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Bishop, James Cunningham, 1870-1932

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Letter from Cuyler Reynolds to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Cuyler Reynolds to Theodore Roosevelt

Cuyler Reynolds writes to Theodore Roosevelt to clarify and follow up on a previous conversation they held. He says he spend a decade as the executive director to the Albany Institute and has published a set of genealogical volumes on Albany families. He is beginning work on another work that is wider New York families but requires $40,000 to do so and is gathering pledges of people willing to buy the volumes. He provides a list of signers and asks if Roosevelt will join them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-12

Creator(s)

Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt responds that he will act as Secretary of War Taft outlined regarding the report on the Philippines exhibit. Roosevelt is pleased about Vermont and hopes the Maine election will be favorable to his party. He complains about newspaper reports that money was sent to Vermont to win the election, which was not true, noting that those same newspapers overlook the corruption of Thomas Taggart in the Indiana election, including paying voters and keeping voters away. Roosevelt is sorry that Taft’s brother, Henry W. Taft, did not accept the nomination for governor of New York state.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919