Sheldon, George Rumsey, 1857-1919

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sheldon, George Rumsey, 1857-1919

President Roosevelt responds to Treasurer of the Republican National Committee George Rumsey Sheldon’s recent letter stating that the contribution from Standard Oil Company in 1904 was authorized by the executive committee. Roosevelt was told by Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou that no money was contributed by Standard Oil, and only after the campaign was he informed that in fact individuals associated with the company had contributed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

President Roosevelt writes to Republican National Committee Treasurer George Rumsey Sheldon regarding campaign funds solicited from John D. Archbold and Edward Henry Harriman. As the head of the Republican Administration, Roosevelt expresses his disagreement with collecting money from anyone currently being prosecuted. He sends two letters that he wrote four years ago to Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou, who was then chairman of the Republican National Committee, when money was contributed by Standard Oil. The first outlines the reasons that no contributions should be accepted which could be viewed as creating obligation to corporations. The second reiterates that the money should be returned especially in light of the public statements from Standard Oil about the company’s “political attitude.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-21

William Loeb sends George Rumsey Sheldon President Roosevelt’s check that will serve as his contribution to expenses of the Presidential campaign.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-07

President Roosevelt congratulates George Rumsey Sheldon on becoming president of the Union League Club.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-01

Theodore Roosevelt asks George Rumsey Sheldon if he can meet at the Union League Club on Thursday afternoon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-09

Theodore Roosevelt sincerely thanks George Rumsey Sheldon for volunteering to write that letter. He always felt that a member of the National Committee should have helped him show “what an outrageous and infamous slander” the Edward Henry Harriman matter was.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-02

President Roosevelt chastises George Rumsey Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, for soliciting donations from John D. Archbold and Edward Henry Harriman. Although Roosevelt is not the Republican candidate, he is head of the current Republican administration, which is prosecuting Harriman and Archbold. He notes the impropriety of Archbold and Harriman contributing to a candidate who, if elected, would name the Attorney General responsible for the prosecution. He includes the text of letters he sent four years ago regarding similar contributions from the Standard Oil Company, which he made George B. Cortelyou return.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-21

President Roosevelt has George Rumsey Sheldon’s letter about George S. Terry. Roosevelt has made up his mind that Terry is all right and has done everything he could for him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-02

President Roosevelt reminds George Rumsey Sheldon that ignoring such serious charges would degrade the reputation of George S. Terry, the nominee for Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York. Roosevelt assures Sheldon that Terry will give him an explanation about the financial deal in writing and is confident that this is the correct way to deal with the situation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-19

President Roosevelt told Newton M. Shaffer that he must have his charges against George S. Terry in definite form for him to pay attention to them. Roosevelt agrees with Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island that unless substantial facts appear against Terry within the week, he should be confirmed as assistant treasurer of the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-10

President Roosevelt is sure that president-elect William H. Taft would be pleased to have George Rumsey Sheldon accompany him, and advises him to write to Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-19

No one deserves a holiday more than George Rumsey Sheldon, and President Roosevelt hopes that he and his wife, Mary Robinson Seney Sheldon, thoroughly enjoy themselves.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-08

President Roosevelt sends George Rumsey Sheldon an alleged report of a speech that Sheldon made. No one has suggested that Roosevelt was indebted to any groups, or had taken on any obligations before he assumed office. Roosevelt is sure that this is a misreport of Sheldon’s words, which is why he wanted to call his attention to it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-05

President Roosevelt assures George Rumsey Sheldon that he has a high regard for Major Hugh Lenox Scott, but that he has an understanding with the Senate Committee on Military Affairs that they will not consider anyone of rank lower than colonel for promotion to brigadier general.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-01

President Roosevelt congratulates George Rumsey Sheldon, and is especially pleased to hear that there are upwards of ten thousand contributions to the campaign fund. He praises Sheldon’s work as treasurer of the New York Republican State Committee.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-25

President Roosevelt congratulates George Rumsey Sheldon on his appointment as Treasurer of the Republican National Committee, and thinks that it was a very wise decision. Roosevelt thinks that the appointment of someone from Wall Street would have been a mistake. Since Sheldon has connections both to Roosevelt’s campaign and Charles Evan Hughes’s campaign, he was the best choice that could have been made for this position.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-10

President Roosevelt informs George R. Sheldon, President of the Union League Club, that he will “take that matter up with [Secretary of State Elihu] Root.” Roosevelt thinks that Root would like to attend if he can.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-10

President Roosevelt was pleased to hear from George Rumsey Sheldon. Roosevelt believes they feel the same way about a particular combination, and promises “when things have developed a little further I will tell you some inside facts about it.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-20

President Roosevelt may want to see George Rumsey Sheldon later about “that district attorneyship.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-06