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Business card with the name of John M. Barnes written by hand with other illegible notation. Barnes was being recommended for the position of Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-24
Thomas E. Watson urges President Roosevelt to appoint Captain John M. Barnes as Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-24
President Roosevelt is astounded by Thomas E. Watson’s letter. There appears to have been some misunderstanding regarding John M. Barnes’s appointment as postmaster of Thomson, Georgia. Roosevelt directed Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou to investigate the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-28
President Roosevelt tells Thomas E. Watson he is unsure what to do about Captain John M. Barnes. The president previously acted on Judge Emory Speer’s positive statements regarding Barnes, but now Roosevelt is not sure how to proceed. He hopes Watson can come and discuss some matters about Georgia with him. While Roosevelt and Watson do not agree on a number of fundamental points, Roosevelt believes Watson to be “fearless, disinterested, and incorruptible.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-30
Hillyer Rudisill reminds Harry Stillwell Edwards that he left the $100 payment for John M. Barnes with Rudisill, but then ended up being present when the amount was paid to Barnes. Rudisill has not seen Barnes in the office since then.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-22
Harry Stillwell Edwards answers the charges that John M. Barnes made against Edwards in a letter sent to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt had forwarded Barnes’s letters to Edwards so that Edwards could address the accusations. Edwards refutes every charge in detail.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-24
Walter H. Johnson assures Harry Stillwell Edwards that he has never spoken about debt with John M. Barnes in any way.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-20