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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.
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1917-01-05
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.
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1908-10-03
President Roosevelt is sorry that he can not appoint Hugh Lenox Scott, but tells Major Henry Lee Higginson that the Senate Military Committee has made it clear that only colonels will be supported for promotion.
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1908-09-30
President Roosevelt takes Simon Bolivar Buckner’s recommendation seriously and he will pass it on to Secretary of War Luke E. Wright. Roosevelt enjoyed meeting Bucker’s son, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.
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1908-09-23
President Roosevelt is pleased to hear about Major Llewellyn’s work and the news about his son, Morgan Llewellyn, going with John Campbell Greenway. Regarding the water boundary commission, Roosevelt writes that no one was willing to speak out against General Anson Mills, and he was favoured by the Mexican authorities. In response to the other situation, Roosevelt will attempt to find employment for Llewellyn.
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1908-09-21
President Roosevelt lets Judge Thomas Goode Jones know that he has contacted Governor of New Mexico George Curry, a Democrat whose father was a Confederate soldier. Roosevelt is sorry about Jones’s son.
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1908-09-21
President Roosevelt sends Governor Curry a letter from Judge Thomas Goode Jones, a man he greatly respects who served in the Confederate Army. Jones’s son would like to work on a ranch, and Roosevelt asks Curry if he could offer some advice.
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1908-09-21
President Roosevelt asks Supervising Inspector General of the Department of Commerce and Labor Uhler if there is any way to appoint Captain William Norman, an admirable man.
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1908-09-17
President Roosevelt introduces Mike Donovan to New York Marshall William Henkel, and asks that if there is a vacancy, that Henkel consider appointing Donovan as Deputy Marshal.
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1908-09-15
President Roosevelt suggests that New York Police Commissioner Bingham consider appointing his good friend Mike Donovan’s son, Arthur Donovan, to the motorcycle corps.
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1908-09-15
President Roosevelt received Archbishop P. J. Ryan’s letter and will consider Colonel George Henry Torney’s record. The Post Office department will look into the case of Mrs. White, and unless she has engaged in misconduct, she is not at risk.
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1908-09-12
President Roosevelt thanks Waldo D. Parker for assisting Archie and Quentin Roosevelt over the years, and encourages him to use the letter as a personal recommendation.
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1908-09-10
President Roosevelt has sent Judge William H. Brawley’s letter praising Major Joseph B. Cumming to Secretary of War Luke E. Wright, as it is he who makes the appointments.
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1908-09-10
President Theodore Roosevelt thinks it is important that they get a “real southern man” and that he be a farmer rather than a university president. Roosevelt thinks Colonel Cameron is a suitable candidate and asks Gifford Pinchot to report back to him.
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1908-09-01
President Roosevelt introduces William L. Ward to Lloyd Collis, the son of a friend and political associate. He testifies to Collis’s character and professional qualifications.
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1908-08-24
President Roosevelt encloses a letter to Secretary of War Wright on behalf of Governor George Curry for a position in the Philippines if there is a vacancy.
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1908-08-22
President Roosevelt endorses Governor George Curry as an ideal candidate for a position in the Philippines if one is available. Roosevelt draws Eugene A. Philbin’s attention to The Independent’s campaign against William H. Taft for supporting the church in the Philippines.
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1908-08-22
President Roosevelt tells Hannah Kent Schoff he has her letter and wishes to appoint someone from his “official family” whom he knows he can trust. He asks if she knows anyone meeting these standards who would be better than Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill.
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1907-09-20
President Roosevelt appeals to Charles E. Magoon, Provisional Governor of Cuba, on behalf of Granville Fortescue and encloses a letter from him. He asks Magoon if Major Herbert J. Slocum might be convinced to give Fortescue a trial on his merits. Fortescue served alongside Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War, and also served with distinction in the Philippines. The President believes he is a good man who has learned from his mistakes and will not repeat them.
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1907-09-20
President Roosevelt recommends the artist Howard Pyle to Chief of the United States Forest Service Pinchot. Roosevelt explains that he has given Pyle a letter of introduction to Pinchot for one of Pyle’s sons, who is interested in a career in forestry. Roosevelt will send the Pyles to have lunch with Pinchot.
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1907-09-09