Low, Seth, 1850-1916

President Roosevelt has spoken with the coal operators and miners, who will now be meeting together. Roosevelt agrees with Mayor Low’s telegram and letter regarding the coal strike and may make the telegram public in the future. Roosevelt disagrees with Chaplin’s thoughts on the coal strike set forth in the pamphlet and Attorney General Knox does not believe that the Sherman Act applies to the anthracite situation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-03

President Roosevelt has received Seth Low’s letter and will bring the matter to Secretary Shaw’s attention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-23

President Roosevelt would like the Lows to visit Oyster Bay, New York for lunch sometime next week.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-09

President Roosevelt is annoyed at all of the diplomatic etiquette that must be observed during the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia. Roosevelt would much prefer to “see the Prince in my own way.” Seth Low will lunch with President Roosevelt on board the Hohenzollern, the German Emperor’s yacht, at the upcoming ship launching.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-17

President Roosevelt will not accept the dinner invitation and declines the invitation to the opera on behalf of Mrs. Roosevelt and Alice. The Roosevelts will be returning to Washington, D.C., after lunch on the Hohenzollern (the German Emperor’s yacht).

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-03

President Roosevelt provides a letter of introduction for Charles H. Boynton of the Associated Press to Seth Low.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-27

President Roosevelt reviews his personal knowledge of two men, referred to as “B.” and “S.,” to Seth Low.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-19

President Roosevelt invites Seth Low to lunch on Wednesday, December 4.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-26

President Roosevelt encourages Seth Low to consult with Senator Platt concerning upcoming appointments. He asks if a dinner in early December would be convenient.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-19

President Roosevelt congratulates Seth Low on the “overwhelming triumph” of his election as mayor of New York, New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-05

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to Seth Low that President William McKinley forbids him from taking a stand either way in the New York City political contest. However, McKinley’s secretary, John Addison Porter, and Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long both support Low. Roosevelt wishes he could do more for Low beyond what he has done “on the quiet.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-10-15

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt cannot take part in the campaign but warns Seth Low not to let their “friends” shut the door on a potential alliance with the New York Republican Party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-11

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt discusses campaign strategies with Seth Low.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-13

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt inquires of Seth Low if there is a way to get the Republican Convention to endorse Low. He comments on how Low and the Republicans could both benefit from Low’s election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-04

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-06-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-07-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-06-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Samuel Gompers sends Seth Low a draft of a bill relating to an amendment of the Sherman Anti-Trust and Interstate Commerce laws. Gompers fears that if the bills are enacted into law as they stand, they will harm the position of labor organizations and unions. Gompers insists that workers should have the right to form unions, and that they must be treated differently than corporations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-06

Francis L. Robbins informs Seth Low that he believes there should be a settlement in Indianapolis, and an agreement would have been reached if the newspapers had not published surmises as facts.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-15

President Roosevelt liked Seth Low’s speech. He believes that New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes should be consulted about who he would like to have as delegates at large, and his wishes should be followed as long as he names people of high character.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-06