Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Waller Thomas Burns
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Burns, Waller Thomas, 1858-1917
Language
English
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-17
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Burns, Waller Thomas, 1858-1917
English
George B. Cortelyou informs Waller Thomas Burns that President Roosevelt would be glad to have Robert Lloyd Smith offered either of the deputy collectorships.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-15
George B. Cortelyou informs Waller Thomas Burns that President Roosevelt gives his permission to delay the deputy collectorship matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-29
President Roosevelt has received Judge Brown’s letter on behalf of collector Robert Winston Dowe. While he does not doubt that the motives for bringing charges against Dowe might be corrupt, if the charges prove true then they must be acted upon. Roosevelt has asked for a “full and fair investigation” of the case by the Treasury Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-27
President Roosevelt provides a letter of introduction to Waller Thomas Burns for Ernest Hamlin Abbott, son of Lyman Abbott of The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-14
President Roosevelt would like Judge Burns to treat an enclosed letter as confidential. Roosevelt has confidence in Booker T. Washington and would like to follow his advice when possible.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-15
Henry C. Payne’s secretary acknowledges receipt of a letter and enclosure about the Texas Republican Convention for President Roosevelt. Payne has been ill and is confined to bed, but he will ensure the letter reaches Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-29
Robert Lloyd Smith reports on convention activities in Texas including the nomination of two African American delegates, endorsement of a Republican for the Panama commission, and an objection to the interference of state committees in the congressional convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-25
Robert Lloyd Smith wants to know if Judge Burns asked through Marshal Hanson about support for Cecil Andrew Lyon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-25
Theodore Roosevelt asks Judge Burns if W. Sloan Simpson can occasionally consult with Burns on Texas politics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-04-15