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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Taft to consult with Cardinal Francesco Satolli about appointing Archbishop J. J. Harty to succeed Bishop Giovanni Battista Guidi in the Philippines. Roosevelt also suggests that Taft make it clear to Satolli that the Catholic Church’s influence in the Philippines would be greatly diminished if the island gains its independence, and that Catholics who vote for the Democrat Party should be mindful that their vote could mean the triumph of the Agilpayan Church. Roosevelt requests, moreover, that Satolli consider making a Polish-American priest from Buffalo, Father John Pitass, vicar-general.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bellamy Storer

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bellamy Storer

President Roosevelt is surprised at what Bellamy Storer tells him about Denis Joseph O’Connell. Roosevelt informed O’Connell that he would not interfere in any way to help a clergyman of any denomination attain high rank in that denomination. Storer’s suggestion that the Vatican act as “umpire” in the dispute between Panama and Colombia will be considered.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-19

Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb

Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb

Charles William Anderson advises William Loeb that the Reverend Reverdy C. Ransom has been transferred from Boston to the Bethel A.M.E. Church in New York City. Anderson says the conditions of the transfer seem to be corrupt, possibly made due to a bribe from newspaper editor John E. Milholland, and that Reverdy is “a thoroughly bad man.” Anderson thinks Booker T. Washington shares his view of the situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-03

Letter from Ernest Hamlin Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Ernest Hamlin Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

On behalf of his father, Ernest Hamlin Abbott thanks President Roosevelt for his attention to his father’s suggestions for religious facilities and appropriations to hire clergymen at the United States Military Academy at West Point and the United States Naval Academy. Abbott returns several documents to President Roosevelt’s secretary.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-27

Letter from J. J. Harty to Alexander Patrick Doyle

Letter from J. J. Harty to Alexander Patrick Doyle

Catholic Archbishop of Manila Harty urges Father Doyle to intercede with President Roosevelt to have Father Hall appointed a chaplain for the Catholic soldiers in the Philippines. Harty explains why he has felt it necessary to write a series of articles for the Catholic press about a history of the Philippines written by David P. Barrows, superintendent of education in the islands. Harty and other bishops believe the Bureau of Education is opposed to the Catholic Church, and he wants Catholics to understand Barrows’s bias.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-01

Extracts from letters to Maria Longworth Storer

Extracts from letters to Maria Longworth Storer

Archbishop Keane tells Maria Longworth Storer that he sent Bishop Richard Scannell to talk with Cardinal Raphael Merry del Val, and Scannell reported that the Cardinal’s sympathies are not with them. Princess Alexandrine Windisch-Graetz informs Storer that she met with Pope Pius X about Archbishop John Ireland, and Ireland will be made Cardinal at the next Consistory.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-14

Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to George B. Cortelyou

Amasa Pierce Thornton is organizing an effort to Americanize the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that the Vatican will find acceptable. He wants an audience with Secretary of War Root and Archbishop Ireland. He wants an agreement that is acceptable to Root, Governor of the Philippines William H. Taft, the Vatican, and President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-30

Letter from T. B. Connery to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from T. B. Connery to Theodore Roosevelt

T. B. Connery suggests that President Roosevelt request that John L. Spalding be appointed by the Pope to the see of Chicago. Roosevelt previously appointed Spalding to the Coal Strike Commission. Connery believes that Pope Leo XIII would grant the request, as he did when American politicians recommended Dr. Burke as Bishop of Albany.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-28