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On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary acknowledges C. E. Eyles’ letter. Roosevelt does not know the incident Eyles refers to and shares Thomas Babington Macauley’s view on Charles II, King of England.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-24
President Roosevelt describes his trip to Panama and Puerto Rico. He comments on the uniqueness of Panama and the canal project. He praises William Crawford Gorgas’s work regarding the health of the Americans working on the canal. Black workers from Jamaica have not been as healthy, and Roosevelt feels as though they may need to get Chinese laborers as Jamaican Governor James Alexander Swettenham has been disagreeable to work with. He describes the trip and some reading he has done, saying about John Milton, “What a radical republican, and what a stanch partisan, and what an intense protestant the fine old fellow was!” He plans to read more Greek and Roman literature.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-23
Governor Hadley offers a quotation on Charles II from Macauley’s History of England as a commentary on the situation of the Republican Party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-02-17
C. E. Eyles is conducting research for his play about King Charles II of England, whom he believes “was more wayward than wicked.” A biography on Oliver Cromwell mentioned a rumor that Charles II had sexual relations with Cromwell’s daughter. He asks Theodore Roosevelt if he included this incident in his work on Cromwell. Eyles assures he has always been “a Roosevelt man.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-15