Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907

Language

English

President Roosevelt tells Governor Higgins that he will help however he can with the matter in question, and has taken up the issue with Secretary of State Elihu Root. He wishes the governor and his wife Kate a merry Christmas and happy new year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

In a letter presented by Colonel James M. Jarvis of the National Guard Eighth Regiment, President Roosevelt asks Governor Higgins to give an audience to Jarvis and the men before their regiment is disbanded.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Governor Higgins that his friend Herman Henry Kohlsaat will call on him to discuss a matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks if Governor Higgins can visit soon to discuss New York’s “very serious” Republican situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is interested in New York Governor Higgins’s letter and thinks that it brings up an important matter of policy. He will discuss the question with Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Roosevelt enjoyed having Higgins visit him in Washington, D.C., and saw Speaker of the New York Assembly James Wolcott Wadsworth recently as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt invites Governor Higgins of New York to come visit as soon as the legislature adjourns, as there are several matters of importance he would like to discuss.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt invites Governor Higgins and his wife to the Supreme Court dinner on January 25.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells New York Governor Higgins that he cannot find a place for “poor” Charles Rufus Skinner. He asks if there is a minor state government position he could be appointed to. In a postscript, Roosevelt encourages Higgins to keep up his leadership.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt congratulates Governor Higgins on his success and comments on the odd behavior of ex-Governor Benjamin B. Odell. Based on his actions, Roosevelt believes that Odell may have perjured himself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells New York Governor Higgins that he will take steps to get those who have not already committed themselves to support James Wolcott Wadsworth for Speaker of the Assembly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt salutes Governor Higgins and encloses a letter that he sent to Colonel George W. Dunn, which he would like Higgins to keep private.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907

Language

English

President Roosevelt praises New York Governor Wayland’s recent actions, in particular his veto of a divorce bill. Although Wayland has had “trials in plenty,” Roosevelt assures him that he is justifying everybody’s hopes about him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Loeb informs Governor Higgins that President Roosevelt has no objection to him publishing two recent letters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-08

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

President Roosevelt extends his thanks through Governor Higgins to the New York State National Guard for their attendance at his recent inauguration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells New York Governor Higgins that John McMackin, Commissioner of Labor, is a good man, and recommends him for reappointment in case there is any trouble.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt believes he can offer a political position to Edward Charles O’Brien, but needs some time to figure it out. He wishes Lieutenant Governor Higgins would come and visit him, but the president does not suppose that is possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919