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President Roosevelt needs an unbiased, first rate man for the position and would like Senator Alger to submit two or three suggestions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-19
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Alger.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-29
President Roosevelt is pleased that General Alger will be coming to Washington, D.C., as a United States Senator.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-01
President Roosevelt thanks R. A. Alger for sending his volume on the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-14
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-12-04
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Alger that he would like to revive football games between Annapolis and West Point and believes there would be support for doing so. Roosevelt discusses his expectations for the participating cadets. Roosevelt asks Alger to write to Oswald H. Ernst if he believes reinstating football games to be favorable.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-17
Assistant Secretary of Navy Roosevelt forwards a letter from Arthur Erwin Brown to Secretary of War Alger. Roosevelt vouches for Brown’s credentials as director of the Philadelphia Zoological Park and member of the Boone and Crockett Club, and explains that he is interested in making sure Colonel S. B. M. Young retains his present position as Commandant of Yellowstone National Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-07-01
Victor L. Mason informs R. A. Alger of his recent meeting with the editor of the North American Review, George B. Harvey. Harvey reports that Leonard Wood was not involved in the writing of James E. Runcie’s article. Included in this letter is a note written by Alger to President Roosevelt. Alger includes enclosures for Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-16
Bellamy Storer writes in commendation of Lieutenant Floyd W. Harris of the 4th Calvary, who recently departed Brussels. Harris performed his duties in an admirable manner, the ministers and high officials of the Belgian government have a high regard for him, and “the King himself spoke very kindly of him” and hopes for his return.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-05