Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-23

Creator(s)

Thomas, D. R.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-23

Creator(s)

Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-23

Creator(s)

Lee, Edwin M., 1868-1929

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Domenico A. Verrastro asks Theodore Roosevelt to help him choose which branch of the military he should join. Verrastro has lived in the United States for nine years as a naturalized citizen and would like to be a soldier. He has been told to become a Marine, but is not sure.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12

Creator(s)

Verrastro, Domenico A. (Domenico Antonio), 1883-

Edward Livingston Trudeau thanks Theodore Roosevelt the article Roosevelt wrote, The search for truth in a reverent spirit, which has made a deep impression on him. The article is looks for things of the spirit, which Trudeau says cannot be overestimated in this age of material. Trudeau and Roosevelt met once when both receiving degrees at Columbia University.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12

Creator(s)

Trudeau, Edward Livingston, 1848-1915

Albert H. Walker tells Theodore Roosevelt that two powerful men hired him to draw up a bill regarding their ideas around the Sherman Act. Walker believes Roosevelt has similar views and therefore asks Roosevelt’s opinion and attaches the bill. The bill calls for the creation of the Sherman Law Commission with nine commissioners who will oversee the licensure of those engaging in trade and commerce worth over $10,000 in a day and ensure such organizations are not participating in restraint of trade. The commission will also set prices of goods bought and sold by licensees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Walker, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1844-1915

Michael McMahon writes to Theodore Roosevelt about politics, securities, printed money, and many other things. McMahon calls Roosevelt “The” Citizen and wishes him a merry Christmas.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

McMahon, Michael

Bela Tokaji tells Theodore Roosevelt he was astonished by the number of friends and admirers Roosevelt has in Washington, especially among newspaper men. Everyone mentions Roosevelt for the presidency. Tokaji talked with several senators but is truly a Roosevelt man and cannot be convinced otherwise.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Creator(s)

Tokaji, Bela

Rose A. Metzler Carter Hearst asks Theodore Roosevelt to allow The Philomathean Society at Lordsburg College to make Roosevelt an honorary member. Lordsburg College has two literary societies and Hearst believes having Roosevelt’s name associated with her society will help them in their rivalry against the other society to secure the best members.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Creator(s)

Hearst, Rose A. Metzler Carter, 1896-1950

Richard Welling asks Theodore Roosevelt to attend as presiding officer at an event marked in the enclosed program.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Welling, Richard, 1858-1946

John M. Leach asks Theodore Roosevelt to confirm that if William H. Taft is nominated, he will lose the presidency to the democrats. Leach does not understand why Taft would not step aside, and urges Roosevelt to take up the leadership of the Republican party and run for president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Leach, John M.

John N. D. Brown reminds Theodore Roosevelt that he has written Roosevelt before offering a chance to invest in his railway construction invention. Now Brown has submitted his patent, has been in communication with the examiner, and can infer almost all his invention has passed. Roosevelt still have a chance to invest in patents in foreign countries and Brown is sending him copies of the patents, prints, and the specifications.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-14

Creator(s)

Brown, John N. D. (John Newton David), 1847-1923

S. Edward Young asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at their Bible School, which includes the children of parents Roosevelt once taught in Sunday School. If Roosevelt is not available Sunday morning, he might speak to the Men’s Club or their “Watch Night” meeting on New Years Eve. Young thanks Roosevelt again for speaking at the Clerical Conference last May.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-13

Creator(s)

Young, S. Edward, 1866-1927

Robert Means Thompson introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur H. Dadmun, corresponding secretary to the Navy League of the United States. The Navy League is currently raising funds by asking 100 gentlemen to contribute $100 every year for the next 5 years. Thompson hopes Roosevelt will assist them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

Creator(s)

Thompson, Robert Means, 1849-1930

James O. Leman asks Theodore Roosevelt to call on him to help if Roosevelt decides to run for president. Leman wishes Roosevelt a merry Chistmas and a happy new year

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

Creator(s)

Leman, James O. (James Otis), 1873-

John E. Forbes tells Theodore Roosevelt that he hopes Roosevelt’s plan for dealing with trusts will work if he returns to the presidency, and all signs point to Roosevelt becoming president again. Forbes has worked with hardware manufactures all his life and shares his knowledge of trusts and the damage they do to people and communities.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

Creator(s)

Forbes, John E., 1876-1935

George F. Washburn celebrates Theodore Roosevelt’s reception in Boston and the enthusiasm he induces wherever he goes. Washburn asks Roosevelt to write a Christmas message to the young men of his church, to be read at their Christmas concert on Christmas Eve.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Washburn, George F. (George Frederick), 1859-1931

Emma Wasson asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak a word to someone he knows with enough wealth to easily provide herself and her husband, Levi C. Wasson, with financial help. After a career as a successful dentist, her husband lost everything and became paralyzed. Wasson now cares for her husband and hopes someone like Andrew Carnegie might give them enough money to start over.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-24

Creator(s)

Wasson, Emma, 1848-1917

Frank Basil Tracy shares a page from the Boston Evening Transcript with Theodore Roosevelt that he thinks Roosevelt will interested in. Tracy tells Roosevelt of the Republican campaign in Massachusetts and feels they are making a mistake by pushing workingmen to vote out of fear for their jobs because of tariffs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-24

Creator(s)

Tracy, Frank Basil, 1866-1912

B. K. Merriman wishes Theodore Roosevelt a happy birthday and hopes all future Roosevelt’s future campaigns will have success.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-24

Creator(s)

Merriman, B. K.