Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of State Hay encloses a telegram he recently sent to Joseph Hodges Choate.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1902-07-17
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Secretary of State Hay encloses a telegram he recently sent to Joseph Hodges Choate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-17
The list of books to be included in Augustus Ralph Keller’s uniform collection of President Roosevelt’s writings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-12
Secretary of the Navy Moody quotes the telegram he sent to Major Littleton Waller Tazewell Waller, discouraging him from giving interviews about actions in the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-14
Resolution from the St. Catherine of Sienna branch of the Holy Name Society decrying the treatment of friars in the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-13
Holy Name Society, Branch of St. Catherine of Sienna, No. 47
Curtis Guild requests information about post office appointments President Roosevelt has made in order to dispel rumors that Roosevelt has been party to recent reports of corruption in the U.S. Postal Service.
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1903-06-15
Nicholas Murray Butler will arrive at the White House in time to dress for dinner.
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1902-06-16
Margaret Chanler hopes that President Roosevelt can attend the christening of his godson, Theodore Chanler. The Lodges informed her that he will be in Rhode Island, and she inquires whether it might be possible for them to plan around his travels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-15
Secretary of State Hay reports that William F. Doty has overwhelming support from New Jersey to become the new Consul at Tahiti.
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1902-07-11
Secretary of State Hay details an emerging problem regarding a United States business concession in Bolivia, which is threatening Bolivia’s relationship with Brazil. Hay encloses a draft response for President Roosevelt’s approval.
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1902-07-10
This memorandum from the Society of the Army of the Cumberland to President Roosevelt lists some of its distinguished members.
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1904-08-29
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Richard Harding Davis requests President Roosevelt’s help in getting a seat at the coronation at Westminster Abbey.
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1902-06-06
Booker T. Washington asserts that the charges against Robert Lloyd Smith are baseless, given that Texas officials previously deemed him fit for office.
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1902-06-30
James Harrison Wilson discusses President Roosevelt’s Decoration Day speech.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-01
Secretary of State Hay writes to clarify the meaning of a telegram he received from President Roosevelt about the nomination of Mr. Richardson.
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1902-06-02
Marie Koopmans-de Wet thanks President Roosevelt for the confidence placed in her, along with Andrew Murray and Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, to distribute money donated to aid her countrymen in South Africa. Koopmans-de Wet notes that Generals de Wet, de la Rey, and Botha will soon be visiting America and Europe. She encloses a copy of “the document which the patriots handed in giving the reasons why the brave boers had to come to terms and surrender.” Assuring Roosevelt the document is authentic, she notes that it is one of four copies in existence and entrusts it to his care.
Koopmans-de Wet, Marie, 1834-1906
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
2019-07-04
An excerpt from the book The Life of Theodore Roosevelt by Murat Halstead.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902
Francis E. Leupp sends an item he thinks President Roosevelt will enjoy.
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1904-06-25
James Wilson writes to President Roosevelt to discuss politics in South Dakota, focusing on railroad legislation.
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1905-09-19
The Board of Trade of the City of Ogdensburg supports the appointment of George Clinton for the international commission on lake levels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-26
Newell, Edgar A. (Edgar Allan), 1853-1920
A receipt from Williams & Whitman, Inc. documenting a payment made for work done at Sagamore Hill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-18