Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-12-01

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-11-13

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Senator Platt writes to President Roosevelt regarding the service of Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen. Platt believes Allen has been a successful appointment and cites the opinions of Senators Orville Hitchcock Platt, Alfred B. Kittredge, and Louis E. McComas as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-27

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Thomas Collier Platt has introduced a bill to increase the number of assistant appraisers at the port of New York. He believes the bill will pass the Senate. Platt would like Henry M. Clapp to fill one of the assistant appraiser positions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Thomas Collier Platt informs President Roosevelt that he can prevent the confirmation of Mr. O’Brien by President Roosevelt to prevent embarrassment to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-06

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt writes to President Roosevelt about the political changes in New York and suggests frequent discussion on the matter. He cautions against offering O’Brien any help because of his attacks on Platt during the Senate race.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-03

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Thomas Collier Platt asks President Roosevelt to consider appointing John Clay Davies as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury to replace Robert B. Armstrong.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-19

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Thomas Collier Platt informs President Roosevelt that one of his cases regards Arthur E. Valois. Valois is asking for an appointment on the International Court at Cairo or as Consul General at Cairo.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-18

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt informs President Roosevelt that Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen has written the attached letter letter. Platt also does not support Allen’s removal, and states that Commissioner Allen has a creditable record. Platt knows President Roosevelt will not make a change without consulting him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-17

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt forwards a newspaper article stating that James R. Sheffield is going to be appointed to replace General Henry L. Burnett, but gave it no credibility because Roosevelt told him that no appointment would be made until the fall and after further consulting him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-11

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt writes to express his deep interest in having William Miller Collier appointed to the Ministership to Spain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-15

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt is withholding his consent on three diplomatic nominations until he receives more information regarding the inspiration for their selection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-10

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt writes that Ambassador Herbert G. Squiers does not want to be reassigned to Brazil. He would prefer to stay in Cuba but would consider Turkey or Japan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-05

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt recommends Charles Holland Duell for a vacancy on the bench of the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-28

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt tells President Roosevelt that he has been catching up with correspondence after traveling. Platt has received Roosevelt’s letter about postmaster appointments and he wants to speak with the president in person in December.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-16

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt forwards a letter from George Washington Aldridge supporting William S. Wandby for Commissioner of Labor. Platt asks President Roosevelt for his reaction to this suggestion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-05

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt encloses a letter from Internal Revenue Collector Ferdinand Eidman regarding his organization’s work in the Tenth Assembly District of New York City. Platt believes Eidman to be a good public official and supports his reappointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-12

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt believes James S. Young is better qualified than Charles M. Hough for the District Judge position for the Southern District of New York. Platt believes if Hough were to be appointed it would be seen as an affront to the senior New York Senator, and the efficiency of the court would suffer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-15

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt responds to President Roosevelt’s June 17 letter regarding the district judgeship. Platt acknowledges the divergent opinions that he and Roosevelt hold on the matter. He understands that Roosevelt wishes to save Herbert Parsons from embarrassment, but Platt asserts to Roosevelt that “in furtherance of this wish you are proposing to humiliate me.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-18

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

Senator Platt writes to President Roosevelt regarding Robert C. Morris’ feelings on an appointment to a United States judgeship.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-05

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910