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Augustus Everett Willson informs Frank Harper that he, his wife Mary Elizabeth Ekin Willson, Governor Herbert S. Hadley, and Agnes L. Hadley Haskell, will take the eleven o’clock train on Saturday morning.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-14

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson

Governor Augustus E. Willson announces that he will return to Louisville, Kentucky, to resume practicing law following his term as governor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-07

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Telegram from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Augustus Everett Willson informs Theodore Roosevelt that he will be joining Mr. Gidealy in the Kentucky Fish and Game Protective Association and invites Roosevelt to join them on a hunt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-20

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Augustus Everett Willson writes to Theodore Roosevelt that he thinks it would be a great idea to visit him alongside Governor Herbert S. Hadley at the same time, Roosevelt’s permission withholding.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-04

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Willson of Kentucky and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Elkin Willson, will leave Mackinac Island on September 6 and arrive at Spring Lake, New York, on September 11 to attend the Governors’ Conference. They want to see Theodore Roosevelt during the trip but understand if it is inconvenient.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-28

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Kentucky Governor Willson has recently enjoyed reading Charles W. Bell’s Good Old Days, and sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-26

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Prior engagements will prevent Governor Augustus Everett Willson from attending the alumni meeting, but he hopes to see Theodore Roosevelt either in New York or at the Overseers’ meeting in February. Willson wrote Roosevelt after the election, but thinks the letter got lost.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-29

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor of Kentucky Willson sends Richard Wilson Knott’s thought-provoking summary to Theodore Roosevelt. He comments on the state of the Republican Party and supposes that having elected William Jennings Bryan would have chastened them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-05

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Willson forwards Theodore Roosevelt an amusing letter he received from Joseph B. Wilby containing a “mild suggestion of some slight inaccuracy in President [Arthur Twining] Hadley’s exuberant and unnecessary thanks to a kind Providence for Yale blessings.” He hopes it will amuse Roosevelt as much as it amused him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-25

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Willson of Kentucky praises the speech President Roosevelt recently gave at the Abraham Lincoln celebration in Kentucky, and relates the enthusiasm that Kentuckians have for Roosevelt. Willson regrets that he did not get a chance to present Andrew Cowan, his wife Anna G. Cowan, and Emilie Todd Helm, half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln, to Roosevelt. Willson and his wife Mary are coming to the inauguration, and will stay with Associate Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan a few days beforehand.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-15

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Newly elected Governor of Kentucky, Augustus Everett Willson, treasures President Roosevelt’s letter expressing pleasure in his election. He thanks Roosevelt and strives to be useful in Kentucky. He and Mary Elizabeth Ekin Willson have an upcoming meeting with Justice John Marshall Harlan and hope to thank Roosevelt in person.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-15

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Augustus Everett Willson informs President Roosevelt that Robert H. Fleming, whom Willson had recommended to succeed George W. Lieberth as Internal Revenue Collector of the Sixth District of Kentucky, has passed away unexpectedly. Willson expects to be elected Governor of Kentucky soon, and so will abstain from making recommendations for federal offices so that he can concentrate on his gubernatorial duties.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-14

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

Memorandum telephoned to Richard Wilson Knott by Augustus Everett Willson

William O’Connell Bradley is not comfortable with John Watson Yerkes being national committeeman and serving as temporary and permanent chairman of the state convention. This would give Yerkes control of the Republican Party in Kentucky and is not a union of the state’s factions in favor of President Roosevelt. Yerkes has not offered any important concessions for the success of the plan. Bradley is considering announcing his support for Roosevelt and encouraging voters to elect Roosevelt delegates and take control of the party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-26

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931