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Senator Platt writes to express his deep interest in having William Miller Collier appointed to the Ministership to Spain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-15
President Roosevelt provides Secretary of State Hay with a list of appointments in the diplomatic and consular service after March 4, 1905. Roosevelt includes a handwritten note, “All this is tentative.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-17
President Roosevelt accepted Ambassador Joseph Henry Choate’s resignation effective May 30. He wants Secretary of State Hay to look at his correspondence with Choate. Whitelaw Reid can take office as ambassador on May 30 or June 1. The Ambassador to Spain, Arthur Sherburne Hardy, will be replaced by William Miller Collier on April 1. Roosevelt appreciates Hay’s moral support after dealing with the House of Representatives on the matter of battleships.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-20
President Roosevelt tells Representative Sickles that he has spoken with Ambassador to Spain William Miller Collier regarding his son George Stanton Sickles. He regrets to inform the representative that his son will not be able to return to his secretarial post in Spain, partially due to the fact that he had previously quit the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-05
President Roosevelt looks forward to reading A Group of Great Lawyers of Columbia County and confirms that his paternal great-grandmother Maria Van Schaack Roosevelt lived in the county. He accepts Abner S. Haight’s offer of honorary membership in the Columbia County Association, and regrets that he cannot attend their banquet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-16
President Roosevelt requests Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s opinion on potential appointees for an unnamed position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-18
Assistant Secretary of State Adee thanks President Roosevelt’s secretary William Loeb for his prompt reply regarding the Spanish commercial arrangement and has passed along the proclamation to the press.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-30
Commissioner of Corporations Garfield replies to President Roosevelt’s letter regarding William Miller Collier’s letter about anti-trust work at the Department of Commerce and Labor. Garfield notes that there is no opportunity for work against corporations in his department and that Collier should contact the Attorney General. Garfield goes on to outline the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Commerce and Labor as he sees them and how they relate to the anti-trust investigation of the beef industry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-01
Commissioner of Corporations Garfield confirms that he received William Loeb’s letter returning the Bureau of Corporations file on William Miller Collier.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-03
William Miller Collier explains his position regarding his application for appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-24