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Senator Hanna transmitted a message to President Roosevelt from the Cleveland and Western Reserve New England Society requesting that Roosevelt issue a proclamation urging the celebration of Independence Day as it was celebrated in the early days of the republic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-17
Pamphlet detailing the 1868 bankruptcy of Senator Jones. A section of the pamphlet presents evidence that Jones used $3500 belonging to Sallie Eaton Smith, who was Jones’s ward at the time, for his own purposes and used bankruptcy on this claim without ever repaying Smith.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-17
John Eisenmann recommends George Y. Wisner for appointment to the international commission on lake levels. Eisenmann mentions Wisner’s ability in the field of hydraulic engineering.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-10
Senator Hanna forwards to President Roosevelt a telegram that was sent to Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma, along with a translation. Hanna requests the return of these documents so he can send them back to Cuba.
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1902-05-10
“I would suggest something like this if you approve.”
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1902-05-10
Mayor Knight of Buffalo recommends Major Symons for appointment to the international commission for regulation of lake levels. Knight dissuades President Roosevelt from listening to a faction from the Lake Superior Water Power Company of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, that is against Symons, arguing that the people of Buffalo have been happy with his work and that the proposed dam on the Niagara River is in Symons’ field of expertise.
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1902-05-10
Bishop Lawrence would like permission to publish a letter he received from President Roosevelt acknowledging receipt of the resolutions of the convention of the Episcopal Church in Massachusetts. The letter had been marked “Personal,” and Bishop Lawrence will therefore not release it without the President’s permission.
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1902-05-10
C. C. McCain writes to President Roosevelt on behalf of the Association of Lake Lines and recommends George Clinton for appointment to the international commission on lake levels. The Association supports the legislation for the commission and believes that Clinton’s knowledge of water transportation and the law make him the ideal candidate.
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1902-05-10
Gifford Pinchot returns correspondence between President Roosevelt and Judge Taft.
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1902-05-10
Montgomery Schuyler thanks President Roosevelt for nominating his son to the vacant secretaryship in Saint Petersburg. He mentions that his son is mainly interested in scholarly pursuits at the time, but that he hopes this diplomatic position will start his career. At the least he hopes that his son will not cause Roosevelt to regret the decision. Schuyler mentions a kinsman, Eugene Schuyler, who forty years previously was much like his son, and sought and obtained the same post as a student.
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1902-05-10
Smith, Perkins & Co. recommends George Clinton for appointment to the International Commission investigating the waters adjacent to the boundary between the United States and Canada.
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1902-05-10
Henry G. Thomas asks President Roosevelt for a contribution to be deposited with other “articles which will be of interest to future generations” in the cornerstone of a soldier’s memorial currently under construction (Stowe, VT). The monument appears to honor soldiers from the American Civil War and Roosevelt is promised that any articles he deposits will not be read for many years to come.
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1902-05-10
William K. Townsend now knows the truth and will deny the accusations. A New York judge asked Townsend to write what he did as a friend of the court (amicus curiae).
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1902-05-10
E. M. Upton recommends George Clinton for appointment as commissioner to examine lake levels.
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1902-05-10
Caspar Whitney encloses a letter from the Governor, possibly DeForest Richards of Wyoming, but would not place much dependence on it. He believes the governor is “on the wrong side of the question.”
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1902-05-10
Leonard Wood is happy to hear of the appointment of Herbert G. Squiers as Minister to Cuba and he knows nothing about General Edward S. Bragg. Wood believes that everything will be ready for Cuban independence on May 20. Power will be transferred to President Tomás Estrada Palma but there is little enthusiasm for his administration and many problems. However, Wood thinks Estrada Palma can be successful. Wood also mentions the retrial of Estes G. Rathbone over which he wants the Cuban courts to retain jurisdiction.
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1902-05-10
Ella Howard Bryan, who wrote under the pen name of Clinton Dangerfield, is a fan of President Roosevelt, although the letter only refers to “the President.” She has composed a poem entitled “The Man of Destiny,” based on the life of Roosevelt. She declares that she would not want to meet Roosevelt for fear, although she admires him. She mentions how Roosevelt has reached the heights of life, while she is “still very much on the plains.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-12
“You see [unknown name] & [Lyon] keep pegging away.”
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1902-05-12
Official White House envelope addressed to Benjamin D. Woodward.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-10
Calling card of Bailey Willis with the handwritten date and location of the Columbia Alumni Dinner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04