Etiquette

Letter from William Allen White to Theodore Roosevelt

Booth Tarkington sent William Allen White a letter recommending a male relative for a district judgeship in Indiana. He requested that White forward the letter to President Roosevelt. White was confused by the request and refused. He believed he returned the letter but it was never received, and since then he has received an “embarrassing telegram,” which he encloses for the President. White hopes this letter fulfills Tarkington’s request.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-05

Letter from William Hooper to Theodore Roosevelt

William Hooper has remembered the name of the individual they spoke of at dinner, Mr. Redfern. Hooper notes that Senator William B. Allison and Hooper’s father-in-law, C. E. Perkins, are good friends. If Roosevelt needs to understand the sentiment south of the Platte River, Perkins could be of help. Hooper apologizes for any mistakes in etiquette when he called on Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-07

Letter from Ansley Wilcox to Theodore Roosevelt

Ansley Wilcox has several New York engagements but would like to meet with President Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Wilcox does not want to be a burden and will not need accommodations at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-01

Letter from E. C. Machen to Theodore Roosevelt

E. C. Machen decries President Roosevelt’s choice of Admiral Crowninshield to attend the coronation of King Edward VII of Great Britain. He strongly recommends that Admiral Schley represent the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-27

Letter from J. Rhinelander Dillon to Theodore Roosevelt

J. Rhinelander Dillon is interested in helping Seth Low’s campaign for mayor of New York City. He requests a letter of introduction to Low from President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-18

Letter from Maurice Francis Egan to Theodore Roosevelt

Maurice Francis Egan regrets he was unable to accept President Roosevelt’s invitation to dinner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-19

Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Hay offers to arrange an informal dinner for President Roosevelt and Hirobumi Ito.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-19

Letter from Joseph Hopkins Millard to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Millard introduces George Washington Emery Dorsey, a former representative from Nebraska and current resident of Salt Lake City, Utah. He hopes that Roosevelt will listen to Dorsey’s case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-22

Letter from Herman Henry Kohlsaat to Theodore Roosevelt

Herman Henry Kohlsaat requests a general letter of introduction for Thomas Barbour Lathrop, who is traveling to the South Seas. Kohlsaat provides the details of Lathrop’s trip and reviews the benefits that Lathrop’s travels had on American agriculture.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-23

Letter from Richard Harding Davis to Theodore Roosevelt

Richard Harding Davis supports President Roosevelt’s decision to host Booker T. Washington at the White House and describes the decision as an “act of every day civility.” The South does not realize that the Civil War is over and that the slave question has been decided.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-17

Letter from Frank B. Klepper to Theodore Roosevelt

As per the previous request of President Roosevelt, Representative Frank B. Klepper investigated the Roosevelt Club of Kansas City, Missouri. Due to William McKinley’s assassination, he has decided not to send the report as it seems improper at the present time. Roosevelt has Klepper’s support and the support of Missouri.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-17

Telegram from R. J. Belzer to Theodore Roosevelt

R. J. Belzer chastises President Roosevelt for dining with a “negro.” It is even worse because Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was also at the dinner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-18

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler responds to President Roosevelt’s invitation to spend a night at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-14

Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt

Jacob A. Riis wonders how he should address President Roosevelt in his letters after Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency. Riis has several offers from publishers to write a biography of Roosevelt and asks to discuss the possibilities with him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-07

Letter from Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt

Curtis Guild introduces Edwin Farnsworth Atkins of Boston, Massachusetts. Atkins has business interests in Cuba and is knowledgeable about the island.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-08

Letter from James M. Ludlow to Theodore Roosevelt

James M. Ludlow requests a letter of introduction to General Wood for J. Milton Greene as he embarks on Presbyterian missionary work in Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-03

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington introduces Representative Thompson of Tuskegee, Alabama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-04

In matters, concerning the stories about a duel

Adolph Hartmann refutes newspaper articles that appeared in the American press stating that Hartmann fought a duel with a German officer. Hartmann did not hear a German officer insult the United States and has never fought a duel.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-30

Letter from Charlemagne Tower to Theodore Roosevelt

Charlemagne Tower introduces Theodore de Martens, a Russian scholar and international lawyer. Martens will be making a brief visit to the United States and Tower hopes that President Roosevelt can make his acquaintance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-26

Calling card of Mrs. George Livingston Nichols

Calling card of Mrs. George Livingston Nichols.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09