Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt thanks General Howard for his recent letter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-13
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Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt once again wishes O. O. Howard “all good fortune” on his work for Lincoln Memorial University. He hopes that this year the university will be fully endowed.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-16
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt tells General Howard that he is not familiar with the Peabody Fund and is unable to advise him. What is certain is that he believes in Lincoln Memorial University, which Howard founded.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt hears good things about Colonel Kingsbury, but wants to act upon the advice of the Secretary of War and Chief of Staff.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt congratulates General Howard and his wife Elizabeth Ann Waite Howard on their upcoming fiftieth wedding anniversary.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt is sorry for the difficulty and asks if General Howard could come with him to the Republican Club banquet where Roosevelt could make “an appeal for the Lincoln Memorial University” in his speech.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-02
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt believes General Howard’s nephew is similar to Howard himself, and asks him to pass along his regards.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt regrets that he is unable to attend the Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and hopes that General Howard will express his utmost respect to the veterans of the Civil War.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt agrees with General Howard and recognizes that this will be a hard fight and that they cannot afford to take any chances. Roosevelt has sent Howard’s letter to George Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, since Howard “can be of literally invaluable service” to Cortelyou.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-06-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock had already filled the positions for Secretary of Arizona and of the Dawes Commission, also known as the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, when Roosevelt heard from Elihu Root of General Howard’s son’s desire for those positions. Roosevelt asks Howard if his son would like another position as Roosevelt would be pleased to appoint him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-21
Letter from William Loeb to O. O. Howard
President Roosevelt would not write to the head of a foreign country in such a case but William Loeb encloses a note from Roosevelt to Ambassador Clayton.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-19
Memorandum for General Howard
This memorandum provides details about government spending in response to an article from the New York World. The deficit in 1904 was caused by a payment for “the right of way of the Isthmian Canal.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to O.O. Howard
President Roosevelt looks forward to receiving both books sent to him by Major General Howard.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-05