Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
A memorandum from Senators Depew, Platt, and Foraker suggest that Lennon should appear as a witness.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. F. Hanson
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Secretary of State Hay regarding the DeLeon case, and with these facts in mind, nothing can be done for DeLeon.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler
President Roosevelt thanks Benjamin Ide Wheeler for the information on irrigation and the merger suit.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joe Murray
President Roosevelt is considering Joe Murray for the position of First Deputy to the Commissioner of Immigration. However, charges may be filed against Murray relating to a current scandal and Roosevelt would like any background information that Murray can provide on these charges.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joe Murray
President Roosevelt wants all the facts relating to the allegations, whether they are true or false, before appointing Joe Murray to any position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-30
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox
President Roosevelt would like to bring in District Attorney Dean for the Martindale case.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin B. Odell
President Roosevelt has followed Governor Odell’s wishes on the Kelly case so far and would like Odell’s input on the final steps.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eugene A. Philbin
Both pages marked as “Canceled.” There has been a great deal of pressure to retain Terence Vincent Powderly and Edward F. McSweeney. President Roosevelt is replacing McSweeney with Joe Murray even though he doubts any legal charges can be brought against McSweeney.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Shaw
President Roosevelt enjoyed the Morris article and would like to speak with Albert Shaw on the “merger suit business.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-04
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox
The more President Roosevelt examines the “Burns business,” the more he is in Burns’s favor.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cornelius Newton Bliss
President Roosevelt has looked at Mr. Kershner’s case and agrees with the Naval authorities that Kershner is guilty of perjury.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to D. B. St. John Roosa
President Roosevelt has looked at Mr. Kershner’s case and agrees with the Naval authorities that Kershner is guilty of perjury.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox
President Roosevelt requests a report so he can consider an appeal to the original Land Office decision.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert A. Sharkey
Robert A. Sharkey is up for reappointment and President Roosevelt would like a statement from him on a letter he wrote protesting against certain prosecutions in Brooklyn by the State Labor Bureau.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bellamy Storer
President Roosevelt would like formal charges brought against Stanton Sickles. He also asks that Maria, Bellamy Storer’s wife, not allow any of his letters to be given to anyone else for political reasons.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-16
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Emory Smith
President Roosevelt inquires whether it would be proper to provide William S. Cowles with the report on the postmaster and the libel suit.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asks New York Police Commissioner Andrews if it would be possible to have a few copies of their recent annual report sent to him. He remarks on a recent libel lawsuit taking place in New York.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-06-12
The so-called ice trust cases
Memorandum outlines the history of the ice trust case and lawsuits involving Charlie Morse.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-1909
Letter from H. W. Daub to William H. Taft
H. W. Daub requests President Taft’s help with an ongoing lawsuit. Daub and his partner, Mr. Goldsworthy, sought to acquire the title to a piece of land with the assistance of Judge Love. Goldsworthy refused to pay Love claiming that Love took no action and a lawsuit was then brought by Love. Daub and Goldsworthy cannot afford the lawsuit and Daub believes they are being discriminated against as Goldsworthy is Jewish.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-03-27
Letter from Philip Monson to Theodore Roosevelt
Philip Monson discusses how a former employee, Charles F. Meyer, brought a suit against his company using the lawyers of the Legal Aid Society. Meyer has sufficient financial means to employ his own lawyers, and Monson believes he filed charges because he did not have to pay. Monson does not think this is a fair use of the Society’s resources. This is not the first questionable experience Monson has had with the Society. Monson brings this to Theodore Rosoevelt’s attention as he is the organization’s honorary vice president.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-09