Flint, Frank P. (Frank Putnam), 1862-1929

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt asks Secretary Root for his opinion regarding a recent telegram from Union Pacific Railroad Chairman Edward Henry Harriman regarding a land matter in Southern California. Roosevelt asks Root to consult with Director of the Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott regarding the issue. Roosevelt states that he has already consulted with California Senator Frank P. Flint on the matter; Senator Flint recommended purchasing lands from Mexico to solve the problem. Roosevelt desires Root’s opinion on all the aforementioned matters so that they can begin drafting a message to congress on the issue.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to William Loeb

Benjamin Ide Wheeler is sure Senators George C. Perkins and Frank P. Flint will agree on confirming a highly regarded man as postmaster in Berkeley. Wheeler thanks William Loeb for his assistance, and explains that the current situation has been organized to benefit Representative Joseph R. Knowland at the expense of the federal government. Unfortunately, Wheeler has recently realized that Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf was partially responsible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-03

Creator(s)

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to Theodore Roosevelt

Benjamin Ide Wheeler writes that Frank P. Flint has won the Senate seat. Wheeler recommends Flint as an honest man, and a supporter of President Roosevelt’s administration, though not of “supreme ability or thorough education.” Flint was “selected” by the Southern Pacific Railway and so will not take issue with “railroad interests.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-13

Creator(s)

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Leroy A. Wright

President Roosevelt has seen California state Senator Wright’s telegram to Senator Frank P. Flint of California. He is greatly pleased and thanks Wright for what he has done.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son, Theodore Roosevelt, about Ethel Roosevelt’s dance last Friday. Roosevelt is currently struggling to manage the conflict between California and Japan, and is not entirely optimistic that he will succeed. One California senator, Frank P. Flint, has been very helpful. The other, Senator George C. Perkins, is a “feebly malicious angleworm.” Roosevelt sends Ted a copy of his upcoming speech on Abraham Lincoln.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to James Norris Gillett

President Roosevelt saw Senator Frank P. Flint, who has been very helpful, after receiving Governor Gillett’s message. On Flint’s advice, Roosevelt sent a telegram to Speaker Philip A. Stanton of the California State Assembly that Stanton may publish. Roosevelt asks Gillett to see Stanton. He approves of Gillet’s course of action, and will happily offer additional assistance if Gillett thinks he could be useful. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Beveridge

President Roosevelt reminds Senator Beveridge that when they spoke, he urged him to admit both New Mexico and Arizona as states at the same time. However, he acquiesced to Beveridge’s decisions and told Senator Frank P. Flint to do the same. As far as he knows, Flint did so. Now Roosevelt does not think any good will come from further delay. Keeping the territories out for even a short time will only make them irritated at the Republican Party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Buren

President Roosevelt asks Frank Buren, private secretary to Senator Frank P. Flint, to tell Flint that he does not want to delay their appointment. When they meet, Roosevelt will explain why he wants to nominate Russell C. Allen rather than Martin Luther Ward for Collector of the Port at San Diego. Additionally, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry will become Secretary of the Navy in December. Roosevelt wonders if Flint knows of any “first-class” California men who could fill Newberry’s current position.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee

President Roosevelt spoke with Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor William R. Wheeler about Russell C. Allen, who Alice Lee wants Roosevelt to name Collector of the Port of San Diego. While Wheeler agrees that Allen is a good man, both he and Roosevelt think it would be a fight to get him nominated. Roosevelt comments that while Lee believes that Southern Californians are angry with Senator Frank P. Flint for ousting Thomas Robert Bard, Flint has been a much better ally and supporter of Roosevelt’s fights than Bard was.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon

President Roosevelt confirms, based on the statement from Governor Magoon of Cuba, that James Pennie’s claim can not be paid. Roosevelt has sent a copy of Magoon’s letter to Senator Frank P. Flint of California.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt directs Secretary of State Root to meet him soon about the potential legislation in California discriminating against Japanese students. Roosevelt wants to write an open letter or telegram to the Governor of California James Norris Gillett to oppose the measure. Refusing to restrain the Japanese immigration will make the situation worse. They can speak to Californians Victor Howard Metcalf and Frank P. Flint if needed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sylvester Clark Smith

President Roosevelt responds to Representative Smith’s complaint that he was “not permitted to state the case from the standpoint of [his] constituents” by saying that Smith himself was guilty of failing to present a reason why the government should not approve of the bill. Senator Frank P. Flint and many other members of the government from California spoke to Roosevelt numerous times about the bill, and Roosevelt says that the duty to come see him fell squarely on Smith’s shoulders. What is more, the bill is still before Congress, and Smith can raise his views there.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt dictates a letter to, and in the presence of, Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, recording the attitude of himself, Hitchcock, Senator Frank P. Flint of California, Director of the Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott, and Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot, on the topic of the Los Angeles water supply bill. Hitchcock believes that the city should be prohibited from using the water obtained by the bill for irrigation. Flint worries that because the water bill aims to supply water for the next half century, there will be a surplus at the beginning of the term that will need to be used in order to keep their rights to it. Walcott and Pinchot believe there is no objection to using the water for irrigation so long as it is surplus water not needed for drinking, washing, fire, and other work. Roosevelt notes that much of the opposition to the bill as a whole comes from power companies, and ultimately recommends that the bill be passed without a prohibition on using the water for irrigation, but with a prohibition against the city selling water rights to corporations or individuals for the purpose of subletting it for irrigation purposes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler

President Roosevelt tells Columbia University President Butler that as soon as William Torrey Harris, United States Commissioner of Education, announces that he is retiring, Roosevelt will announce that Elmer Ellsworth Brown will be his replacement. He will write to Harris along the lines that Butler suggested.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler

President Roosevelt does not need any more endorsements to convince him to appoint Elmer Ellsworth Brown as United States Commissioner of Education, but asks Columbia University President Butler to tell University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler to secure the support of the two Senators from California. As soon as current United States Commissioner of Education William Torrey Harris resigns, Roosevelt will appoint Brown. He asks Butler to tell Brown to come visit Washington, D.C., as Roosevelt wishes to speak with him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George C. Perkins

President Roosevelt believes it would be a shame if Congress adjourns without taking action on the gift of Yosemite Park by California, and asks Senator Perkins what the status of the matter is. He asks Perkins to speak with Senator Frank P. Flint on the matter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Eleroy Curtis

President Roosevelt has looked into the matter of Gore Canyon, and he provides William Eleroy Curtis a thorough accounting for the actions of the government in allowing a railroad to go through there instead of reserving the land for the work of the United States Reclamation Service. Roosevelt was told by many people in Colorado of the importance of a railroad through Gore Canyon in opening up more of the state for settlement and development. Furthermore, the Reclamation Service had not taken and was not in the position to take any steps towards developing Gore Canyon as a reservoir. Although the land had been withdrawn, when a judgement was passed in favor of the railroad, Roosevelt agreed and had Attorney General William H. Moody dismiss the government’s follow-up proceedings. Roosevelt asks Curtis to treat the portions of the letter containing quoted correspondence as private but allows him to use the rest of the letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt plans to send a message to Congress recommending the rebuilding of public buildings in San Francisco belonging to the Post Office, Treasury, and War Departments, and asks Secretary of War Taft to prepare figures for him detailing the costs associated with repairing buildings belonging to the Department of War in San Francisco, as well as those damaged in Sacramento, San Jose, and Oakland.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

President Roosevelt plans to send a message to Congress recommending the rebuilding of public buildings in San Francisco belonging to the Post Office, Treasury, and War Departments, and asks Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to prepare figures for him detailing the costs associated with repairing buildings belonging to the Department of the Treasury in San Francisco, as well as those damaged in Sacramento, San Jose, and Oakland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt plans to send a message to Congress recommending the rebuilding of public buildings in San Francisco belonging to the Post Office, Treasury, and War Departments, and asks Postmaster General Cortelyou to prepare figures for him detailing the costs associated with repairing buildings belonging to the Post Office Department in San Francisco, as well as those damaged in Sacramento, San Jose, and Oakland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919