Ainsworth, Fred C. (Fred Crayton), 1852-1934

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

General Wood needs to take a leave of absence to take his son home to the United States to put him into school at Groton Academy, and details his plans for travel during his absence. Wood encloses a response from Adjutant General Fred C. Ainsworth authorizing Wood’s return home. Wood is glad to continue on duty in the Philippines and considers it the best command in the service.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft shares General Fred C. Ainsworth’s evaluation of Major Edward S. Fowler’s lackluster performance in the Military Secretary’s Office. Senator Redfield Proctor and other members of the military committee would like Fowler’s name withdrawn and replaced with Governor Alexander O. Brodie’s. They feel future appointments should be given only to captains “of the line of the Army.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-18

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Baird Cummins

President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from the office of the Adjutant General. Roosevelt regrets to inform Governor Cummins that he cannot comply or ask Secretary of War William H. Taft to comply with his request.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence O. Murray

President Roosevelt directs Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Murray to call on General Frederick Funston and question him regarding his recent telegram to the Adjutant General of the Army Fred C. Ainsworth. Roosevelt makes this request in view of his telegram to Nevada Governor John Sparks expressing his intention to remove the troops from Goldfield, Nevada.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of War Taft to have Adjutant General Fred C. Ainsworth carefully review the testimony of Harry G. Leckie before the Senate Committee of Military Affairs regarding the Brownsville Affair. Roosevelt says Leckie made several false statements before the committee.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Taft that Culver C. Sniffen should be appointed Paymaster General and asks Taft to notify General Fred C. Ainsworth. He approves of Taft’s proposed travel arrangements for the Panama trip and is “extremely pleased” that Taft sent his speech to the Maine Committee to be reviewed by Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon or Representative Charles E. Littlefield. He sympathizes with Helen Herron Taft’s views of William Jennings Bryan. In a postscript, Roosevelt advices sending men to Cuba at once as “we cannot afford to neglect any chance of learning the situation down there.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell

President Roosevelt appreciates Chief of Staff Bell “taking thought in advance.” He instructs Bell to show the letter to General Fred C. Ainsworth, who will follow through with Bell’s suggestions concerning sending officers to Cuba.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt thinks Secretary of War Taft should send the letter from former Panamanian president Tomás Arias to Secretary of State Elihu Root for review. While canal engineer John F. Stevens is admirable man, Roosevelt believes he can render himself valueless by thinking himself indispensable. Roosevelt wants to keep the party traveling to Panama a small one. He requests Taft communicate with the acting Secretary of War, as he is not pleased with the War Department’s lack of initiative concerning Cuba’s request for cartridges.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt authorizes Secretary of War Taft to use funds to stable the cavalry at Boise, Idaho as General Fred C. Ainsworth mentioned. Roosevelt additionally comments on several appointments, saying he believes that Walston H. Brown should be allowed to carry out his proposal, that he has decided to appoint James Shanklin Harlan to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and that he is inclined to appoint Horace H. Lurton, which will necessitate appointing a new Circuit Court Judge. Roosevelt also writes at length about some recent articles by Poultney Bigelow which contain some “slanderous falsehood,” but about which he believes some response should be made.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a letter from General William Crozier regarding promoting Colonel Charles S. Smith to Brigadier General. Colonel Medorem Crawford has also been recommended for a promotion. Of the two, Taft feels Smith is more entitled to promotion due to his service record.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Memorandum from Maurice Latta to Rudolph Forster

Maurice Latta asks Rudolph Forster to inform General Fred C. Ainsworth that President Roosevelt has approved making public the commissioning of the Sumner. All that is needed to move troops to Cuba, if peace talks fail, is to charter transports.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-25

Creator(s)

Latta, Maurice, 1869-1948

Letter from O. D. M. Gaddis to William H. Andrews

O. D. M. Gaddis expresses his strong support for the joint statehood of Arizona and New Mexico to William H. Andrews. He feels that the conventions in Bisbee were a sham and that federal officials and representatives of corporations are determined to interfere and make sure joint statehood does not go forward. He believes the joint statehood sentiment is growing and looks forward to the upcoming convention in Phoenix. Gaddis hopes President Roosevelt will come to the aid of the proponents of joint statehood. He is worried about ballot stuffing at the voting booths.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-10

Creator(s)

Gaddis, O. D. M. (Oregon Demarcus Magintry), 1859-1940

Letter from James Franklin Bell to Theodore Roosevelt

James Franklin Bell, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, proposes a plan to President Roosevelt to disarm Cuban insurgents. The plan, based on experience in the Philippine-American War, involves discreetly gathering information through American officers in Cuba, with the “consent and cooperation” of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-30

Creator(s)

Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919

Telegram from Nelson P. Webster to William Loeb

Nelson P. Webster reports to William Loeb on an ammunition request by the Cuban government. Although General Fred C. Ainsworth says they have no evidence from the Cuban government or the firm of Hartley and Graham regarding the request, the Cuban chargé d’affaires reports that there was a dispatch to that end. Webster reviews the telegram that was sent in reply to this request outlining the terms upon which the ammunition would be delivered.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-27

Creator(s)

Webster, Nelson P., 1862-1935

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

General Wood sends President Roosevelt a copy of the Far Eastern Review about the Moro Province, and believes that the Americans have “taken hold of the question of development” far better in Moro Province than elsewhere. Wood also reports that he will try to attend some of the large maneuvers by the Chinese in Honan Province. He believes the U.S. should know as much as possible about these Chinese troops. Finally, Wood explains that he dislikes to lose Captain Frank Ross McCoy, because he is an “extremely valuable officer,” but he understands that he should not interfere with McCoy’s chance to serve Roosevelt directly.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-17

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft sends to President Roosevelt a copy of a memorandum from General Fred C. Ainsworth. Taft advises allowing the troops at Boise, Idaho, to stay, and to expend the money mentioned for temporary stabling.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-14

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft acknowledges receipt of the letter from President Roosevelt and regrets that the department has been remiss in the examination of salaried employees. He has prepared a preliminary examination for salaried people, and has asked the opinion of a judge. Once he receives a reply he will contact Roosevelt again.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-02

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler discusses legal decisions involved in cases with Charles Rufus Skinner in New York State’s education system. He also mentions that he is still sick with grippe but believes he will recover soon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-27

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft informs President Roosevelt that he spoke to the bureau heads and Generals James Franklin Bell and Fred C. Ainsworth upon his return. He details the plans devised by the Army General Staff for three expeditions to Cuba. If military intervention is warranted, Taft favors “going with as much force as we can command, …to end the business at once.” He suggests Roosevelt inquire of Attorney General William H. Moody if they have the right to intervene in Cuba without asking permission of Congress.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-15

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Root encloses a copy of a proposed bill to create the office of Military Secretary in the War Department.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-07

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937