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President Roosevelt will ask Lawrence O. Murray to visit Arthur von Briesen and go over the matter with him personally. Roosevelt is sure the two men will get along.
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1907-09-23
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1911-10-31
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920
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1904-02-15
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920
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1900-10-18
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Arthur von Briesen for the letter about Hansen’s complaint. He regards it as the “most complete possible answer” and commends the Legal Aid Society for their position.
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1911-11-22
Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could attend the lecture Arthur von Briesen mentioned. However, he is too busy.
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1911-11-14
Theodore Roosevelt introduces Arthur von Briesen to Helen Suydam Wilmerding, an acquaintance who is interested in a case made against her servant. Roosevelt asks Briesen to advise her on how to take action to ensure her servant receives fair treatment.
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1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt assures Arthur von Briesen that he has not abandoned the Legal Aid Society. He wants Briesen to understand that he receives numerous requests to help worthy causes and cannot fulfill all of them. Roosevelt involved himself in the high school affair because it was of international concern and related to work during his administration.
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1911-05-16
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Arthur von Briesen for the full explanation.
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1911-02-04
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Arthur von Briesen if he has done anything in the matter discussed in his letter.
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1911-01-27
Theodore Roosevelt will read the article in Deutechen Rundschau with pleasure. He sends Arthur von Briesen holiday wishes.
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1910-12-23
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Arthur von Briesen for sending a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote. Roosevelt apologizes for not being able to attend the Legal Aid banquet.
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1912-11-20
President Roosevelt tells Arthur von Briesen that he will see Briesen’s son and daughter-in-law tomorrow. Roosevelt is also going to see James Bryce next Tuesday, and promises to tell him about Briesen.
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1908-11-29
President Roosevelt asks Arthur von Briesen to tell his son, Fritz, that he appreciates the letter he wrote in the New York Times. He would like Fritz to come see him if he is in the neighborhood.
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1908-11-13
President Roosevelt referred Arthur von Briesen’s letter to Secretary of War Luke E. Wright and received the enclosed attachment regarding the separation of Colonel Samuel Edward Allen from Fort Wadsworth. Roosevelt does not feel that he can disregard judgment from the Secretary of War and from General Frederick Dent Grant in this matter.
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1908-10-31
President Roosevelt congratulates Arthur von Briesen and wishes him good luck.
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1908-01-22
President Roosevelt offers Arthur von Briesen his condolences after the loss of his grandchild.
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1908-01-06
President Roosevelt agrees with Arthur von Briesen that they should feel congratulated “for having such a paper assail us.”
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1907-04-28
President Roosevelt thanks Arthur von Briesen for his letter and acknowledges that von Briesen is doing all Roosevelt could ask for in considering Merrill E. Gates for the Legal Aid Society. Roosevelt says that if there is another man better for the position, he would not make a request for Gates. He simply wanted to ensure due attention was paid to Gates’s qualifications before von Briesen made his decision either way.
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1906-10-25
President Roosevelt expresses his support of Merrill E. Gates, Jr. for the Legal Aid Society, of which Arthur von Briesen is the president. Roosevelt acknowledges that he himself is not a lawyer, but that Gates’s professional qualifications are excellent. Roosevelt comments on some of Gates’s qualifications, but ultimately tells von Briesen that he will support whatever decision is made, as long as von Briesen gives proper consideration to Gates’s qualifications himself.
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1906-10-23