Employment references

Grace, J. Peter (Joseph Peter)

Creation Date

1905-12-06

Creator(s)

Letter from Richard J. Dowdall to Theodore Roosevelt

Richard J. Dowdall reminds Theodore Roosevelt that he and his wife, Mary Agnes Bolster Dowdall, had the pleasure of visiting Roosevelt at the White House. Dowdall explains the work he has been doing since they met and asks Roosevelt for help securing a position with more income.

Collection

Dowdall, Richard J. (Richard John), 1858-1934

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Letter from Jefferson D. Dunwody to Theodore Roosevelt

Jefferson D. Dunwody writes to President Roosevelt regarding his character reference for Frank Gordon. Dunwody notes that despite Gordon’s past indiscretions, he is now on a better path.

Collection

Dunwody, Jefferson D. (Jefferson Davis), 1861-1912

Creation Date

1906-01-29

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Peabody Wetmore

President Roosevelt writes Senator Wetmore to recommend sculptor John Boyle for a commission.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-06-08

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Harrison

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt writes to President Harrison in support of Frederick W. Kruse as a candidate for Solicitor of the Treasury.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1889-03-23

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank C. Ramsey, Robert V. Cozier, and Edward E. Garrett

President Roosevelt states that the bearer of this letter, Mrs. George E. Spencer, is to be given a position in one of the government offices in Boise, Ohio – that of the United States Marshal, the District Attorney, or the Land Office.

Collection

Creation Date

1902-01-03

Creator(s)

Letter from Frank J. Ward to Theodore Roosevelt

Frank J. Ward advises Theodore Roosevelt that he found Roosevelt’s “maple leaf” on the battlefield in Cantigny, France in May of 1918. Ward says he treasures the leaf as a relic of the war and asks Roosevelt for a recommendation regarding Ward’s fitness for a position as a guard at a penitentiary. Someone has written at the top of the letter that the leaf is in the glass-topped table in the drawing room at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Creation Date

1920-12-18

Creator(s)

Ward, Frank J.

Letter from James E. Boyd to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Boyd writes a recommendation for Captain D. J. Gilmer to serve in the war. Boyd writes that Gilmer is “colored” and lists his qualifications as a lieutenant and captain in the Philippines.

Collection

Boyd, James E. (James Edmund), 1845-1935

Creation Date

1917-05-07

Creator(s)

Letter from Lincoln C. Andrews to H. P. McCain

Major Andrews provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a Commission in the Officers’ Reserve Corps.

Collection

Andrews, Lincoln C. (Lincoln Clarke), 1867-1950

Creation Date

1917-03-06

Creator(s)

Letter from Arthur Murray to U.S. Officers’ Reserve Corps Examining Board

Major General Murray provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a Commission as Major of Cavalry in the Officers’ Reserve Corps.

Collection

Murray, Arthur, 1851-1925

Creation Date

1917-02-02

Creator(s)

Letter from William H. Taft to William O. Trenor

William H. Taft provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a commission as Major of Cavalry in the Officer’s Reserve Corps. Taft knew Trenor as a graduate student at Yale.

Collection

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Creation Date

1917-01-14

Creator(s)

Letter from Edward T. Donnelly

Captain Donnelly provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for the Officers’ Reserve Corps.

Collection

Creation Date

1917-01-23

Creator(s)

Donnelly, Edward T.

Letter from Gordon Johnston to H. P. McCain

Colonel Johnston of the 12th New York Infantry provides a letter of recommendation for William O. Trenor for a Reserve Commission.

Collection

Johnston, Gordon, 1874-1934

Creation Date

1917-01-13

Creator(s)

Letter from E. R. Titton

E. R. Titton provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a commission as Major of Cavalry or Major in Quartermaster Corps in the Officer Reserve Corps.

Collection

Creation Date

1917-01-11

Creator(s)

Titton, E. R.

Letter from J. S. Fair

J. S. Fair provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a commission as Major in the Officers Reserve Corps.

Collection

Creation Date

1917-01-11

Creator(s)

Fair, J. S.

Letter from W. H. Burt to President Officer’s Reserve Corps Examining Board

Captain Burt provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a commission in the army reserves.

Collection

Creation Date

1917-01-09

Creator(s)

Burt, W. H.

Letter from J. R. Schultz

J. R. Schultz provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for the position of Major in the Officer Reserve Corps. Schultz was a fellow member of the Yale Chapter of Acacia Fraternity with Trenor.

Collection

Creation Date

1917-01-06

Creator(s)

Schultz, J. R.

Letter from William Elliott to William O. Trenor

Major Elliot provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for Officer of the Reserve Corps. Elliot knew Trenor when he served in the 43rd U.S. Volunteer Infantry in the Philippines.

Collection

Creation Date

1917-01-09

Creator(s)

Elliott, William

Letter from Martin P. Burks

Martin P. Burks, Dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law, provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor, who earned the degree of LL.B. in 1913.

Collection

Burks, Martin P. (Martin Parks), 1851-1928

Creation Date

1917-01-05

Creator(s)

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles F. Mellish

President Roosevelt would write for Representative Edwin Denby if he were to write for anyone, as Denby was a productive member of Congress. Unfortunately, Roosevelt can not make any exceptions without causing jealousy among other candidates for Congress.

Collection

Creation Date

1908-10-03

Creator(s)