Letter from Thomas Roberts Slicer to Theodore Roosevelt
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1899-11-22
Creator(s)
Slicer, Thomas Roberts, 1847-1916
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-11-22
Slicer, Thomas Roberts, 1847-1916
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-11-11
Slicer, Thomas Roberts, 1847-1916
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English
Governor Roosevelt writes to the editors of the North American Review to inform them that he has not yet received the check for his article.
1898-12-02
President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit he was melancholy after Kermit and Ted went back to school. He reports on the antics of the cats and one incident that involved the next Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon. Roosevelt adds that he has his hands full with presidential work, and Ethel reluctantly returned to boarding school.
1903-01-08
Governor Roosevelt thanks Walter Sage Hubbell and asks if he is coming to visit.
1898-12-05
President Roosevelt addressed the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Pennsylvania upon the sesquicentennial celebration of the initiation of George Washington in Philadelphia. He spoke of the lessons that can be learned from Washington and Masonry.
1902-11-05
President Roosevelt thanks John St. Loe Strachey for his letter and comments that both of them agree with the great questions between Great Britain and the United States. Roosevelt worries about the rise of socialism in Britain. He also discusses issues of immigration, particularly comparing the race riots in Vancouver, Canada, with those in San Francisco, California.
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1907-09-09
President Roosevelt was told by “various members of the Kansas delegation” that William Allen White supports Senator Robert M. La Follette in the same way that Roosevelt does: they both appreciate the the anti-trust stances that La Follette takes, but think he can go to extremes sometimes.
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1907-01-05
Edward Hyatt, Superintendent of Public Instruction in California, informs Charles A. Reese that he read Reese’s recent letter about using schoolhouses for social meetings with interest. The new School Law will address this by giving trustees greater power, and Hyatt will always welcome hearing from Reese on this topic.
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1911-10-09
James Bronson Reynolds introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Robbins Gilman, head of the University Settlement, and hopes Roosevelt will grant Gilman a brief meeting.
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1911-10-07
Henry Novoa Spada regrets that Theodore Roosevelt cannot endorse his plan for the Free Commercial School; however, Spada still appreciates Roosevelt’s letter in response. Spada details his background, as he was one of the first Puerto Ricans to serve in the American government after the Spanish-American War, and discloses to Roosevelt his merits.
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1911-10-06
Frank A. Wesley asks Theodore Roosevelt to send a letter endorsing a new course on salesmanship being offered by the Young Men’s Christian Association of Pittsburgh.
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1911-10-06
Albert V. Mason asks Theodore Roosevelt to advise him on whether the merit of government lies in its operational perfection or its impact on the people.
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1911-10-06
Silas M. Wetmore, an attorney based in South Carolina, writes to Theodore Roosevelt to express his support for Roosevelt as a candidate in the 1912 presidential election. Wetmore believes that a strong leader is needed to dismantle trusts and monopolies in the United States, and that Roosevelt is the best candidate for the job.
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1911-10-05
Edwin F. Sellers invites Theodore Roosevelt to address the Traffic Club of Philadelphia at their fourth annual dinner. The club has over 300 members consisting of railroad officials and industrial traffic managers. Sellers mentions his father, Major Edwin E. Sellers, and his brother, Lieutenant Commander David Foote Sellers, who was one of Roosevelt’s naval aides during his first administration as President.
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1911-10-05
Charles T. Thompson requests Theodore Roosevelt send a copy of the address he plans to give before the Civic Forum ahead of the address, to be handled in the customary way.
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1911-10-04
Frederick w. Gnichtel apologizes for being unable to come to New York on the day arranged because of the increase in public engagements he must participate in. Gnichtel has followed Theodore Roosevelt’s career since the 1880s and hopes he will be able to meet Roosevelt soon.
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1911-10-04
George G. Benjamin thanks Frank Harper for inviting him and his daughter to see Mr. Roosevelt on Friday.
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1911-10-04
Seward S. Travis encourages Theodore Roosevelt to accept the invitation by the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce to speak before the State Association of Academic Principles, and other allied organizations, on the cause of Education.
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1911-10-03
Elizabeth Hamilton Muncie is mailing a copy of her book Four Epoch of Life for Theodore Roosevelt to read.
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1911-10-03