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Rowland Ward Limited writes in receipt of Theodore Roosevelt’s payment for The Sportsman’s Handbook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-09

Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant for a meal that included mutton chops and milk. Theodore Roosevelt paid fifty cents for the meal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-05

Walter Church reports to Lieutenant-Colonel Roosevelt that he stayed in Boston as long as he could, and then headed to Skagway, Alaska, where he is currently practicing law. Church congratulates Roosevelt on the promotion, and expresses his confidence that in time he will be voting for Roosevelt for president. Church thinks Alaska has a great future and hopes that Roosevelt might help him apply to be a United States Commissioner in Skagway, should the position open.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-10

William Beer of Howard Memorial Library in New Orleans asks Theodore Roosevelt to protect the archives in Havana if he has the time. There are many important documents related to the history of Louisiana, which were sent to Havana in 1803.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-11

Assistant Adjutant General Schwan orders Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry to go to San Antonio, Texas, and report to Colonel Leonard Wood, the commander of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. Schwan does so on the orders of Secretary of War R. A. Alger and Major General Nelson Appleton Miles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-11

Houghton Mifflin Company requests an update on Theodore Roosevelt’s revisions of his books Gouverneur Morris and Thomas H. Benton. The printers are almost out of copies of those articles and they are anxious to get the new editions, even if that means the introductions Roosevelt proposed are not quite ready yet. They hope Roosevelt can notify them of the status before he travels west with the Army.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-12

John Addison Porter acknowledges to Max Schiemangk receipt of his letter addressed to President William McKinley. The letter tenders the services of a regiment of German soldiers, and has been forwarded to Secretary of War Russell A. Alger for consideration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-13

A soldier named A. Martin from Troop K desires discharge from the army due to lung troubles. Colonel Roosevelt wants to know how Martin may be dismissed summarily by the commanding officer without a trial, “as for a fraudulent enlistment.” Notes and quotes from various sources on military discharge procedures are included.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-20

Houghton, Mifflin and Company thanks Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen for his letter, which has led to the discovery of the prefaces of two biographies written by Theodore Roosevelt: Thomas Hart Benton and Gouvernor Morris. The prefaces had previously gone to the printers, who failed to report that they had received them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-16

Secretary of War Taft reports to President Roosevelt on labor negotiations with railroad employees working on the Panama Canal and isthmian railroad, touching on topics including pay schedules, sick pay, and overtime compensation. Taft recommends keeping the compensation and benefits package with which the workers were first recruited, but disagrees with some of their newer demands. Conditions are improving at the canal, including better living quarters, a lower rate of disease among workers, increased amusement options, and travel to the United States becoming easier. Taft attaches an account of the relevant hearings with labor and committee men.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-07

Captain Frederick Muller records the charges he believes are appropriate for Private Fred M. Merritt, who refused to follow the orders of Corporal Frank T. Quier.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-16

Henry D. Martin writes to ask Colonel Roosevelt for a discharge due to a severe lung condition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-20

John Burroughs enjoyed Ted Roosevelt’s visit and was impressed with his proficiency at climbing trees. He wishes Roosevelt would come back during eagle season.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-05-25

Examiner Finch reports to Attorney General Griggs on charges made by former Deputy Marshal Samuel C. Samuels against United States Marshal for Alabama Leander J. Bryan and his deputies. Finch finds that on a prisoner transport, Ernest H. E. Warren used reduced rail fares instead of first class and pocketed the extra money. When Samuels reported the fraud, he was dismissed and replaced by a Deputy Marshal who was complicit in the fraud. Finch also finds that over $600 had been deposited in the accounts of Ernest H. E. Warren’s real estate firm, Warren & Stuart. Warren was the Marshal’s son-in-law. Finch recommends the immediate dismissal of the Marshal and the Deputy Marshals who participated in the fraud.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-25

William C. Morris illustrates Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s attempts to derail Secretary of War William H. Taft’s “boom”, or his plans to run for President in the next election. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-28

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt purchased two mutton chops, two scrambled eggs, one potato salad, four glasses of milk, and two cups of coffee from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant for a total of $1.70.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-09

The dispatch, which was printed in a variety of Associated Press newspapers on May 30 and May 31, 1898, reveals that American warships have located and trapped the Spanish fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. The Americans have also captured a coal ship meant for the Spanish fleet. The dispatch also reports that the temperature is 110 degrees in the shade, and that the American warships involved include the Brooklyn, Texas, Massachusetts, Iowa, Marblehead, and Vixen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-29

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-12-05

Creator(s)

Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909

Recipient

Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1842-1914

Rough Rider Dillwyn M. Bell writes to Judge Thomas about the heroism of his son John R. Thomas, who is also a Rough Rider. Thomas fought bravely even after he was wounded. Bell tells Thomas that he is now the father of the whole regiment, and that he would like to see him in Chicago when he is back from Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-07-30

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-12-05

Creator(s)

Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909

Recipient

Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1842-1914