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A brief account of the assets and liabilities held by the United Motors Compoany as of March 1, 1911, as well as a brief list of the company’s officers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-01
A brief account of the assets and liabilities held by the Rutherford Rubber Company as of March 1, 1911, as well as a brief list of the company’s officers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-01
A report of expenditures for the Sons of the American Revolution Empire State Society for the fiscal year ending January 15, 1911, compiled by treasurer James de la Montanye.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-15
Uncle Sam prepares a list of places in China where “Americans [have been] killed by Chinese,” and a Chinese man prepares a list of places in America where “Chinese [have been] killed by Americans,” including the latest incident in “Wyoming Territory.” Caption: China “Taking in the late massacre of my people in Wyoming Territory, there seems to be a slight balance to my credit!”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-09-16
An angry Uncle Sam holds up a lantern labeled “Congressional Legislation” to illuminate a rotund man wearing a crown labeled “Trusts” and a robe decorated with dollar signs. The man has a ring with many keys hanging from a cord around his waist, and he is sitting on a stack of books that are labeled “Day Book, Ledger, Entry Book, Stock Book, [and] Cash Book.” He has his right hand on an open book. All the books are locked with padlocks. Caption: Uncle Sam — You’re a powerful big man, and you have your uses. But if you’re honest why do you hide in the dark? – Open up those books!
Pughe’s cartoon is on a theme that often had been visited by cartoonists and editorial writers for decades in criticism of the trusts and monopolies: publicity. Reformers knew that the glare of public scrutiny would accelerate the demise, or at least the more onerous practices, of rapacious business combinations. The seeds planted by critics bore fruit in the century’s first decade from new unlikely sources — the presidency, under Theodore Roosevelt, and the “Muckrakers” (by coincidence, Roosevelt’s term) who, in print of both fiction and exposes, eviscerated the corruption and venality of monopolists.
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Douglas Robinson a ledger of a closed account from Louis O. Wilson and asks for a reimbursement check.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-19
William Loeb asks for a statement of President Roosevelt’s account from Eastman Kodak Company. He believes there is a balance in Roosevelt’s credit, and if this is the case they should send a check to cover it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-25
Theodore Roosevelt has had Edgar Alexander Mearns detailed from the army and under the direction of Charles D. Walcott of the Smithsonian Institution. Larger animals on the expedition will be shot by Theodore or Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt is interested in adding reptiles and freshwater fish to the specimens collected. The curing and transportation of the specimens will be paid for by the Smithsonian.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-03
Hamilton Fish is instructed to consult the collector and determine whether the figures should be given out by Colonel Dunn or Luther Little. Every effort should be made to release the figures as soon as possible.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-05
John A. J. Medcalf offers his services as an indexer to William F. Stone while he is at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Medcalf explains the benefits of the Perrine Self-Indexing System and how it can be applied to Stone’s accounting. Medcalf asks Stone to give him a chance and hopes for a favorable reply.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-19
Elisha Ely Garrison sends Theodore Roosevelt a book about the question of accounting organization in business, which he hopes Roosevelt will read and share his opinion on.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-11-10
Charles J. Bonaparte sends President Roosevelt a report by an expert accountant on a defalcation discovered in the Navy Pay Office. Bonaparte is concerned about the laxity of supervision and perfunctory discharge of duty in the Pay Department, as well as its failure to adopt up-to-date methods of bookkeeping and accounting. Bonaparte recommends that a new Paymaster General be selected and that the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts be relieved of its accounting duties.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-28
Hamilton Fish II forwards to President Roosevelt a letter from Luther B. Little stating that “full returns have not yet been received.” Fish wonders if Roosevelt has made any progress with General John Henry Ketcham. Fish also comments on the future influence of Governor Benjamin B. Odell. He does not attach any importance to recent newspaper accounts that Odell will opt for reelection.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-17
Douglas Robinson discusses President Roosevelt’s personal finances.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-14
General Wood addresses the controversy over his having accepted a gift from the Jai Alai Company while he was serving as Military Governor of Cuba. He also discusses the financial accountability of Cuba when he was Military Governor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-06
Memorandum with postal figures for the years 1898-1902.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903
Frank C. Smith questions President Roosevelt about where he would like his dividend check from the South American & Central Telegraph Company to be sent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-15