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President Roosevelt tells his uncle, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, that he was pleased with the action he and Attorney General Moody took. Roosevelt also comments that Henry Earl Biscoe is a “fine fellow” and wishes his uncle luck as “head nurse.”
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1904-07-05
President Roosevelt makes a recommendation that Paymaster Biscoe’s “sentence was excessive and should be mitigated,” and that he be reprimanded for neglect of duty.
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1904-06-27
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Moody to personally investigate the case against Navy Paymaster Harry Earl Biscoe.
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1904-06-15
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte has the correspondence related to the case of Paymaster George M. Lukesh as well as the letter referencing Paymasters Rishworth Nicholson and Harry Earl Biscoe. Bonaparte would like to see President Roosevelt personally in regards to the Lukesh case and will provide Roosevelt with additional information about the other two cases at that time.
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1906-12-01
Attorney General Moody discusses with President Roosevelt a speech he gave about the disfranchisement in southern states. Moody points out that he does not agree with the Republican Party platform with regards to the notion that states who disfranchise voters should have their Congressional representation reduced. Moody also mentions that Robert Roosevelt wrote that Harry Earl Biscoe’s family was satisfied with the resolution of the investigation.
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1904-07-05
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt praises President Roosevelt for the way he handled Harry Earl Biscoe’s court martial case and believes that justice was done in lessening the charges against Biscoe. Robert Roosevelt also mentions that he has been left alone to take care of Maude’s two children.
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1904-07-01
Henry C. Gauss returns a letter to William Loeb that President Roosevelt sent to Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody regarding the Harry Earl Biscoe case.
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1904-06-27
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt writes to President Roosevelt to share with him the details of a court brief involving Harry Earl Biscoe. Roosevelt believes the charges are ridiculous. He tells President Roosevelt he expects to see him soon at a wedding.
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1904-06-11
Secretary of the Navy Moody returns a letter from Robert Barnwell Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt concerning the case against Navy Paymaster Harry Earl Biscoe.
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1904-04-27
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt reminds his nephew, President Roosevelt, to look into the case involving Harry Earl Biscoe. He believes it is vindictive persecution, and comments on some of the particulars of the court martial.
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1904-04-25
Secretary of the Navy Moody provides all the information at his disposal regarding the accusations against Paymaster Harry Earl Biscoe. There is a court-martial against Biscoe for neglect of duty related to a shortage in stores. Biscoe has a reputation for accurate accounts and honesty. The Paymaster General opposes transferring the court-martial from the Asiatic station as all the evidence and witnesses are available there. The court-martial will receive “rigid scrutiny,” and a guilty verdict must be approved by President Roosevelt.
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1904-02-24
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt asks his nephew, President Roosevelt, to give the case involving Paymaster Harry Earl Biscoe and Admiral Robley D. Evans special consideration. He mentions his plans to visit Washington, D.C., and describes his lively Christmas with his family.
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1904-01-04