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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Wickersham, George W. (George Woodward), 1858-1936
English
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Attorney General Wickersham, as his actions were exactly what Roosevelt wanted. It turned out that Roosevelt did not need the letter, as the Committee he was speaking in front of already had a copy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes George W. Wickersham that he looked over papers from the District Attorney’s office, which contain letters and a Senate document. Roosevelt asks Wickersham’s permission to have a clerk review the file for the letter from Edwin T. Earl to Roosevelt wherein Tobias appeals “as one Harvard man to another Harvard man” for Roosevelt’s aid. Roosevelt discusses why no proceeding was brought during his administration. Roosevelt writes that Henry L. Stimson is his neighbor and invites the Wickershams to lunch when next they visit the Stimsons or New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-28
Theodore Roosevelt asks Attorney General George W. Wickersham if the Committee would “have the right to make a row” if it was discovered that Wickersham sent Roosevelt files. Roosevelt requests that Wickersham send the files to the district attorney for a clerk to then deliver to Roosevelt. Roosevelt will review the files but “it is difficult to answer [] by reason” because “the whole assault is idiotic.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-25
Emory Speer sends George W. Wickersham a copy of a letter he sent William H. Taft, as he seeks to assist a clerk in Wickersham’s department in retaining his position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12