Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-12-11

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Senator Hoar sends President Roosevelt a number of published materials relating to the Filipino leader Apolinario Mabini. He asks that Roosevelt return the materials after he uses them, and guesses that the War Department may have copies of the materials as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-1904

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar informs President Roosevelt that he will not be able to contribute significantly to the campaign due to illness. He thanks Roosevelt for sending him a copy of the letter addressed to Reverend John B. Worrall. Hoar also states that he sees nothing in Roosevelt and the Republican Party’s campaign that should be altered.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-10

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar writes President Roosevelt about the “reckless falsehoods” of Wendell Phillips during the Civil War. Hoar would also like Roosevelt to give a speech at Clark University’s first commencement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-21

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

George Frisbie Hoar discusses President Roosevelt’s policy concerning Panama and the debate in Congress concerning the constitutionality of the president’s actions, as well as recent newspaper reports along similar lines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-24

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar returns papers related to Governor Taft and the Philippines. He questions the fitness of Americans to govern the Philippines in light of Taft’s statements and the actions of Congress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-04

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Based on recent correspondence with General Miles, Senator Hoar contests President Roosevelt’s statements regarding Apolinario Mabini’s freedom of movement and condition on Guam. He presents his understanding of the facts and argues that Mabini should be allowed to return to the Philippines before his death.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-20

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

George Frisbie Hoar believes he was deceived regarding the case of Francis S. Davidson and withdraws his previous letter of the day before.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-05

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

George Frisbie Hoar believes he was deceived regarding the case of Francis S. Davidson and withdraws his previous letter of the day before.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-05

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

George Frisbie Hoar reiterates the case of Francis S. Davidson as he understands it. Hoar says that Davidson was convicted of a military offense, breach of arrest, and that it was a misunderstanding. He makes the case so that President Roosevelt might not veto a bill that repeals the conviction.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-04

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar is pleased that Apolinario Mabini is not confined to Guam but only prevented from entering the Philippines until he takes an oath of allegiance. However, he remains doubtful that Mabini’s banishment has legal grounding.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-19

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar intends to speak out against the internment of Filipino leader Apolinario Mabini as President Roosevelt, Governor General of the Philippines William H. Taft, and Secretary of War Elihu Root have decided his confinement away from the Philippines will continue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-15

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar advocates for the release of Filipino leader Mabini, who is currently incarcerated in Guam.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-09

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar encloses a letter from Franklin Carter regarding Major Adams as a candidate for U.S. Marshal in South Carolina.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-03

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar intercedes on behalf of Apolinario Mabini, the Filipino leader, and asks that he be allowed to return to the Philippines without taking the oath of allegiance to the United States. Hoar has found some documents that show Mabini merely to be making the same arguments that the Americans did during the revolution. Mabini is a paralytic and merely wants to return to his countrymen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-20

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar suggests allowing Filipino leader, Apolinario Mabini, to return to his country. Mabini had a hand in Filipino state papers that had a good understanding of law and of America. He refused to take an oath of allegiance to the United States and was deported to Guam. Hoar argues that if the United States has overcome all opposition in the Philippines, what do they have to fear from one old man?

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-16

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar trusts President Roosevelt’s judgment regarding judicial appointments.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-07

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar does not understand exactly what advice President Roosevelt would like regarding the appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-28

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

Senator Hoar speaks of the need for the United States to pursue an enlightened policy with regard to the Pacific and Latin America, and supports President Roosevelt’s position in favor of eventual independence for the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-27

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

President Roosevelt has made a public statement supporting eventual independence for the Philippines and Senator Hoar strongly supports the decision.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-15

Creator(s)

Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904