Letter from John Houk to Theodore Roosevelt
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-30
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Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
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Houk, John
Letter from John Houk to Theodore Roosevelt
John Houk apologizes for “anything improper” that he may have said during an intense congressional contest for the Republican nomination in his Tennessee district.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-13
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Telegram from John Houk to Theodore Roosevelt
After U.S. Marshal Richard Wilson Austin’s speech incited a riot causing four deaths in Tennessee, John Houk asks if Roosevelt’s administration can afford responsibility for Austin’s behavior.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-09
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Letter from John Houk to Theodore Roosevelt
Tennessee politician and U.S. Marshal Richard Wilson Austin is planning to run against Nathan Wesley Hale for Congress. John Houk cautions that Austin would be a traitor to President Roosevelt’s administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-14
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Letter from John Houk to Theodore Roosevelt
John Houk encloses original resolutions passed within his congressional district to show “the direction of the winds” in that district.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-04