Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-06-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-06-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929

President Roosevelt is proud to hear Arthur William Merrifield is excelling in his position as United States marshal. Merrifield does not need to worry about the money until he is ready to pay it. Roosevelt agrees with Merrifield regarding Japan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-13

President Roosevelt asks U.S. Marshal Merrifield to write to Laura d’Oremieulx Roosevelt to tell her what steps her son, Oliver Roosevelt, should take to get out to a ranch in the coming year to do some hunting. He advises Merrifield that Roosevelt, being sixteen years of age, is small for his age and is not used to working outdoors, but is a fine musician.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-16

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Marshall Merrifield for sending copies of the letters from Judges Hunt and Rasch and congratulates him. He enjoyed seeing Merrifield and his wife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-31

Theodore Roosevelt informs Arthur William Merrifield that he looks forward to visiting Merrifield and his wife when he travels to Helena. All the arrangements for the trip were made by Senator Dixon and Senator Carter, and he hopes Merrifield will see him at the Montana Club.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-01

President Roosevelt assures U.S. Marshal Arthur William Merrifield that he will support Judge William Henry Hunt and U.S. District Attorney Carl L. Rasch, and that he trusts their judgement in regards to the cases that Merrifield mentioned.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-28

President Roosevelt is glad that Arthur William Merrifield and his wife had a nice trip and looks forward to receiving Merrifield’s letter via Judge William Henry Hunt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-04

President Roosevelt was glad to hear from Arthur William Merrifield and is obliged to him due to his good treatment of his nephews Monroe Douglas Robinson and Stewart Douglas Robinson. Roosevelt looks forward to sending in Merrifield’s appointment soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-29

President Roosevelt is sorry to hear of U.S. Marshall Merrifield’s accident, but is glad he is recovering.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-09

President Roosevelt tells Arthur William Merrifield that Senator Thomas Henry Carter has been “just as nice as possible” about the marshalship in Montana and has said that Merrifield will have it, although he will have to wait until the present term expires in December 1906. Roosevelt suggests that Merrifield write Carter a thank-you note.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-28

President Roosevelt tells Arthur William Merrifield that he has written Congressman Joseph M. Dixon and Senator Thomas Henry Carter and will see if Merrifield can be made a U.S. Marshal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

President Roosevelt writes to Arthur William Merrifield to explain that he regretfully can not intervene with the development of the Great Northern Railway as it is not a land-grant railway, but is constructed under the March 1875 act.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-28

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to Arthur William Merrifield that he spoke to Secretary of the Interior Cornelius Newton Bliss about Harwood. Bliss does not want to act without a request from a senator. Roosevelt contacted Senator Joseph Benson Foraker and Senator Thomas Henry Carter. Foraker will let Roosevelt know what should be done but said that nothing will likely happen without a Montana senator’s consent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-07

Judge Hunt of the United States Commerce Court tells United States Marshal Merrifield that he will try to find out what the situation is with Charles S. Henderson potentially replacing him as United States Marshal. Senator Thomas Henry Carter recommended Henderson, but Senator Joseph M. Dixon may now have control of the nomination process. Hunt reassures Merrifield that, “whatever comes, you have the satisfaction of feeling that your period of service has been one of the highest credit to yourself, and of usefulness of the public.” Hunt thanks Merrifield for the telegram he sent relating to the Bliss case. He comments that he was gratified that all three judges of the appellate tribunal felt that he made the correct ruling.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-16