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1904-01-22
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Yerkes, John Watson, 1854-1922
Shorthand
At the direction of President Roosevelt, William Loeb encloses a letter from Governor William O’Connell Bradley and requests John Watson Yerkes’s opinion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-06
President Roosevelt regretfully accepts the resignation of John Watson Yerkes, Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
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1907-04-02
President Roosevelt thanks Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes for his suggestions, and thinks they are wise. He plans to send Yerkes’s letters to Senators Philander C. Knox and John C. Spooner for their opinions, and will wait to act until he hears from them.
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1905-08-03
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1905-07-11
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Yerkes, John Watson, 1854-1922
English
President Roosevelt introduces Father Alexander Patrick Doyle and requests that John Watson Yerkes meet with him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-24
President Roosevelt will enjoy eating the mallards and asks John Watson Yerkes to thank Mr. Stephens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-19
President Roosevelt met with Morris Burke Belknap yesterday and was pleased with him. Roosevelt will write to Richard Wilson Knott and see if he can help.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-24
President Roosevelt encloses an offensive letter from Brutus J. Clay. Roosevelt never promised to appoint Clay and now never will.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-02
President Roosevelt highly regards Brutus J. Clay but believes that circumstances require giving the ministership to Leslie Combs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-28
President Roosevelt has a high opinion of Brutus J. Clay but needs to appoint Leslie Combs in case there is only one vacancy to which Roosevelt can appoint a Kentuckian. If there is an opportunity for a second Kentuckian, President Roosevelt would “particularly like to appoint Clay.”
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1902-05-15
President Roosevelt advises cooperation between Republicans and Sound Money Democrats in order to ensure “success at the polls” in Kentucky.
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1901-10-31
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1897-12-04
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Yerkes, John Watson, 1854-1922
English
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-06-25
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Yerkes, John Watson, 1854-1922
English
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1897-06-17
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Yerkes, John Watson, 1854-1922
English
Collector Phillips Lee Goldsborough writes to Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes requesting an exception to the rule limiting political activity among internal revenue officers. Goldsborough also writes that he is working with four other Republicans on the revision of the Constitution of the Republican Party of Maryland and requests a “reasonable amount of time” to complete the work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-20
William Loeb forwards a letter from William M. Catron to John Watson Yerkes. Loeb indicates that President Roosevelt hopes to meet with Yerkes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-21
Consul Erdman endorses the reappointment of C. M. Barnett as Surveyor of the Port of Louisville. Erdman denies allegations that Barnett had taken part in local elections in Louisville, Kentucky.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-27
Richard Wilson Knott is distressed over the factional disputes in the Kentucky Republican Party and is discouraged at the outlook of the Republicans in Kentucky. He supports President Roosevelt’s renomination in 1904 and hopes to avoid a “doubtful Presidential election.” Under the present circumstances, it will be difficult to secure the Kentucky delegation for Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-13