Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

Mary L. Hinsdale thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter discussing her book The History of the President’s Cabinet. Hinsdale was surprised to learn of his relationship with Henry Cabot Lodge and has taken out a statement from an article about to be contributed to Cyclopedia of American Government. Hinsdale commends Roosevelt’s characterization of the periodical The Nation but asks what periodical can be trusted to have decent political articles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-18

Theodore Roosevelt writes to the men who have volunteered for service in the firing lines during World War I to discuss his disappointment at being unable to join them, after President Wilson said Roosevelt could not reform the Rough Riders. Each man who was to be involved in the regiment can now join the military another way or serve his country in civil life. The funds that have been used for the regiment will be withdrawn and applied to another purpose. All four divisions would have sailed by September 1. Roosevelt challenges Wilson’s belief that the regiment would have only had a political impact and not contributed to the success of the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-05-20

President Roosevelt tells Senator Smith that he cannot discuss the statement Smith says he made, as he does not remember making it. Regarding the Brownsville affair, Roosevelt affirms his right to dismiss the officers and states that Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s bill regarding the matter is “purely academic.” The investigation has shown that ten to twenty black soldiers committed the assault and many more of their comrades knew about it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-24

Whitelaw Reid writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles about his strong recommendation to President Roosevelt of Judge William H. Stilwell for the position of Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-12

On the occasion of his inauguration, the New York Times re-examines President Roosevelt’s record of the past three years, and asks, can the nation expect an even bolder Roosevelt in the years to come? Roosevelt’s policies and actions of the past three years are subjected to a critical analysis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-04

President Roosevelt asks if it is possible to give Frances Folsom Cleveland, the widow of former President Grover Cleveland, a pension. James A. Garfield and William McKinley both served in the army but their widows received a pension based more on their service as president. Roosevelt would like a similar arrangement for Cleveland.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-04

President Roosevelt refutes a claim by Norman Hapgood regarding his supposed interference in the 1904 Missouri gubernatorial election where he said that one candidate was “a better man” than the other. Roosevelt quotes the text of several letters written in connection to this issue to back up his claim that he did not say this, and that his actual sentiment was misinterpreted. This misinterpretation, Roosevelt suggests, was part of an effort to influence the election in Missouri against Roosevelt’s presidential campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-17

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to suspend the detachment of John R. Proctor from the USS Lawrence until Bonaparte looks at the case, unless there is objection that Roosevelt does not know about.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-27

President Roosevelt is pleased to accept Thomas W. Sykes’s offer to provide the cloth for his inauguration suit, as Sykes had stated in his letter he had made the cloth for James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinley’s inauguration suits. Roosevelt asks Sykes to send the material to Matthew Rock, a tailor in New York City.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-22

President Roosevelt conveys best wishes to Major Boynton and the Society of the Army of the Cumberland reunion, and expresses his high regard of the society, its past and present members, and legacy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-02

Chester Alan Arthur expresses his sympathy at the death of William McKinley and President Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency. Arthur has an understanding of the situation as he was constantly with his father, Chester Alan Arthur, when he succeeded to the presidency after the assassination of James A. Garfield. He believes this difficult time shortened his father’s life. The Arthur family send their best wishes to the Roosevelt administration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-21

President Roosevelt looks forward to receiving a copy of President Garfield’s speeches.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-09

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-06

Creator(s)

Hammond, Charles S.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Bernard J. Cigrand asks Theodore Roosevelt where in his family does the Huguenot line enter, as this information would be helpful in writing his latest article. Cigrand also says he has done research into the origin of the Roosevelt coat of arms, and can send a reproduction of it if Roosevelt desires.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-06

In chapter three of his book, The Truth about Chickamaugua, Archibald Gracie discusses Union General George H. Thomas’s role in the battle, an account which differs from the generally accepted history but which Gracie states is based on true reports and records.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08

Thomas W. Mayo comments on foreign labor and how political parties are accountable to the voters.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-13

Charles O. Lander is glad to see the statement “Roosevelt is not dead” in the recent issue of The World. He believes the man whom Europe respects and fears is the one who should be president, regardless of party. Lander calls for setting aside party affiliations and voting for the man of experience who can serve the country’s needs. With a crisis at hand, the country needs a strong, experienced leader like Theodore Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-07

John Carter Rose was interested in a statement that President Roosevelt said to him recently, that he was “successful in a larger portion of what [he] set out to do than any of [his] predecessors.” Rose considers all the previous presidents, and ultimately draws the comparison down to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Rose writes, made the nation, Lincoln preserved it, and Roosevelt has caused it to adapt to twentieth century conditions. He praises the various policies that Roosevelt has instituted during his term in office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

The writer has heard a great deal concerning William H. Taft’s Unitarian religious beliefs. They want to know how such beliefs will affect Taft as he conducts his presidential duties. The writer asks Frederick L. Chapman, owner and editor of the Home Herald, why the publication has not yet discussed Taft’s religious views.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-24

Thomas H. Keenan of the Roosevelt Club of Massachusetts writes to President Roosevelt about enlisting Irish Americans into the Republican Party. The club asks for Roosevelt’s endorsement in their purpose of building up the Republican Party in Massachusetts.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28