Letter from Harrington Fitzgerald to Theodore Roosevelt
Harrington Fitzgerald offers his services at any time.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-09
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Letter from Horace B. Fry to Theodore Roosevelt
Horace B. Fry relates his experience with helping Chester Alan Arthur after he heard James A. Garfield had been shot.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-09
Telegram from Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt
Curtis Guild offers to help Vice President Roosevelt with the press.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-09
Telegram from Henry H. Smith to Theodore Roosevelt
Henry H. Smith requests that his letter and document be confidential. The article will be published on Tuesday.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-09
Letter from Catherine McLean Brown New to Theodore Roosevelt
Catherine McLean Brown New has received Vice President Roosevelt’s kind message and was shocked at the attempted assassination of President McKinley.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-09
Letter from James A. Wetherbee to Theodore Roosevelt
James A. Wetherbee, who attended Harvard at the same time as Vice President Roosevelt, sends his condolences after the attempted assassination of President McKinley.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-09
Letter from Henry T. Allen to Caspar Whitney
Henry T. Allen is busy with his work in the Philippine Constabulary and is working closely with the Philippine administration. According to the news that has arrived in the Philippines, it appears that President McKinley will not recover, but Allen believes the country is fortunate that Vice President Roosevelt is available to accept the burdens of the presidency. Allen has been in the Philippines for around three years and has been thinking about his future. He hopes to succeed Colonel Mills as superintendent of the United States Military Academy and believes he would have General Corbin’s support.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from H. S. Brooks to Theodore Roosevelt
H. S. Brooks accepts Vice President Roosevelt’s invitation to lunch on September 27.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Evert Jansen Wendell to Theodore Roosevelt
Evert Jansen Wendell accepts Vice President Roosevelt’s invitation to lunch at Oyster Bay, New York, on September 27. He asks Roosevelt to preside at a dinner for an English athletic team being held by Harvard and Yale. Wendell congratulates Roosevelt on the news of President McKinley’s recovery from an attempted assassination.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from William Greene Dows to Theodore Roosevelt
It is understood that Vice President Roosevelt has agreed to speak at two political meetings in Iowa and William Greene Dows would like one of the meetings to be in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Albert Baird Cummins has agreed to the Cedar Rapids location. Dows understands that the attempted assassination of President McKinley will stop campaigning until McKinley’s recovery is assured. However, as soon as the date for Roosevelt’s trip is fixed he would like to know in order to “arrange for the greatest political demonstration Iowa has ever witnessed.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Francis V. Greene to Theodore Roosevelt
Francis V. Greene was shocked by the attempted assassination of President McKinley and calls for the government to turn its attention to “exterminating anarchist vermin.” He believes Vice President Roosevelt’s “native good sense” will see him through this difficult time and pledges his support.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Arthur W. Hickman to Theodore Roosevelt
Arthur W. Hickman has not called on Vice President Roosevelt in person because he knows Roosevelt is busy with matters of national importance. He prays for the health and strength of President McKinley.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Sir Lees Knowles to Theodore Roosevelt
Lees Knowles accepts Vice President Roosevelt’s invitation to dine at Oyster Bay, New York, on September 27. He will be arriving in New York, New York, on September 20.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Wayne MacVeagh to Theodore Roosevelt
Wayne MacVeagh praises Vice President Roosevelt’s conduct during the uncertainty about President McKinley following the assassination attempt. Now that the doctors are certain that the President will recover, MacVeagh expresses his confidence that the country would be in good hands, were the result otherwise.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from George B. Morison to Theodore Roosevelt
George B. Morison accepts Vice President Roosevelt’s invitation to lunch at Oyster Bay, New York, on September 27.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Henry Fairfield Osborn to Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Fairfield Osborn just returned from Colorado where he heard the news of the attempted assassination of President McKinley. He was impressed by the “wanton destruction of deer” at the reserve and would like to discuss their protection with Vice President Roosevelt. The museum would like to accept the puma if Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will consent. Osborn regrets he cannot accept the invitation to Oyster Bay, New York.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from James Russell Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt
James Russell Parsons regrets that his answer could not be more satisfactory. He was anxious about the health of Alice and Quentin Roosevelt but was pleased that their illnesses were “serious only in the newspapers.” Parsons is glad to hear that President McKinley is doing well after the attempted assassination.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Telegram from Francis C. Travers to William Loeb
Francis C. Travers is depending on William Loeb to ensure his telegram reaches President McKinley.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt
After the attempted assassination of President McKinley, Francis C. Travers recommends that Vice President Roosevelt have someone with him at all times while in Buffalo, New York. He thinks this would make the public feel more secure. Travers is praying for McKinley’s recovery and is at Roosevelt’s service whenever needed. Travers believes that Eugene A. Philbin would win the New York City mayor’s race if nominated as the Republican candidate.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Evert Jansen Wendell to Theodore Roosevelt
Evert Jansen Wendell accepts Vice President Roosevelt’s invitation to lunch at Oyster Bay, New York, on September 27. He asks Roosevelt to preside at a dinner for an English athletic team being held by Harvard and Yale. Wendell congratulates Roosevelt on the news of President McKinley’s recovery from an attempted assassination.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10