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Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

John Hay is expected at the British Embassy later today but would like to first meet with President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-06

Letter from John Hay to Mark Birmingham

Although it is not an official record of the United States Government, John Hay sends Mark Birmingham the report from David Hill on the Candelaria Gold and Silver Mining Company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-04

Letter from Herbert H. D. Peirce

Herbert H. D. Peirce has been called away by the death of his brother-in-law but before he leaves he submits the brief for the case against Mahlon Van Horne, consul at St. Thomas.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-02

Letter from Michael Henry Herbert to George B. Cortelyou

Ambassador Herbert asks whether the President would allow him to present the new naval attaché in the next day or two.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-02

Colored men in office, September 14, 1901

List of “colored” officeholders in the diplomatic and consular service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-31

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington has been following events and believes that President Roosevelt acted properly. He also claims that no President has ever had such extensive African American gratitude and support. Washington is also interested in assisting with the search for a Minister to Liberia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-24

Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Hay finds William B. Dickey’s request for $1,500 to be “a rather impudent demand.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-23

Letter from William Eleroy Curtis to Theodore Roosevelt

William Eleroy Curtis recommends that Victor E. Nelson be removed from his post as consul at Bergen, Norway. Nelson is unpopular, has been involved in several scandals, and has been accused of blackmail.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-07

Letter from Bellamy Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Bellamy Storer finds the Secretary of the Legation in Madrid to be incompetent and asks President Roosevelt to replace him. Storer has had serious eye problems and the secretary has not even attempted to see him or ask for instructions. Storer feels he has done all the secretary’s work for some time, and in justice, he asks that someone new be sent to take his place.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-30

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles William Anderson has declined the mission to Liberia because of the fatalities that Americans tend to incur. James Sullivan Clarkson would like to keep Anderson in New York as he is doing an excellent job recruiting African Americans to the Republican Party. After Anderson is able to recruit African Americans in Brooklyn and Manhattan to the Republican cause, he is to go to the rest of the state. There is work to set up Republican clubs in New York state.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-12

Letter from Frederick W. Holls to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederick Holls has heard there is Japanese opposition to John Barrett being appointed Minister to Japan. Holls believes that Barrett will perform well in this position and thinks that the Japanese are causing difficulties in order to display their equality with the great powers. There is the possibility that the late Minister to Japan, Colonel Buck, spoke badly of Barrett to the Japanese, leading to this opposition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-10

Letter from John Hay to George B. Cortelyou

Secretary of State Hay has spoken to the Italian ambassador and he understands that the general government has no duty or power of interference on an unnamed matter. Hay returns a telegram from Francis C. Martin to President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-10

Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Hay informs President Roosevelt that John Barrett is considered persona non grata in Japan, and that the Japanese do not want him as a diplomat. Bartlett Tripp wants Japan, i.e. a consular or diplomatic position, and claims President McKinley promised it to him. Also, Lord Lansdowne has agreed to the scheme of submission to a mixed tribunal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-08

Telegram from Jules Cambon to Theodore Roosevelt

Jules Cambon expresses his thanks for the reception he has always received from the Roosevelts. (French and English translation)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-06

Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

Richard C. Parsons has resigned his place as Second Secretary at Rome. Secretary of State Hay understands that President Roosevelt wants to appoint Leonard Moorhead Thomas. Hay says that he would recommend one of the third secretaries, but that they have been employed for too short a time to merit a promotion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-04

Memorandum regarding Tomás Herrán and the Colombian legation

In relation to the Colombian legation, Jose Concha has returned to New York due to health reasons and Tomás Herrán will be charge d’affaires in the interim. Herran will continue negotiations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-01

Letter from David Jayne Hill to George B. Cortelyou

If President Roosevelt approves, the German Ambassador has requested that the United States Ambassador to Venezuela take charge of German interests in Venezuela should diplomatic relations be severed between their respective countries. The U.S. Ambassador has already been instructed to take over British interests should it be necessary. Only an enciphered, confidential letter should be sent.