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President Roosevelt returns the enclosure about internal revenue offices in Tennessee to Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-08
George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, thanks President Roosevelt for the trust he put in him in conducting the recent political campaign. Cortelyou was wounded by the slander and abuse that his position brought him, but was touched by the faith that Roosevelt placed in him and is gratified by the victory that Roosevelt won at the polls.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-08
President Roosevelt asks Treasury Secretary Cortelyou for the facts about complaints made against him by a classmate of Roosevelt’s, George P. Messervy. Roosevelt says the complaint is “impertinent and foolish,” but since Messervy could make public statements that could cause trouble, he would like to know the facts so that he can have William Loeb respond to Messervy in full. Roosevelt feels the same as Cortelyou about John W. Vann, and encourages a full investigation of the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-30
President Roosevelt is concerned to hear that Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou is not doing well and hopes he will get well soon. He has heard that Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf also has “the grippe” and encourages Cortelyou to care for his health.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-17
President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt send sympathies to Postmaster General Cortelyou’s wife, Lilly Morris Hinds Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-14
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
President Roosevelt disregards the attacks on Chairman of the Republican National Committee Cortelyou’s reputation and says they have no basis. He praises Cortelyou for his work on the campaign, noting that Lilly Morris Hinds Cortelyou was the only person who dined with the Roosevelts outside of family on election night. Roosevelt concludes by asking Cortelyou if any remaining funds can go toward Father T. Augustine Dwyer, who wrote a tribute to Roosevelt at the expense of being exiled to Canada by the Catholic Church. The president hopes to soften the blow by giving Dwyer $1,500 to study in Rome.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-10
President Roosevelt sends his sympathy to George B. Cortelyou and his wife Lilly on the death of Lilly’s mother, Catherine Maria Shepard Hinds.
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1904-10-02
Secretary of War Taft writes that the note from Governor Albert Baird Cummins indicated “a desire to be counted on the side of the Lord.” He called on Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou to try to straighten up the situation between them, and discussed the matter with Cortelyou’s wife, who was home at the time. He wonders what William Loeb would think of Assistant Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, and says Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield will talk to Roosevelt about it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-20
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou writes to President Roosevelt to discuss the International Typographical Union and the Post Office investigation regarding William A. Miller.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-19
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou announces the reinstatement of William A. Miller as assistant foreman in the Government Printing Office, Book Binding Department. Cortelyou states that relations with the Bookbinders Union are good and that the press has been kept under control.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-24