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Theodore Roosevelt tells John A. Field that he does not know the Edison Electricity Company, so he encloses a general letter of recommendation. If he knew any of the people at the company, he would gladly write a personal letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-11
John A. Field has recently graduated, and now hopes to get a position with the Edison Electricity Company. He asks if Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would be able to write a letter of introduction for him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-30
Brayton C. Ives takes the Northern Pacific Board to task for their laudatory remarks about Henry Villard on acceptance of his resignation as chairman of the board. Ives details the financial decline of the companies under Villard’s control. Ives would become president of Northern Pacific later that year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1893-08-03