Federal government--Officials and employees

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott

President Roosevelt clarifies William H. Taft’s opinion on the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, and on the appointment of African Americans, for Lawrence F. Abbott. Namely, that Taft shares Roosevelt’s sentiments, as well as those of The Outlook, on Mississippi Governor James Kimble Vardaman and Representative John Sharp Williams. Roosevelt offers a list of the principle African American appointments he has made while in office, and encourages Abbott to contact Booker T. Washington for further statement on the character of the appointees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Helen Dortch Longstreet

President Roosevelt waited to respond to Helen Dortch Longstreet because although it is appropriate that she has contributed to the campaign, there are “slanderers” who would be eager to say that she was influenced by members of the federal service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt sends the civil service commission report and the documents collected from the Port Huron custom house to Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou, to be made public as a warning. The collector of customs there, Lincoln Avery, was either ignorant or intentionally allowing the harmful practices for ten years, and Roosevelt will now remove him along with Special Treasury Agent Charles A. Bailey.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish

President Roosevelt apologizes for his error and corrects his earlier statement that Assistant Treasurer Fish could stay in office while running for Congress. Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou, as well as several other cabinet officers, have said this would not be fair to others who have had to resign during the nomination process.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Henry W. Fischer to Benjamin F. Harper

In a copied letter, Henry W. Fischer, exchange editor for the New York American, asks Auditor of the War Department Benjamin F. Harper about Secretary of War William H. Taft’s compensation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-05

Creator(s)

Fischer, Henry W. (Henry William), 1856-1932

Letter from William H. Taft to William Loeb

William H. Taft has asked the Kentucky lawyer William Marshall Bullitt to write to William Loeb regarding the situation with Internal Revenue Collector Edward T. Franks. Taft has visited Colorado and outlines the situation there for Loeb: Archibald McNichol Stevenson has attempted to manipulate both Chairman of the Republican City Organization John F. Vivian and Taft’s campaign manager Arthur I. Vorys, and he has advocated for the removal of Internal Revenue Collector Frank W. Howbert. Taft has had positive meetings with both Vivian and Governor Henry Augustus Buchtel. They will support whoever President Roosevelt supports.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-31

Creator(s)

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

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt

Commissioner Roosevelt updates his sister Anna on recent happenings regarding his work with the Civil Service Commission.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1889-02-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telephone message from George B. Cortelyou to William Loeb

George B. Cortelyou requests that William Loeb ask President Roosevelt to authorize Loeb to wire Secretary of War William H. Taft concerning the retirement of Major Henry A. Barber, who is to be replaced by Edward S. Fowler.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-26

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to John Malone

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary advises John Malone that Roosevelt is unable to help regarding the nomination of representatives for Congress. The nominations are arranged by a local committee and Roosevelt would only interfere if it were in his district.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-27

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Frank Harper to Robert V. King

Frank Harper writes to Robert V. King to inform him that Theodore Roosevelt has not spoken on behalf of a single person regarding official appointment since he left the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-23

Creator(s)

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Edward M. Barron

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Edward M. Barron that since leaving the White House Roosevelt has not spoken on behalf of a single person regarding an official position and cannot do so now.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-23

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James J. Conway

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs James J. Conway that Roosevelt has not spoken on behalf of a single person regarding an official position since leaving the White House and cannot do so now.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-23

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin H. Grossman

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Benjamin H. Grossman that Roosevelt has not spoken on behalf of a single person regarding an official position since he left the White House. Roosevelt is sorry that he cannot help Grossman.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-23

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles G. Washburn

During the 1908 presidential election and after William H. Taft’s election, Theodore Roosevelt worked with Taft to prepare the Cabinet and other prominent positions for the new administration. Taft was consulted regarding appointments and he stated his intention to keep the majority of Roosevelt’s Cabinet. Roosevelt made no requests for appointments or for the retention of certain officials. After Taft became president, he apparently changed his mind and did not make many of the appointments. Taft never discussed this change with Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Breck

Theodore Roosevelt pays tribute to Frederick Haynes Newell and regrets that his work has not received greater public attention.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Wilson Knott

President Roosevelt thinks that it would carry more weight if Richard Wilson Knott wrote to president-elect William H. Taft directly. He gives Knott permission to refer to him in the letter. Knott should say that Roosevelt will vouch for him “in every way,” and urge the adoption of the policies Knott recommended regarding federal appointments in Louisville, Kentucky.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William D. Miles

President Roosevelt tells William D. Miles that he will try again to find him a government position, but he reminds Miles that he never said he would not allow him to suffer because of his testimony. Roosevelt has already taken up the matter with the Department of Agriculture, but government positions pay less than jobs in private enterprises, so he may not be able to find something that Miles will take.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter C. Witherbee

President Roosevelt has done as Walter C. Witherbee has suggested and told Representative George Roland Malby that he wishes Witherbee to stay until February 1. Roosevelt thanks Witherbee, who has served as customs collector for the District of Champlain, for agreeing to stay on so long.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William Loeb to James Rudolph Garfield

William Loeb sends Secretary of the Interior Garfield President Roosevelt’s acceptance of Land Commissioner Richard Achilles Ballinger’s resignation, along with a request that Garfield send the nomination of Fred Dennet to succeed him. Roosevelt will nominate Dennet based on Garfield’s advice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-06

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles A. Prouty

President Roosevelt asks Charles A. Prouty, Interstate Commerce Commissioner, if the enclosed suggestion is feasible. He finds Prouty to be “a dead game man” and is glad to have him in the government service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919