Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

General Duvall informs Acting Secretary of War Oliver that Colonel William F. Stewart of the Coast Artillery Corps is unfit to exercise command in his present office due to the testimony of five general officers under whom he served. Duval and several other general officers recommend that Stewart be transferred to an ungarrisoned post while he awaits retirement and ask that this proposed action be submitted to President Roosevelt for his approval.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-16

President Roosevelt sends two self-explanatory letters to Acting Secretary of War Oliver, saying they show “great inefficiency and laxity” on the part of Cuban officials. Roosevelt demands a detailed explanation of the situation and the officers responsible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-05

Theodore Roosevelt thinks that seamstresses, most of whom are widows or daughters of soldiers, should continue doing the work instead of giving it out by contract. The contract for 55,000 pairs of trousers should be fulfilled at the Schuylkill Arsenal.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-05

President Roosevelt has enclosed a letter for Acting Secretary of War Oliver from the Department of Agriculture that explains itself. Roosevelt asks Shaw to wire “the Commander of Military Post at Eagle” and notify him to only have the troops shoot caribou for subsistence and that to prevent the slaughter of caribou. Commercial hunting is prohibited.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-04

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Robert Shaw Oliver for wiring after Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s fall and believes that she is now out of danger, though still in pain. Roosevelt sends his regards to Oliver’s wife and daughter, and hopes his daughter, Marion L. Oliver, received his word of congratulations about her writing on the snake dance.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-06

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt thanks Assistant Secretary of War Oliver for the medal.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-05-08

Theodore Roosevelt asks Robert Shaw Oliver to read the enclosed document and then send it to Captain Moseley.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-11-17

President Roosevelt asks Assistant Secretary of War Oliver to send the enclosed letter to Daniel T. Kinary.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-02

President Roosevelt tells Acting Secretary of War Oliver to direct General Frederick Funston to send an amount of troops “adequate to meet any emergency” to quell the conflict in Goldfield, Nevada, in accordance with Governor John Sparks’s formal request.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-06

President Roosevelt informs Acting Secretary of War Oliver that Colonel William F. Stewart of the Coast Artillery Corps should be offered the choice between relief from command or retirement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-19

President Roosevelt instructs Acting Secretary of War Oliver how to respond to letters he has received regarding official travel expenditures. Roosevelt tells Oliver to ask Baldwin to come to Washington, D.C., to meet with the president. He also informs Oliver that Secretary of War William H. Taft is visiting the Philippines on duty and therefore his expenses are covered while in official capacity. Roosevelt promises to carefully review the circumstances before any vouchers are approved.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-13

President Roosevelt instructs Assistant Secretary of War Oliver to order officers at the Treadwell gold mine on Douglas Island, Alaska to report to Wilford B. Hoggatt, Governor of the District of Alaska, at Juneau and the officer at Fort Seward, Alaska to report by telegraph and hold his troops in readiness, in case it becomes necessary to protect “life and property on Douglas Island.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-16

President Roosevelt asks acting Secretary of War Oliver to send a representative to meet with the National Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials to discuss more equitable and efficient means to purchase and use coal within government buildings.  

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-06

President Roosevelt asks Acting Secretary of War Shaw what reason there is for keeping Article 77 of the Articles of War as it is. Roosevelt believes it would be beneficial for regular Army officers to be able to sit on courts-martial of other forces, and asks for the article to be amended unless there is a good reason to keep it as it is.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-11

President Roosevelt asks Assistant Secretary of War Oliver for the circumstances surrounding Raymond W. Hardenbergh’s appointment as a military attaché. Several years ago Roosevelt had to deny the request of Ashton H. Potter for such a position on the grounds he did not have enough experience, but has heard now that Hardenbergh has gained a post without having any more experience than Potter did.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-23