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Letter from John B. Leaman

Letter from John B. Leaman

John B. Leaman writes to The Outlook for the address of The United Stores Association. He also asks for a suggestion or opinion to be written about how to handle the issue of farm produce, consumers being lied to, and unnecessary middlemen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-04

Letter from Horace Hitchcock and Ansel J. Robbins

Letter from Horace Hitchcock and Ansel J. Robbins

Horace Hitchcock, Ansel J. Robbins, and others speak to the character of Perry C. Maynard, having known him for 9 years in Jamestown, New York. They state his talent is adapted to all kinds of work, especially detective work, and he is held in the highest esteem by the community. This is a copy of the original reference letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-02

Conference minutes

Conference minutes

Minutes of a conference held in Colón, Panama, between Secretary of War William H. Taft and three steam shovel operators working on the Panama Canal over the rate of pay and medical care for the operators.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-03

Memorandum

Memorandum

A memorandum describing a telephone conversation between President Roosevelt and Representative Jenkins. Representative Jenkins wishes to know Roosevelt’s wishes regarding the bill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-14

Telephone message from Francis E. Leupp

Telephone message from Francis E. Leupp

Francis E. Leupp has phoned to say President Roosevelt spoke to Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield. He reports that W. Scott Smith told him that he would like to be made Superintendent of the Hot Springs Reservation in Arkansas. Leupp would like to know Roosevelt’s wishes in the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-07

Memorandum regarding the nomination of Oscar Hundley

Memorandum regarding the nomination of Oscar Hundley

The nomination of Oscar Hundley to the United States District Court of the Northern District of Alabama is now in the hands of a sub-committee. There is some opposition to the confirmation of Hundley because of his advocacy for an amendment to the Constitution “providing that moneys collected by white taxpayers should be used in the education of white children only, and that moneys collected from the colored people should be used for the colored schools.” This would have resulted in “colored children” being thrown out of school, as “the amount of taxes collected from colored people is very small.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Memorandum on coal country

Memorandum on coal country

Senator Robert M. La Follette has met with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp and discussed their disagreements over a bill concerning Choctaw and Chickasaw coal lands. La Follette may support Leupp’s provisions, but he feels that the bill, leaving out any reference to the Choctaw and Chickasaw lands, should be introduced today.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-22

Letter from D. J. Marx

Letter from D. J. Marx

D. J. Marx, the Acting Warrant Machinist on the USS Indiana, reports on the condition of the Plum Point Lighthouse in Kingston, Jamaica, and what was done to repair it. The reported damage to the lighthouse was likely due to an earthquake that occurred in Kingston, Jamaica, on January 14, 1907.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18