Harrison, Russell B. (Russell Benjamin), 1854-1936

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-05-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Harrison, Russell B. (Russell Benjamin), 1854-1936

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-08

Creator(s)

Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

Recipient

Harrison, Russell B. (Russell Benjamin), 1854-1936

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Harrison, Russell B. (Russell Benjamin), 1854-1936

President Roosevelt thanks Russell B. Harrison for his letter. Roosevelt cannot consider the investment Harrison mentioned as his time will be consumed getting ready for his African safari.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-03

President Roosevelt has decided to speak out about Delavan Smith in another way. He now believes that a sentence he wrote to Russell B. Harrison on the matter was unwarranted. Roosevelt asks if Harrison would return the letter, if he still has it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-07

President Roosevelt asks Russell B. Harrison to keep the letter about Delevan Smith to himself. He also says that he did not know that Harrison wanted to be appointed to a position, and wishes he had mentioned it sooner.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-19

President Roosevelt requests that Russell B. Harrison not show his letter to Delavan Smith to anyone but Smith.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-07

President Roosevelt is sorry to hear of Russell B. Harrison’s defeat and the “general disaster” in Indiana. However, he is glad that things went well for the national ticket.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-05

President Roosevelt is glad to hear Russell B. Harrison’s views on the chances in Indiana. He also says that Delavan Smith of the Indianapolis News is a “lying blackguard” who is behaving exactly as he expected. He notes the relationship between Smith and the financier Daniel G. Reid.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-02

President Roosevelt enjoyed seeing Russell B. Harrison and his family on New Year’s Day. He thanks Harrison for the poem.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-03

President Roosevelt thanks Russell B. Harrison for the congratulations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-09

President Roosevelt thanks Russell B. Harrison for the letter and enclosures.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-07

President Roosevelt was very pleased by Benjamin Harrison’s article about him. He discusses qualifications for judicial appointees and looks forward to discussing the matter with Russell B. Harrison.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-11

Robert Mackay asks Russell B. Harrison to credit Success for printing Benjamin Harrison’s opinion piece on President Roosevelt. Mackay reviews how Success purchased the article.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-11