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Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft originally planned to make Secretary of State Root and his family comfortable on one of the Panama Railroad Company’s steamers, but he now believes a warship will be more suitable. Root cannot have the USS Charleston because it has gone off into the Pacific, but Taft advises President Roosevelt to have Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte or Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry make arrangements for one of the new cruisers to bring Root home.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-27

Letter from Charles Pratt to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Pratt believes that the photograph of President Roosevelt’s parents in the Atlanta Journal does not depict Roosevelt’s mother the way he remembers her. He consulted with others who also knew Martha Bulloch Roosevelt and they agree. Pratt encloses photographs of locations important to the Bulloch family. He tells the story of when he and Roosevelt’s uncle, Irvine S. Bulloch, painted a Confederate flag on the old academy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-27

Letter from Abram S. Hewitt to Theodore Roosevelt

Abram S. Hewitt regrets that his family and the Roosevelt family have drifted apart. However, he has always maintained an interest in President Roosevelt’s career. Since Roosevelt is currently involved in reciprocity policy, Hewitt encloses the text of a speech he delivered on the subject in 1886.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-15

Letter from Charles V. Herdliska to Robert Sanderson McCormick

Consul Herdliska reviews the events leading up to his marriage and explains his poor relations with his wife’s parents, Captain Michie and Mrs. Michie. He claims his in-laws are conspiring to prevent his reappointment or ability to obtain another position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-28

Letter from Louise Adriana Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

Louise Adriana Wood asks Governor Roosevelt if he knows whether her husband, Leonard Wood, may be ordered home from Cuba by the autumn. Pressing business matters need to be attended to, which she would postpone if there were a chance he could be home to take care of them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-09-03

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom

Transcript of Benjamin Franklin’s letter to his sister Jane Mecom on the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin thanks her for the soap and explains that “bad spelling” is not her fault.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1786-07-04