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Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

President Roosevelt is always pleased to hear from Leslie M. Shaw, and finds what the Japanese Vice Admiral says to be important. Roosevelt will have the navy look in to the matter again, but cannot do anything further: for one, the Admiral has not accepted any of the torpedoes, but also Roosevelt does not wish to “upset” naval personnel by continuously appealing to them on behalf of others.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Treasury Shaw that he has just read a brief on Treasury operations since Shaw took office five years prior. Roosevelt congratulates Shaw on a job well done, noting that many forget that “the Secretary of the Treasury stands between” the American people “and business disaster.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-07