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Letter from Robert Grier Cooke to William Loeb

Robert Grier Cooke thanks William Loeb for sending President Roosevelt’s autograph for use in the book, The Roosevelt Doctrine. Cooke informs Loeb that he has contacted Republican National Committee Chairman George B. Cortelyou and will meet with him in New York in the middle of the month. Cooke also apologizes for losing the corrected proofs Loeb returned to him and sends him new copies corrected by memory.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-11

Letter from Wilson P. Foss to Theodore Roosevelt

Mayor Foss writes to President Roosevelt about a report in a New York newspaper that Captain Dickey, a railroad commissioner in New York, was heard saying at a dinner during the Republican National Convention that Roosevelt could not carry New York state in an election. Foss clarifies that he was at that dinner and that Dickey did not say that and all attendants were enthusiastic about Roosevelt’s nomination.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-11

Statistics of eighth congressional district of Mississippi

Report illustrating the population of Representative Williams’s congressional district broken down by race.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has examined the qualifications of the candidates for Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and found no one particularly suited for the position. He could not find much information on G. Howard Davison and suggests appointing a candidate from New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from Theo. A. Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt

General Bingham thanks President Roosevelt for his well wishes and congratulates Roosevelt on receiving the nomination for president.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-10

Letter from Jules Boenfere to William Loeb

Jules Boenfere informs William Loeb that he received Loeb’s previous letter and apologizes that Leon Leroy wrote to President Roosevelt’s daughter. Boenfere emphasizes that he had no knowledge that Leroy did such a thing and agrees with Loeb that Leroy’s request to accompany Roosevelt’s daughter to St. Louis should be ignored.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-11

Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt

Francis C. Travers writes to President Roosevelt about the results of the Democratic National Convention. Travers will be attending a meeting of bankers at the Champlain Club in the upcoming week. Travers hopes to convince many there to support Roosevelt and hopes that Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw will be able to attend as well. He is optimistic about Roosevelt being able to carry New York state in the election and hopes that the Republican Party chooses a good candidate to run for governor of New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from Henry S. Washburn to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry S. Washburn thanks President Roosevelt for the rifle Roosevelt gave him as a present. Washburn was the son of the pastor at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from John R. Washburn to Theodore Roosevelt

John R. Washburn thanks President Roosevelt for the rifle Roosevelt gave him as a present. Washburn was the son of Rev. Henry H. Washburn, pastor of Christ Church in Oyster Bay.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington sends President Roosevelt the population figures for Representative Williams’s congressional district in Mississippi.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from R. Sheridan to Theodore Roosevelt

R. Sheridan lets President Roosevelt know that he has received Roosevelt’s letter and check. Sheridan tells Roosevelt that he can take a new measurement whenever is convenient for Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Telegram from John A. Sleicher to Theodore Roosevelt

John A. Sleicher reports to President Roosevelt that the Democratic National Convention was a disaster and says he believes Roosevelt will have an easy time winning in the upcoming election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from Robert J. Thompson to William Loeb

Robert J. Thompson would like two more sets of the two volumes of President Roosevelt’s speeches. He shared his copies with a democratic editor of a farm journal. He believes the “academic democrat” will vote for Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to William Loeb

Joseph Bucklin Bishop shares his travel plans with William Loeb and sends his address in case President Roosevelt or Loeb needs to be in contact with him. Bishop also shares his confidence in Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from William Michael Byrne to William Loeb

William Michael Byrne writes to William Loeb about President Roosevelt’s re-election campaign, including the effect of the nomination of Alton B. Parker by the Democratic Party. Byrne urges that the Republican Party must continue to secure the votes of Italians who settled in New York City, though he refers to them as Latin Americans.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Morton sends President Roosevelt a letter from General Otis. Morton shares with Roosevelt his opinion on labor’s right to organize.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Letter from Henry C. Payne to William Loeb

Postmaster General Payne informs William Loeb of the response he sent to Senator Penrose regarding Penrose’s request that James Rankin Young be selected for the Chief Clerkship of the Post Office. Payne also tells Loeb of his plans to travel to New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Telegram from Leslie M. Shaw to William Loeb

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has received William Loeb’s letter. Shaw will speak at College Point and then visit President Roosevelt as Roosevelt requests.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-08

Letter from James R. Sheffield to Theodore Roosevelt

James R. Sheffield invites President Roosevelt to talk about the Republican National Convention and information Sheffield learned about the political situation in New York. Sheffield informs Roosevelt of his schedule and adds that the events of the Democratic National Convention make it likely that Roosevelt will be successful in the upcoming election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-08

Letter from Booker T. Washington to William Loeb

Booker T. Washington encloses a copy of the New Orleans Daily Picayune, which contains a letter he would like brought to the attention of President Roosevelt. The letter, written by Mrs. W. J. Bohan, argues against allowing children in the south to learn about Abraham Lincoln. Washington points out that Mrs. Bohan is the wife of the acting postmaster at New Orleans, who is seeking a permanent appointment, and is a member of the Lily-White Movement in the Republican Party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-08