Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-09-02

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-08-25

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear from George B. Cortelyou, thanks him for the book, and looks forward to seeing him after the middle of June.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-16

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-09-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Theodore Roosevelt regretfully declines an invitation from George B. Cortelyou and explains to him that although he wishes he could accept all invitations that come his way it is not possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-16

Theodore Roosevelt does not have any knowledge about the writer and asks if George B. Cortelyou will look into the case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-14

President Roosevelt orders that the director of the United States Mint must consult with the Council of the Fine Arts before accepting the design for any medal struck at the mint.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-13

President Roosevelt calls the case of Otis H. Culver to the attention of Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou. No action has been taken against Culver for the charges brought against him, despite them being similar to those which Moses C. Harris and F. W. Hartford were removed from their posts for. Roosevelt recommends Culver should be suspended for sixty days with no pay, as was suggested by the Civil Service Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-21

President Roosevelt directs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou to promote Spanish-American War veteran Hermann W. Kuchmeister according to the accompanying executive order, if it has not already been done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-22

President Roosevelt submits to Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou a list of men to serve as commissioners on the 1909 Annual Assay Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-23

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that he has authorized Secretary of the Navy Truman H. Newberry to expend $800,000 for the aid of victims of the 1908 earthquake in Messina, Italy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-18

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou a letter from Edward Brandegee with a serious accusation. Roosevelt would like Cortelyou to dispatch someone to Washington to make a thorough report on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-31

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou if there is, or is likely to be, a vacancy open in the Department of the Treasury. Roosevelt would like to transfer Isabella Hagner, current White House Social Secretary, to a suitable position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-29

President Roosevelt directs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou to send him information relevant to the Aldrich resolution, which related to the employment of special investigators, so that he may give a comprehensive report to the Senate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-22

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that David M. Dunne, Collector of Internal Revenue for Oregon, should be retained in his position in recognition of the work he has done with Henry Waldo Coe in service to President-Elect William H. Taft’s campaign. Roosevelt asks that this letter be put in Dunne’s file as a reminder for Taft’s administration as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-19

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou a copy of an executive order he has signed to carry out a resolution of Congress titled, “To provide for the remission of a portion of the Chinese Indemnity.” Roosevelt directs Cortelyou to bring the order to the notice of officers concerned.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-28

President Roosevelt congratulates Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou about the prices of the Panama bonds.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-07

President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from Fowler to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, which shows a “very unsatisfactory” state of affairs. He asks Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou to arrange a joint investigation into the matter with the Department of Justice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-23

President Roosevelt instructs Treasury Secretary Cortelyou to get an immediate report from John A. Merritt regarding his political activities while holding public office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-07

President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that all government departments are to “cooperate heartily in the enforcement” of the Pure Food and Drug Act, which he considers to be one of the most important acts of his administration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-28