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President Roosevelt tells Maurice Francis Egan that he wants to accept the bronze sculpture that John Boyle sent him. However, he does not feel that it would be fair to the competition, so he cannot accept it. Roosevelt wants Egan to contact Boyle to know how much the bronze figure costs so Roosevelt might discretely purchase it later.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-08
President Roosevelt shares with Senator Wetmore that he likes the work of the sculptor John Boyle and believes he should do the statue of John Barry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-08
President Roosevelt changed his mind and tells Maurice Francis Egan that if John Boyle’s entry is selected for the John Barry monument then he would like to accept the statuette that Boyle sent him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-11
President Roosevelt feels that Representative Driscoll has made a good case for Continental Navy officer John Barry. Roosevelt clarified that he did not mean to say that he preferred John Paul Jones, but that Jones had a more substantial record as a naval officer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-09
President Roosevelt would like to speak with Speaker of the House Cannon regarding a draft of an act that was suggested to him. In a handwritten addition, Roosevelt wonders if Cannon can help the movement seeking to honor John Paul Jones and John Barry with statues.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-19
Maurice Francis Egan writes to President Roosevelt regarding the competition to produce a bronze sculpture of Commodore John Barry. John Boyle has sent Roosevelt a bronze model already and is attempting to sway the competition in his favor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-07
Maurice Francis Egan is delighted by President Roosevelt’s response. Egan has always been a fan of John Boyle’s work because he “does not mistake virility for brutality.” The John Barry commission was to be decided by a contest, and therefore, the statuette should not have been sent to Roosevelt. Boyle has insisted that if Roosevelt will not accept the statuette he sent to him, then he will not sell it. Egan will hold onto it and if Roosevelt wants to buy it later, he may.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-09
In this message, President Roosevelt recommends that Congress fund an appropriation to search for the remains of Admiral John Paul Jones in Paris, France. Roosevelt believes it is improper for a national hero like Jones to lie in an unmarked grave and urges Congress “to do proper honor to the memory of Paul Jones.” Roosevelt also recommends the erection of monuments to Jones and Admiral John Barry, since they “hold unique positions in the history of the birth of our Navy.” A report from Ambassador to France Horace Porter about the subject is also included.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1905-02-13