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John C. Delaney reports to President Roosevelt on election results in Pennsylvania. Delaney praises John Mitchell and Louis N. Hammerling for their work on the campaign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-29
John C. Delaney praises Theodore Roosevelt on his article on trusts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-22
John C. Delaney does not want to bother Frank Harper, but the misplaced letters “mean more to me than anything” and are “simply priceless.” He sent the envelope to Oyster Bay, where he hopes Theodore Roosevelt put them in a safe place.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-11-07
John C. Delaney provides facts regarding the Pennsylvania industries under his charge for Theodore Roosevelt’s reference. He discusses how Roosevelt has been an example in his efforts to improve the “sad conditions” of the state’s industries, especially the laws he helped pass. Delaney also shares how he was a coal breaker as a child and served in the army as a teenager.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-08-11
John C. Delaney of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, compliments President Roosevelt as a politician, Republican, Christian, patriot, and man. Delaney claims that Roosevelt had the courage to “break down and scatter to the four winds of heaven the bigotry” against Catholicism in the United States. He urges Roosevelt to continue in his position, stating that no matter how great men such as William H. Taft, Elihu Root, and George B. Cortelyou are, they are of no comparison to Roosevelt. Delaney further states that Roosevelt appeals to all Americans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-11