The State of Franklin
Handwritten draft of chapter four from “The Indian Wars, 1784-1787” section of The Winning of the West.
Collection
Creation Date
1894
Your TR Source
Constitutions--U.S. states
Letter from F. V. Greene to Theodore Roosevelt
New York Police Commissioner F. V. Green discusses Tammany victory in the New York City elections. Green supports Governor Odell in opposition of Senator Platt, relaying Odell’s wish to break up corruption in the Republican Party and Tammany Hall, and recommends “purification of the Republican Party” by removing Platt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-04
Creator(s)
Note from Edwin D. Mead
Edwin D. Mead would like President Roosevelt to see article xvi, section 3 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which he provides for reference.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-07
Creator(s)
Letter from James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt
James Bryce asks Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt for information on Civil Service Reform for a new edition of his book, The American Commonwealth. Bryce asks specifically about the total number of offices included in the Pendleton Act, and the total number of places in the Federal Civil Service. In addition, Bryce hopes Roosevelt will remind “[Henry Cabot] Lodge of his promise to take steps to have an official publication of State Constitutions, in continuation of [Benjamin Perley] Poore’s Collection.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1891-12-12