Letter from Ansley Wilcox to Theodore Roosevelt
Ansley Wilcox will be visiting Washington, D.C., and may try to combine the visit with a trip to New York.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-11-05
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Ansley Wilcox will be visiting Washington, D.C., and may try to combine the visit with a trip to New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-05
Ansley Wilcox has several New York engagements but would like to meet with President Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Wilcox does not want to be a burden and will not need accommodations at the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-01
Ansley Wilcox encloses an article by F. A. Crandall that may interest President Roosevelt. Crandall used to be the editor of the Buffalo Express but currently has a government position in Washington, D.C. Wilcox believes that Crandall is a journalist that can be relied upon and he has suggested that Crandall pay a visit to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-18
Ansley Wilcox heard that his brother, Marrion, had a pleasant interview with President Roosevelt. He was not aware that Marrion was interested in a foreign consulship, but if he has filed a serious application for government service then Wilcox will provide his support.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-18
Ansley Wilcox requests that President Roosevelt assist his brother, Marrion Wilcox, who is traveling to Washington, D.C., to report on politics. Marrion would like to meet with Roosevelt and Secretary of War Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-03
George Bleistein’s horse, Koran, will be shipped to President Roosevelt soon. Bleistein will send further details today.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-01
Despite the difficult circumstances surrounding the occasion of President Roosevelt’s inauguration, Ansley Wilcox will always fondly remember Roosevelt’s time in Buffalo, New York. He believes that the country is safe with Roosevelt and that the Roosevelt administration will be brilliant and successful. Wilcox encloses several clippings related to Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-26
Ansley Wilcox requests that Dr. Charles McBurney give no interviews to prevent increasing the medical scandal. The doctors of Buffalo, New York, will be meeting tonight in order to act together and deny sensational interviews and individual statements.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-17
Ansley Wilcox calls for the doctors that attended to William McKinley to stop giving interviews. Sensational stories and interviews with discrepancies are causing a scandal and discrediting Buffalo, New York. Wilcox suggests that the doctors meet and sign a joint statement disavowing sensational interviews and mutual recrimination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-17
It was brought to Ansley Wilcox’s attention that Senators Hanna and Fairbanks did not attend President Roosevelt’s oath of office as they were not invited. Wilcox wanted to bring this fact to Roosevelt’s attention in case he wanted to act on the omission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-16