation is enclosed in the letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-26
Ben Daniels informs President Roosevelt about an incident that took place in 1899 in a saloon in Nogales, Arizona, that got Daniels arrested.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-26
Ben Daniels has been elected as an alternate from the Arizona Territory to the Republican National Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-12
Ben Daniels would like President Roosevelt to invest in the Jefferson Mining Company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-18
Ben Daniels declines President Roosevelt’s offer to serve as a deputy under Marshal McCord. Daniels considers McCord unreliable and accuses him of speaking out against Roosevelt on numerous occasions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-23
Ben Daniels has received President Roosevelt’s letter and is pleased that Roosevelt maintains a good opinion of him regardless of the charges that have been brought. Daniels has received a great deal of support from his friends and considers Roosevelt to be among them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-04