McIlhenny, John Avery, 1867-1942

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1901-03-27

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Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

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1901-03-03

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Telegram from John Avery McIlhenny to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Commissioner McIlhenny wishes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a Merry Christmas.

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1910-12-25

Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

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1910-07-15

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Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to William Loeb

Civil Service Commissioner John A. McIlhenny asks William Loeb if it is convenient for him to spend Saturday and Sunday with President Roosevelt to discuss the hunt Roosevelt wants to go on.

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1907-08-28

Telegram from John Avery McIlhenny to William Loeb

Rough Rider and Civil Service Commissioner John Avery McIlhenny informs William Loeb he will arrive at Oyster Bay on Saturday and stay through Sunday if it is convenient to President Roosevelt.

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1907-08-28

Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

Civil Service Commissioner McIlhenny thanks President Roosevelt for the consideration has shown Putnam Bradlee Strong, whom Major George W. Goethals of the Isthmian Canal Commission has recently hired as a foreman.

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1907-08-20

The hunting knife given me

John Avery McIlhenny describes a Japanese hunting knife that was given to him.

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1901-1909

Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

John Avery McIlhenny hopes that Theodore Roosevelt might have the opportunity to visit his home at Avery Island during his trip through the South as he makes his way to Texas. He regrets that he will not be able to meet Roosevelt there, but he knows that the people in the area would heartily welcome Roosevelt and greatly appreciate the visit.

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1911-03-01

Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

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1910-11-14

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Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

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1910-10-27

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Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

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1910-08-17

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Letter from John A. McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

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1910-07-25

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Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

John Avery McIlhenny thanks President Roosevelt for a copy of Professor Foster’s history, an expensive book he could not justify purchasing for himself. McIlhenny further expresses gratitude for the guidance Roosevelt has offered during their friendship. He regrets that Roosevelt’s “great brain and gallant heart” will no longer be leading the nation and cannot imagine ever disapproving of Roosevelt.

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1909-02-24

Telegram from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

John McIllhenny wishes to know if he, along with Alexander Lambert could stop by to visit President Roosevelt tomorrow afternoon.

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1905-07-11

Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

John McIlhenny has been in a hard political fight in Louisiana and is campaigning for the Louisiana State Senate. He believes his “prospects are fairly bright.” McIlhenny is traveling for business to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 13 and can stop to visit President Roosevelt on his way home.

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1903-10-10

Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

John Avery McIlhenny discusses an upcoming hunting trip to Glasgow, Montana, with Alexander Lambert, and invites President Roosevelt to visit his family in Louisiana.

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1903-08-05

Letter from John Avery McIlhenny to Theodore Roosevelt

John Avery McIlhenny introduces Francis Bennett Williams, chairman of the Republican State Committee of Louisiana, to President Roosevelt. Williams is working to build up the Republican Party in Louisiana.

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