Merritt, Edward Reeve, 1850-1931

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Merritt, Edward Reeve, 1850-1931

President Roosevelt does not want to speak “even indirectly” about financial matters to Ambassador Enrique Creel, who will see the “real purpose” for the inquiry anyway. Roosevelt sends his regards to Merritt’s wife, Leila Roosevelt Reeve-Merritt, and is sorry to hear of Wilhelm Snyman’s troubles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-14

President Roosevelt would be pleased to meet Mr. Viljoen. He would like to speak with E. Reeve Merritt regarding the “pension business.” The service pension previously passed for Mexican War veterans is a strong analogy and “chief trouble.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-01

President Roosevelt will read the book with the greatest interest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-02

Wilhelm Snyman defends himself from accusations by Thomas Alfred Beddy regarding embezzlement of funds collected for the benefit of Boer women and orphans affected by the South African War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-11

Franklin Delano Roosevelt encloses a check for $336.50 which was collected at Harvard for the Boer Relief Fund.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-26