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President Roosevelt requests from General Gillespie that Captain Hiram Martin Chittenden be given another year to complete his work in Yellowstone Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-25
Arthur von Briesen responds to Major General G. L. Gillespie’s request for further information on Briesen’s statement that he had gotten his facts regarding a sword supposedly gifted by King Frederick II of Prussia to George Washington from Mr. Ward. He has since come to believe that the story may be rather different, based on a book by Friedrich Kapp which says that the sword came from the sword-maker Theophilus Alte of Solingen. This is further reinforced by a letter from Washington to John Quincy Adams.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-19
J. G. Rosengarten cites a book by Friedrich Kapp to General Gillespie with information that he believes dismisses the myth that Frederick II, King of Prussia, sent a sword to George Washington as a gift. He will report any further information he discovers on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-19
James W. Cheney, Librarian of the War Department, presents some of his findings to Major General Gillespie regarding the reported gift of a sword from Frederick II, King of Prussia, to George Washington. The relevant papers would be located in the collections of the Library of Congress, but they are not indexed which makes the search more difficult. Cheney cites a number of related exhibits, and says that if Gillespie wishes, the War Department Library will conduct further research on the topic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-17
Writing on behalf of President Roosevelt, William Loeb asks General G. L. Gillespie to look into a sword that was presented to George Washington by Frederick the Great. Loeb also encloses a recent letter from Arthur von Briesen to President Roosevelt regarding the sword.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-13
Military Secretary Fred C. Ainsworth reports to General G. C. Gillespie that the Military Secretary’s Office has not found any records relating to a sword given to George Washington by Frederick II, King of Prussia, but suggests that the Washington Papers collection held by the State Department may have some information on the subject. He also cites a source which quotes Henry T. Tuckerman as having mentioned the sword.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-18
Arthur von Briesen responds to Major General G. L. Gillespie’s request for further information on Briesen’s statement that he had gotten his facts regarding a sword supposedly gifted by King Frederick II of Prussia to George Washington from Mr. Ward. He has since come to believe that the story may be rather different, based on a book by Friedrich Kapp which says that the sword came from the sword-maker Theophilus Alte of Solingen. This is further reinforced by a letter from Washington to John Quincy Adams.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-19
Six naval officers are suggested for office for personal charge of public buildings and grounds in Washington, D.C. Five names are crossed out, with only Captain Charles S. Bromwell’s name remaining.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-06
The Harbor Line Board recommends that the proposal to extend a pier head line in the Hudson River along the Chelsea Improvement be denied. This extension would not be in the public interest as it would “diminish the navigable capacity of the North River and be obstructive to navigation.” The proposal offers “no compensating advantages to the public at large.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-02