Wetmore, George Peabody, 1846-1921

President Roosevelt writes Senator Wetmore to recommend sculptor John Boyle for a commission.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-06-08

President Roosevelt praises Senator Wetmore for rendering “a real service to art.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-11

President Roosevelt tells Senator Wetmore that he is tempted to say that “it would be vandalism” to put the statue on the elliptical plat between the White House grounds and the Washington Monument. He also does not think the statue should be in Lafayette Square either, as there are too many statues there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-11

William Loeb sends Senator Wetmore letters of introduction to Helen Gould and Robert W. De Forest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-08

President Roosevelt shares with Senator Wetmore that he likes the work of the sculptor John Boyle and believes he should do the statue of John Barry.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-08

President Roosevelt notifies Senator Wetmore that he will not ask an Ambassador to make an address. He regrets not being able to comply with Wetmore’s request and hopes he understands his reasons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-09

President Roosevelt will take up the matter with Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon immediately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-28

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Wetmore for the telegram of congratulations.

Comments and Context

The Russian and Japanese delegations to the Portsmouth Peace Conference had recently concluded negotiations, bringing the Russo-Japanese War to an end and prompting many people around the world to congratulate Theodore Roosevelt on his successful mediation. The official treaty would be signed several days later, on September 5, 1905.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Wetmore, George Peabody, 1846-1921

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Wetmore for his letter and promises to do what he can for Missouri Senator Francis Marion Cockrell.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-14

President Roosevelt would like to keep his trip to Newport quiet as he only intends to be at the Chanler christening.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-02

President Roosevelt would like Senator Wetmore to show the enclosure to John Dalzell and the other relevant members of Congress. The enclosure is related to selecting an architect.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-08

President Roosevelt would like Augustus Saint-Gaudens to sculpt the bust.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-30

President Roosevelt asks that someone from Providence, Rhode Island, look up the writer of the enclosed letter and determine if its contents are genuine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-15

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-06-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Wetmore, George Peabody, 1846-1921