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Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred), 1858-1934

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith

President Roosevelt informs Herbert Knox Smith, the Bureau of Corporations commissioner, that the report seems conclusive. He has a hard time believing General Theo. A. Bingham, New York City police commissioner, would cause trouble for the department. However, he does not doubt the police officials’ attitudes. Roosevelt compliments Smith’s work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Addison Porter

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Addison Porter

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs John Addison Porter that he agrees with Bingham concerning etiquette. He did not sign Dickens’s memorandum because there was no official concern. Roosevelt told Bingham there was no reason to interfere, which Roosevelt asks Porter to remind him of and to let him know that Porter saw the memorandum.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

Letter from Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

Representative Parsons asks William Loeb for a letter of introduction for Ezra Parmelee Prentice to New York Police Commissioner Bingham. Prentice is running against Richard Van Cott in the 25th Assembly District and has learned that Van Cott “will make serious trouble.” Prentice wants police protection and for the police to remain impartial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Creator(s)

Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925

Letter from Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

Letter from Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

Representative Parsons responds to an inquiry from William Loeb about allegations of politically-motivated “terrorism” during the political campaigns leading up to the 1906 New York State Assembly elections. Parsons says the woman who wrote Loeb was not exaggerating, that serious intimidation and threats are being made, and he intends to go public with the allegations and to urge the police and elected officials to do something to stop the intimidation and violence. Parsons asks for Loeb’s help in directing New York City Police Commissioner Theo. A. Bingham’s attention to the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-05

Creator(s)

Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925