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Frank Hinchman Platt writes to Thomas Collier Platt to ask if President Roosevelt responded to his request regarding a settlement for his clients.
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1903-08-05
Frank Hinchman Platt asks his father, Senator Platt, to speak to President Roosevelt on behalf of his client, A. S. Rosenthal & Co., who is willing to pay a large fine to have the charges against them dropped.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-21
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw explains to Senator Platt that he thinks it is wise of the President to appoint men that have been endorsed by the senior senator and the governor of the state. He notes that one cannot always please everyone in making such appointments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-21
The unnamed author argues that appointing Judge George Chandler Holt to the new District Court judgeship would be a “public misfortune.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-19
Mary Phelps Montgomery asks for Senator Platt’s assistance with having Captain Henry G. von Witzleben, a German officer, assigned as military attache at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. Montgomery claims the happiness of two people depend on this.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-29
William Barnes predicts future Republican infighting over the tariff question. For this reason, he thinks that President Roosevelt should come up with a plan for the tariff and then have it published in leading newspapers. There is quite a bit of class difference in regard to opinion on the tariff. The wealthy want a lower tariff. Barnes is concerned that the recent election bodes badly for the future, even though some think it was just related to local politics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-19
John Tyler Morgan fears that war will break out between Colombia and Nicaragua in an effort to prevent the creation of a canal.
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1902-07-08
Henry S. Drinker recommends Clemens Herschel for appointment to the international commission that is investigating the water boundary between the United States and Canada.
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1902-06-06
Francis Lynde Stetson and the Niagara Falls Power Company are in a dispute with A. H. Green over comments made by both parties and the potential appointment of Green to an unnamed commission. Stetson supports Herschel Clemens for the appointment.
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1902-06-09
A. H. Green defends himself from accusations by Francis Lynde Stetson that Green is not qualified to be a member of the international commission investigating the water boundary between the United States and Canada.
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1902-06-04
Ferdinand Eidman describes the success of the Republican Party in the Tenth Assembly District of New York.
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1901-11-08
George C. Tichenor requests that it be made clear to President Roosevelt that his letter is only to be seen by Roosevelt and Senator Platt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-14