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Evert Jansen Wendell is pleased that Vice President Roosevelt has agreed to attend the international games on September 25. Arrangements are still being made for the luncheon and Wendell asks if August 29 would be convenient for Roosevelt. Wendell concludes by listing the current attendees.
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1901-08-29
Eliza Raybould Allan wishes she could have talked more with Vice President Roosevelt at an event in Colorado Springs. Allan would have traveled to see him speak again but she is poor and could not pay her fare. Allan is also interested in the writing Roosevelt has done on Oliver Cromwell, as she was born in England and lived in the places Cromwell traveled. Allan is trying to raise money to buy a house and asks Roosevelt to find subscribers to help her.
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1901-08-30
G. L. Davidson is traveling to Europe and requests a few introductory letters from Vice President Roosevelt.
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1901-08-30
Copies of letters commending the work of William A. Allan and recommending his appointment as an army chaplain.
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1901-08-27
James Andrew Drain requests another meeting with Vice President Roosevelt. If such a meeting is possible, Roosevelt might send a telegram to the Hotel Imperial.
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1901-07-18
Gifford Pinchot regrets not having a letter for the Denver meeting of the American Forestry Association but understands Vice President Roosevelt’s position. Pinchot and Frederick Haynes Newell are exploring some grazing and irrigation issues and will be leaving for a two week trip to the mountains. Although Pinchot expects to miss his hunt, he hopes he and Roosevelt have a “good visit, with lots of exercise.”
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1901-08-05
Horace P. Bennett read in a newspaper that Ted Roosevelt has a collection of minerals and curiosities. Bennett has a similar collection and would like to give it to someone that can appreciate it. He suggests his collection could be given to Ted and offers to discuss the matter when Vice President Roosevelt opens the Minnesota State Fair in September.
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1901-08-23
Robert C. Dunn regrets that he will be unable to attend the dinner and meet Vice President Roosevelt. Dunn admires Roosevelt and hopes he will have the opportunity to vote for him in the 1904 presidential election.
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1901-08-23
Senator Foraker writes Vice President Roosevelt about the implications of currency-related matters in future elections. The Democrats are divided on the issue of silver currency, with William Jennings Bryan facing off against “Gold Democrats.” Foraker believes that this situation could gain some votes for the Republicans. Foraker will try to get General Dick, Governor Hook, and Senator Hoar to praise Roosevelt in connection with important meetings and places, and asks Roosevelt to let him know if he has any particular time and place in mind for such meetings or recognition.
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1901-08-23
Henry G. Hammon is hoping to be appointed to a permanent position and requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help.
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1901-08-23
E. J. Hutchinson writes to Vice President Roosevelt about a recent article in the Boston Herald. The article reported on a speech by Daniel Henry Chamberlain, as well as remarks by Charles S. Hamlin and Charles Eliot Norton, that criticized the government’s colonial policy, particularly with regard to the Spanish American war. Hutchinson is concerned because these charges come from such eminent people, and says that their statements need a public response.
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1901-08-23
Sergeant Jesser thanks Vice President Roosevelt for the letter of introduction to Frederick Stome.
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1901-08-23
Representative Littauer will be pleased to accept Vice President Roosevelt’s invitation to Oyster Bay, New York. Littauer was in Chicago, Illinois, last week and Roosevelt is held in “high esteem” there. Littauer regrets to hear of the Roosevelt children’s illness.
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1901-08-23
After hearing of Alice Roosevelt’s illness and surgery, Francis C. Lowell writes to express his sympathy.
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1901-08-23
J. M. North was pleased with Vice President Roosevelt’s reception in Colorado and enjoyed his speech. He encloses clippings from the Colorado Springs Gazette. When Roosevelt meets with Governor Yates, North would like Roosevelt to ask Mrs. Yates if she is acquainted with him.
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1901-08-23
Endicott Peabody thanks Vice President Roosevelt for letting him read Professor Wilson’s letter. He will be available for a meeting after football season in early December. Peabody is pleased that Alice Roosevelt is rapidly recovering from her operation.
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1901-08-23
James Bryce will be traveling through Mexico and the West Indies in the fall. After Mexico, he hopes to visit Cuba and requests an introduction from Vice President Roosevelt to the commander of American forces in Cuba and the admiral leading the American squadron. He is also interested in meeting with anyone Roosevelt would like to suggest. The situation is poor in England and the “calamitous” South African War has been “abominably mismanaged.”
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1901-08-23
William S. Van Keuren requests a small donation from Vice President Roosevelt to help him get back on his feet. He campaigned so hard last year that his health was ruined. Van Keuren is also in the process of starting a weekly anti-Tammany newspaper but lacks the funds to have the first issue printed.
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1901-08-23
Andrew E. Anderson requests a meeting with Vice President Roosevelt. He was active in Roosevelt’s 1898 campaign for governor of New York, and he includes a list of references.
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1901-08-24
Ira Ayer encloses a few lines written by his brother-in-law, S. R. James, that were supposed to be read at a meeting Vice President Roosevelt attended.
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1901-08-24