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F. Norton Goddard sends President Roosevelt a copy of Adolf von Harnack’s What is Christianity and some newspaper clippings to read while he recovers from surgery.
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1902-09-26
F. Norton Goddard discusses New York politics. He believes that Attorney General Philander C. Knox and Secretary of War Elihu Root are damaging the reputation of the Roosevelt administration.
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1902-08-12
F. Norton Goddard has recently spoken with Samuel Thorne, who does not believe there is a Coal Trust that can be formally prosecuted. Goddard has also spoken with Abram Stevens Hewitt, who is described as “a very poor adviser.”
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1902-05-28
F. Norton Goddard believes the Republican Party can benefit from prosecuting the Coal Trust.
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1902-05-22
F. Norton Goddard writes to President Roosevelt about efforts to find John Shea a civil service position. The Collector wants to make Shea either pay master or cashier. Goddard thinks that Senator Platt should have input in this decision, but he left for Washington suddenly. In an additional handwritten note he adds that the government should move against the coal trust, which is worse than the meat trust and “cuts a bigger figure in the average working man mind.”
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1902-05-14
F. Norton Goddard is fund raising for a memorial to Rebecca Salome Foster, the Tombs Angel. He would like a small contribution from President Roosevelt, but more importantly a letter expressing interest in the project.
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1902-04-18
F. Norton Goddard would like a letter from Judge Jerome endorsing the construction of a memorial for Rebecca S. Foster, the Tombs Angel. Goddard intends to publish the letter as a fund raising tool. He also hopes to get similar letters from other individuals of prominence in order to get the memorial built as quickly as possible.
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1902-04-18
Several prominent labor leaders have contacted F. Norton Goddard in support of Terence Vincent Powderly, the Commissioner of Immigration. They do not want to see Powderly replaced and advocate for his reappointment.
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1902-03-21
F. Norton Goddard discusses New York Republican politics; including political patronage, Mayor Low’s administration, and several appointments. If Governor Odell moves Joseph Dickey to fiscal agent or some other position, Goddard would be interested in Dickey’s current role as Shipping Commissioner.
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1902-03-25
F. Norton Goddard supports Herbert Parsons as the Republican nominee for New York’s 13th congressional district.
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1902-03-27
F. Norton Goddard asks Roosevelt to not consider his opinion on reappointing George R. Bidwell as Collector of the Port of New York. Goddard explains that due to interference on the part of Bidwell’s friends, his standing in the Union League Club is at stake and “there are other considerations of even more general importance.”
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1902-03-10
F. Norton Goddard notifies George B. Cortelyou that Herbert Parsons is opposed to George R. Bidwell’s reappointment as Collector of the Port of New York.
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1902-03-12
F. Norton Goddard has supported Eddie Doonan for a property clerk position with the New York Police Department. Colonel Partridge is hesitating to appoint Doonan because he wants a “man of more consequence.” Goddard wants Doonan’s appointment because he knows Doonan will be successful and for campaign purposes. He hopes that President Roosevelt can offer some assistance.
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1902-01-24
F. Norton Goddard requests that all correspondence be sent to his business address as he received two letters from President Roosevelt late because they were sent to the Union League Club.
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1902-01-08
F. Norton Goddard believes that he is being mistreated by Robert C. Morris and hopes that President Roosevelt can express his dissatisfaction with the situation to Morris. He also believes that Henry W. Taft’s letter to William Henkel was improper. Goddard offers several suggestions regarding New York appointments that he believes will strengthen his political position.
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1902-01-08
F. Norton Goddard has had a small tiff with Robert C. Morris regarding Goddard’s potential appointment. Goddard believes that he can strengthen the local Republican organization if he has President Roosevelt’s support.
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1902-01-10
F. Norton Goddard opposes the reappointment of William Henkel as United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York.
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1901-12-30
F. Norton Goddard believes that the twentieth district has become anti-Tammany. The recent election was the first time a Republican had ever been elected in the twentieth district.
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1901-11-08
F. Norton Goddard requests information regarding a newspaper article on George R. Bidwell.
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1901-11-11
F. Norton Goddard encloses two newspaper clippings for President Roosevelt’s attention. He is confident in his ability to win the 20th district but is worried about the money being spent by the “Tammany Captains.”
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1901-10-30