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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-12-19
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952
English
President Roosevelt’s information suggests that the charges against John A. Merritt and Archie Dovell Sanders do not warrant their removal, but he will let James Wolcott Wadsworth know if anything suggests otherwise. He congratulates Wadsworth on his work in the last election. He also assures Wadsworth that he does not take the charges and insinuations against him seriously, but that he cannot appear that he is championing people who oppose Governor Charles Evans Hughes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-09
President Roosevelt thanks James Wolcott Wadsworth for the letter and agrees that McNair sounds like he would do good work in the Navy. He asks Wadsworth to send him a letter with more details about McNair and what denomination he represents, as Roosevelt tries to maintain equality between different denominations when appointing chaplains. Roosevelt sympathizes with Miller’s case, but says that he has no power in the matter and does not interfere with those sorts of cases.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-11
President Roosevelt tells James Wolcott Wadsworth, Speaker of the New York State Assembly, that he hears highly of Mead, and would like to appoint him, but Roosevelt is unsure whether any such position exists. Roosevelt will discuss the matter with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-26
President Roosevelt thanks James Wolcott Wadsworth, speaker of the New York State Assembly, for the letter and assures him that he will try to avert trouble rather than cause it. He will review the matter with Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-04
President Roosevelt believes that the new Speaker of the New York State Assembly James Wolcott Wadsworth is off to a good start. Wadsworth will be attacked and encounter difficulties, but Roosevelt believes he will “come out all right.” He would be delighted to see Wadsworth in Washington next Saturday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-09
President Roosevelt asks if Speaker of the New York Assembly Wadsworth could give his own assemblyman, William G. Miller, chairmanship of the Committee on Villages.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-10
President Roosevelt congratulates newly-elected Speaker of the New York Assembly James Wolcott Wadsworth on his victory. He offers Wadsworth “platitudinous” advice to try to make the Republican party useful to the public and the State by acting according to high ideals, and also to act without thinking of his own political advancement. Roosevelt also advises Wadsworth to show his appreciation to fellow Assemblymen James T. Rogers and Sherman Moreland, who “behaved very squarely” on Wadsworth’s behalf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-03
President Roosevelt is pleased to see Representative Wadsworth going into the legislature. After the election, Roosevelt would like to see Wadsworth and talk over politics in general, as well as share his knowledge of Albany, New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-29
President Roosevelt thanks James Wolcott Wadsworth for the resolution and is pleased that he is following his father’s footsteps into politics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-11