Clarke, John Proctor, 1856-1932

Vice President Roosevelt asks his sister to make breakfast plans with Judge Clarke and Nicholas Murray Butler.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1901-03-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Governor Roosevelt asks if he can stay at his sister’s home over the weekend. He asks her to invite several people over to dine, including James Barnes, Nicholas Murray Butler, John Proctor Clarke, and Joseph Bucklin Bishop. Roosevelt also mentions that he has sent his nephew, Theodore Douglas Robinson, a letter.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-12-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt encloses a copy of his article on the judiciary and would like Henry L. Stimson to send it back to him as soon as possible with changes, editions, and suggestions. Roosevelt has also sent a copy to George W. Alger and asked him to give it to New York Supreme Court Justice John Proctor Clarke.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Curtis Guild if he can come to dinner at Oyster Bay, New York, on February 1. Judge Clarke has also been invited.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-20

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt is arranging for Curtis Guild and Justice John Proctor Clarke to stay overnight and asks Curtis for a list of dates when he is available.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Governor Guild that he feels it would be unwise for the United States government to try to bid against the British Admiralty for the flag of the USS Chesapeake, which had been lost in battle. He similarly does not think it would be wise for the British government to try to recover the flags of the HMS Macedonian, HMS Java, or HMS Guerriere, which had been taken in battle by the United States Navy through an auction either. He admits, however, that he has no concern with what private individuals do.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was pleased to hear from Curtis Guild, and reminisces about an enjoyable trip he took while was campaigning for the Vice Presidency with Guild’s son, Curtis Guild, and John Proctor Clarke.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

The Isthmian Canal Commission will not appoint Edward Charles O’Brien as secretary of the commission, regardless of President Roosevelt’s attempt at intervention. A member of the commission informed Roosevelt that they would like to appoint Joseph Bucklin Bishop, a friend of Roosevelt’s, and hoped that Roosevelt would agree. Roosevelt feels that if O’Brien is not appointed, no other man from New York should be.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains travel arrangements to Curtis Guild and advises what to wear to dinner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-25

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Timothy L. Woodruff and Patrick Henry McCarren, leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties of Brooklyn respectively, will debate the question “Resolved, That Theodore Roosevelt and his administration are responsible for the present disturbance in the financial world” at a date to be determined. Both men challenged each other at seemingly the same time. Woodruff left it to McCarren to set the date of the debate, and suggested Prospect Hall in Brooklyn, as the venue. Woodruff is known as a strong debater, in particular for his controversial debate with then-district attorney John Proctor Clarke in 1899.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-24

Creator(s)

Unknown

“Your appointment of Clarke and myself has been endorsed by the people. You selected winner.” (President Roosevelt, when serving as governor of New York, had appointed James Armstrong Blanchard and John Proctor Clarke to fill vacancies on the New York Supreme Court. Both men were elected in their own right in the November 1901 election.)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-06

Creator(s)

Blanchard, James Armstrong, 1845-1916