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Fairbanks, Cornelia Cole, -1913

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks

President Roosevelt thanks Vice President Fairbanks for his telegram. He sends his love to Cornelia Fairbanks.

Comments and Context

The Russian and Japanese delegations to the Portsmouth Peace Conference had recently concluded negotiations, bringing the Russo-Japanese War to an end and prompting many people around the world to congratulate Theodore Roosevelt on his successful mediation. The official treaty would be signed several days later, on September 5, 1905.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks

President Roosevelt congratulates Vice President Fairbanks on his recent success at Ogdensburg, New York. He asks that Fairbanks inform him when he will be returning, and invites him to spend the night or have lunch with him at Sagamore Hill.

Comments and Context

Vice President Fairbanks recently spoke to an assembled crowd of veterans at the unveiling of a monument commemorating the soldiers of Oswegatichie who fought and died in the Civil War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-28

Marietta-Parkersburg program of week of celebration

Marietta-Parkersburg program of week of celebration

This program describes the events during a week of celebration in Marietta, Ohio, and Parkersburg, West Virginia. Events include the dedication of two buildings at Marietta College, excursions to Blennerhassett Island, reunions of the Union Veteran Association of Washington County, the conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the dedication of a bronze tablet commemorating the first settlement in the Northwest Territory. The tablet was unveiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and dedicated by Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10

Creator(s)

Unknown