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Brown, Henry S. (Henry Schroff), 1843-1928

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Memorandum regarding William Nelson Cromwell

Memorandum regarding William Nelson Cromwell

A letter from Henry S. Brown to William Loeb was forwarded to the Acting Secretary of War with instructions to further send it to Secretary of War William H. Taft. The letter discussed lawyer and lobbyist William Nelson Cromwell, and included an endorsement of President Roosevelt instructing Taft to minimize Cromwell’s connections with Panama. Cromwell’s lobbying efforts were instrumental to getting the Panama Canal constructed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Speyer

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Speyer

President Roosevelt informs James Speyer that there are individuals who are critical of Speyer’s proposed scholarship, which would require that a Jewish scholar would be appointed by everyone. Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou, Paul Morton, Elihu Root, and William H. Taft all agree with Speyer’s scholarship stipulations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-22

Letter from William S. Cowles to William Loeb

Letter from William S. Cowles to William Loeb

Rear Admiral Cowles requests that a representative from the New York Herald be included on the list of correspondents for the movement of the Great White Fleet in light of the newspaper’s scope and history of reporting on the Navy. Cowles notes that Henry S. Brown, an executive of the Herald, is particularly incensed over the inclusion of a correspondent from a newspaper owned by William Randolph Hearst, and intends to meet with William Loeb personally to discuss adding a correspondent from the Herald.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-20