Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-23

Creator(s)

Elgin, J. E.

Recipient

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

President Roosevelt is glad Cecil Andrew Lyon anticipates a good run by John Nicholas Simpson, candidate for Governor of Texas. Roosevelt will send for the report from Special Investigator Nevius.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-15

President Roosevelt informs Cecil Andrew Lyon that he wrote to John Nicholas Simpson. He hopes Simpson can come, and is pleased he was nominated.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-21

President Roosevelt has telegraphed Cecil Andrew Lyon about District Attorney William Hawley Atwell. In the matter of John W. Vann, Roosevelt has directed Treasury Secretary George B. Cortelyou to appoint an independent investigator and will send the results before making a decision.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-10

President Roosevelt asks Colonel Lyon if he plans to be in Washington, D.C., fairly early that winter and invites him to spend a night at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-19

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-05-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-03-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-09-17

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt/Sec,

Recipient

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-07-14

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt/Sec,

Recipient

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Colonel Lyon to get in touch with a fellow Texan who wants to support Roosevelt’s campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-09-10

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary gave Roosevelt the letter from Captain H. A. Hanigan, to which Roosevelt dictated a reply. Roosevelt chose not to send the letter but will keep it in case the matter comes up again, presumably referring to Hanigan’s claim that Roosevelt insulted American Catholics through his actions in Rome.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-17

Theodore Roosevelt discusses a letter from Captain H. A. Hanigan, in which Hanigan describes the “Vatican Incident” as an insult to Catholics. Roosevelt encloses for Colonel Lyon the statement he made in The Outlook but does not want it given to Hanigan, as he refuses to appeal to any religious bigotry, whether Protestant or Catholic. Roosevelt asserts that he acted just as any good American citizen would have in that situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-15

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Colonel Lyon for the telegram giving the result of the state convention at Fort Worth, Texas. Roosevelt thanks Lyon for his support.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-03

Theodore Roosevelt sends his thanks and appreciation to Colonel Lyon for his work on the campaign and is pleased with the work done in Texas and Ohio. Roosevelt hopes that it will take care of the nomination. Roosevelt proposes that Lyon meet with him when Lyon is in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-27

The letter’s author laments Cecil Andrew Lyon’s relapse “into bed again,” a fact they heard from Frank Knox. The author asks Lyon to respond with “a line as to the situation in Texas” and explains that they asked E. Mont Reily to aid Lyon’s campaign. The letter is a fragment; its subsequent pages are missing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-29

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Cecil Andrew Lyon for the interesting account.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-19

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-25

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

Theodore Roosevelt shares his Texas travel itinerary with Cecil Andrew Lyon. He could possibly speak in San Antonio. He asks Lyon to accompany him so they can visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-18

Theodore Roosevelt responds to Colonel Lyon in the affirmative. He also tells Lyon that he suggested him for a position on the Advisory Council of the Legion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-05