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President Roosevelt can not work with the Lincoln Centenary Committee, though he is glad Mayor McClellan and the City of New York are working to properly celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Roosevelt will be going to Lincoln’s home town in Kentucky and giving an address to celebrate the event.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-29
President Roosevelt cannot accept the invitation New York City Mayor McClellan offered, but he will arrange for honor to be shown to George Clinton’s body while it is in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-16
President Roosevelt acknowledges New York Mayor George B. McClellan’s worries about the a British naval squadron visiting his city, and offers to have the visit changed to send them to Newport, Rhode Island instead. The squadron was not originally scheduled to go there because the extreme interest members of high society pay to foreigners is embarrassing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-04
President Roosevelt sends New York Mayor George B. McClellan a self-explanatory letter. He feels that the position taken is proper, and that Congress should not be asked to appropriate money for both the Fulton celebration and the Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition. He wonders if the Fulton celebration could be postponed, or combined with the Jamestown exposition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-29