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William A. Pinkerton delivers a case update to Governor Gooding on Agent 21’s investigation into the assassination of Governor Frank Steunenberg. He worked with Mr. Barber and a man identified as Border and others as they traveled to other precincts to work. Union members were freely giving information to other agents of the investigation without realizing who they were. Agent 21 retired at 10:30 PM after his meetings had ended.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-04

Rudyard Kipling thanks Police Commissioner Roosevelt for his previous letter and jokingly requests that Roosevelt use police forces to induce a letter from W. H. Phillips who has stopped replying to Kipling’s letters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-03-25

Josephine Shaw Lowell praises a recent speech by Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, but is distraught at the thought that he might leave his office to accept a government position in Washington, D.C. She urges him, if he is able to, to remain in New York and continue the work of improving the city’s government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-06

Alexander Patrick Doyle writes Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt to congratulate him on his recent appointment in the Navy. He thanks Roosevelt for his work for the city and hopes that his work in the national government will inspire younger politicians.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-08

John S. Dennis is sad that Theodore Roosevelt will no longer be in New York City and feels that he has lost an “efficient support” and “true friend.” Roosevelt showed loyalty to truth and courage. Dennis and his wife wish Roosevelt success in the wider field now open to him as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and hope he will “strike the same note of righteousness in National affairs.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-13

C. H. Parkhurst tells Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that he considers Roosevelt’s departure from his position of New York City Police Commissioner a “personal bereavement.” Parkhurst notes that it is gratifying that the public is “discovering its own moral perceptions” and “expressing its appreciation for the splendid warfare” Roosevelt has waged.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-16

John Hay writes to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asking him to see what he can do to appoint Paul Joseph Dashiell as a professor at the United States Naval Academy. He also updates Roosevelt on his recent travels and describes the condition of his traveling companions. Hay says that while he does not prefer to live in Washington, D.C., the place suits Roosevelt. Hay remembers fondly his own time in Lafayette Square and the early summer days spent with the Lodge family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-20

Secretary of the Navy Long tells Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that when Long is absent from the Department, Roosevelt can sign all orders and other papers “appertaining to such duties.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-21

Captain Mahan sends Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt some of his various thoughts about naval and international matters. Emphasizing that he does not want Roosevelt to think he aims to do more than suggest ideas for consideration, Mahan draws Roosevelt’s attention to a news article suggesting Japan’s proposed program of building ships, and muses about United States relations with the Asian nation. Mahan feels that there is more chance of naval trouble in the Pacific than the Atlantic, and believes that former president Grover Cleveland should have fully annexed Hawaii when he had the chance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-01

Frederick Courteney Selous recounts the results of several of his recent hunting trips to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. Selous regrets that he will have to put off meeting Roosevelt in person slightly longer, as he has now been invited to attend the meeting of the British Association in Toronto, Canada, and will travel to the Rocky Mountains directly from there. He then plans to travel to the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming and hunt elk. Selous anticipates that he will be able to meet Roosevelt after his hunt, and looks forward to it. He thanks Roosevelt for the assistance he has already given in planning the trip, and requests that he send him a map.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-04

Captain Mahan emphasizes to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that he writes only to suggest thoughts or give information–not to influence action. He calls Roosevelt’s attention to two related factors: a previous article he wrote suggesting that the threat to Hawaii is from Asia, rather than Europe, and a situation in South America which saw the United States worried about not having a battleship in the Pacific Ocean. He suggests that a similar situation could now occur if the Japanese have two battleships while the United States has only one. Mahan feels that it is important that the United States begin to prepare its fleets in order to avert potential conflict, saying “preparedness deters the foe,” and helps maintain peace without actually having to fight.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-06

Lee Roosevelt sends Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt information on the Roosevelt family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-08

Hermann Speck von Sternburg congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his new appointment in the Navy. He discusses hunting and his opinions on various rifles and of the Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-08

C. Hart Merriam examines whether the system of classifying species is satisfactory or not. It will be years before it can be said with certainty that forms “do or do not intergrade.” A fixed nomenclature will be impossible until that point. Merriam concludes his argument by urging museums, sportsmen, and naturalists “to secure and preserve specimens of our larger mammals from remote parts of their ranges.” A handwritten note dated May 13 from the editor of Science asks whether the recipient would like to discuss Merriam’s position further.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-14

As requested, Superintendent of Naval War Records Edward Kirk Rawson forwards Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt a memorandum listing incidents connected with the history of the United States Navy that could be possible subjects in a series of historical paintings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-06-05

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-06-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Hubbard, Gardiner G. (Gardiner Greene), 1822-1897

James Bryce planned on writing a longer letter to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt but has been too busy with work. He is glad Roosevelt left the New York Police Department for the federal position. Bryce plans to visit the United States in the fall and hopes to see Roosevelt during his trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-07-07

Edwin Lawrence Godkin is sorry to hear that Theodore Roosevelt left the New York Police Department to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He feels that Roosevelt was doing the greatest work as a police commissioner and was an example to the country’s young men in showing the importance of having a high character in such an important office. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-07-07

The Old Dominion Steamship Company sends Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt a bill for the shipment of two chairs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-07-15

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-07-17

Creator(s)

Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919