Letter from Horace Porter to Jacob A. Riis
Horace Porter expresses his support for President Roosevelt and hopes for his election in 1904.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903
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Memorandum for the postmaster general
Memorandum with postal figures for the years 1898-1902.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903
Summary of letter from John A. T. Hull
John A. T. Hull dislikes Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow’s ruling about the conditions for rural free delivery. The large farms in Iowa make it difficult for the rural areas to qualify for free delivery under these specifications. He believes that rural free delivery with help the Republican Party and curtailing it will weaken the party.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903
Note regarding enclosure
The enclosure has been temporarily returned to Assistant Secretary of State Loomis.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-28
Letter from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt
Oscar S. Straus asks that President Roosevelt’s secretary contact him to set up a time when he can meet with Roosevelt to discuss the Miller case. Straus congratulates Roosevelt on the settlement of the Alaskan boundary dispute.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903
Letter from G. M. Darrow to J. M. Dickinson
G. M. Darrow heard a speech by J. M. Dickinson and gives his opinion on it. Darrow also expresses support for Theodore Roosevelt and discusses issues relating to the education and treatment of African Americans. Darrow is an employer of African Americans in Mississippi and Alabama and supports their rights.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-01
Letter from Powell Clayton to Theodore Roosevelt
Powell Clayton writes to President Roosevelt regarding a meeting of the Arkansas State Central Committee where Roosevelt and his administration were unanimously endorsed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-01
Telegram from Henry Glass to William H. Moody
Rivers and other means of communications are being investigated around Yavisa, Panama. The examination of the Bayano rivers and tributaries will commence immediately. Additional work will begin after the arrival of the vessels which are en route.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-01
Page of the Daily Journal and Tribune
Newspaper article about the resolutions of the executive committee for the Tennessee primary. The committee endorsed President Roosevelt’s actions regarding the Panama Canal and his nomination for president in 1904.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-03
Telegram from Henry Glass to William H. Moody
Rear Admiral Glass reports that all is quiet on the Panama Isthmus.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-02
Improved custom house facilities
Boston merchants are prepared to cooperate with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw to put the new customs regulations in place. Their primary concern is speedily receiving their goods after the required examination.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-14
Telegram from William H. Moody to Joseph Bullock Coghlan
Secretary of the Navy Moody requests an intelligence report on military plans for possible hostilities in Panama.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-02
Summary of letter from Frank G. Holly
Frank G. Holly is concerned that some New York Republicans are joining the Democrats due to their position on increasing the liquor tax. He hopes President Roosevelt can put a stop to this movement.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-21
Note on meeting dates
Senator Platt and Chairman Murray have scheduling conflicts due to committee meetings. Platt is available on Friday and suggested that Murray forego his committee meeting on Friday in order to be available.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-21
Letter from John Morley to Theodore Roosevelt
John Morley thanks President Roosevelt for his comments concerning his book, The Life of William Ewart Gladstone. He hopes to meet with him when he visits the United States.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-02
Letter from Francesco DeP. Ayerza to Don Sebastrain de Leon
The trader Ayerza sends an account of cooperation between Indian tribes and the Colombian government concerning Panama. A note added at bottom, from Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan of the United States Navy, indicates that the contents of the letter are denied by outpost intelligence in Panama.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-02
Letter from Joseph Buffington to Philander C. Knox
Joseph Buffington requests Attorney General Knox’s opinion concerning James Russell Parsons, whom he is considering for President of Trinity College.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-02
Letter from Joseph Buffington to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Buffington requests President Roosevelt’s opinion concerning James Russell Parsons, whom he is considering for President of Trinity College.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-02
Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Murray Butler has just returned from a trip out West and details three points about his travels in regards to the upcoming presidential election.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-02
Telegram from Joseph Bullock Coghlan to William H. Moody
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports that the charge d’affaires of France in Baranquilla, Colombia, has informed him that 3,000 men have been sent and can rendezvous at Atrato River, Colombia.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-02