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President Roosevelt thanks William H. H. Llewellyn for the letter and clippings. He hopes that the person who assassinated Pat F. Garrett will be punished.
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1908-03-19
President Roosevelt agrees with Emerson Hough that Pat F. Garrett, widely known as the man who killed Billy the Kid, was murdered.
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1908-03-06
President Roosevelt regrets to inform Emerson Hough that after two investigations and reports from Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, he cannot reappoint Pat F. Garrett as collector of customs in El Paso. Garrett is a personal favorite of Roosevelt’s and he would like to keep him on, but he cannot do so without compromising his ability to remove inefficient men from other positions around the country.
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1905-12-22
President Roosevelt informs Emerson Hough that Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw strongly opposes his friend Pat F. Garrett’s reappointment as collector of customs in El Paso. On-the-ground reports show that Garret is inefficient, away from the office a lot of the time, has bad habits, and is in debt. Roosevelt has heard complaints about him from respectable citizens in Texas and New Mexico, and will call for an investigation on Garrett’s conduct to determine whether he should be reappointed.
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1905-12-16
Although President Roosevelt is always glad to hear from former Rough Riders, he tells William A. Mitchell that he cannot put any more members of the regiment in office without local backing. He advises Mitchell to find a place where there is a vacancy, secure local backing, and then, if it is a position in Texas, consult Cecil Andrew Lyon.
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1905-11-20
President Roosevelt thanks William H. Hunter for the editorial and for understanding the “Bat Masterson” type. He is glad to appoint men like Bat Masterson, who are “real survivors of the Viking age.” Masterson’s record is clean as far as Roosevelt knows. However, he admits a few appointees, like Ben Daniels, engaged in activities they should not have during their youth. Regardless, Roosevelt considers these men better “than many a smug citizen who looks down on them.”
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1905-02-09
President Roosevelt commends Rolla Fullinwider as a gallant soldier and believes that Collector Garrett of El Paso will give Fullinwider a position when there is a vacancy.
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1903-11-17
“Captain Jack,” Jack Crawford, expresses frustration to Theodore Roosevelt over his lack of acknowledgement of Crawford’s performing and preaching talent. Crawford encloses a poem about Roosevelt that he recited to a large group, and remarks upon the successes of many of his recent speeches. Crawford questions why Roosevelt has given him little opportunity to preach at the White House, and requests a time to perform at Roosevelt’s house in Oyster Bay.
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1911-05-18
Sarah C. Tuite grew up in the West and knew “all the early day terrors.” She needs financial help and asks Theodore Roosevelt for the names of people who would be interested in her stories as material for magazine publication.
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1911-01-06
William H. H. Llewellyn provides President Roosevelt with some details about the recent killing of Pat F. Garrett. Llewellyn will participate in the trial of J. Wayne Brazel, the man who killed Garrett, as the Territorial District Attorney was away. While Llewellyn disagreed with Garret on many issues, he regrets his death and says that Garret was a great supporter of Roosevelt.
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1908-03-14
Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927
Emerson Hough sends President Roosevelt two exhibits to give to Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw regarding the incident involving gambler Tom Powers that led to Roosevelt’s dismissal of Pat Garrett from his position as customs collector. Hough believes Roosevelt should reappoint Garrett. He also writes that gambler Billy Sims was present at a San Antonio banquet, which shows the President’s hosts failing to protect his public image.
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1905-12-19
Two books are reviewed and two books are revisited in this edition of the “Book Reviews” section. John A. Gable examines The Letters of Edith Wharton and focuses on what the letters reveal about Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, and Ethel Roosevelt Derby, the president’s daughter. Gable provides portraits of each, and he notes that Edith Wharton “regarded [Theodore] Roosevelt with an awe bordering on worship.” Perry D. Floyd asserts that Garrett and Roosevelt falls short as a biography of the last twenty years of lawman Pat F. Garrett’s life in part because there was not much a relationship between Garrett and Roosevelt. Floyd says that the available evidence cannot support the book’s title.
The column offers extended quotes from Lewis L. Gould and Gable taken from their reviews of Carol Felsenthal’s biography Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and it features a notice (which acts as an advertisement) about the reissue of the Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia. The notice quotes from William Allen White’s foreword to the 1941 edition.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1989
Two reports providing biographical and background information on El Paso Collector of Customs Pat F. Garrett and Tom Powers, a local saloon owner and former mayor of Colorado City, Texas.
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1905-12-19
This collection of news reports on the recent death of Sheriff Pat F. Garrett, known for killing the outlaw Billy the Kid. Garrett was shot and killed by J. Wayne Brazel near Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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1908-03-11
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock is pleased his letter to Pat F. Garrett was approved by President Roosevelt. Hitchcock sent a telegram to Charles J. Bonaparte, and Judge Ryan returned last night. N. Dubois Miller might be available to head the investigation.
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1903-09-03
Nathaniel Henchman Davis, a Harvard classmate of President Roosevelt, visited Roosevelt at the White House. Davis offers some opinions on Roosevelt and his administration, citing his appointment to the Collector of El Paso as one example of his knowledge of people and the country which will stand him in good stead.
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1901-12-25
William H. H. Llewellyn believes that various Rough Riders are traveling to Washington, D.C., not for offices but out of a habit of following President Roosevelt. He calls Roosevelt’s attention to the enclosed note from Senator Allison regarding the confirmation of Pat F. Garrett. Llewellyn will attempt to ensure that the Garrett administration is successful and reflects positively on Roosevelt’s appointment.
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1901-12-20
Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927
William H. H. Llewellyn’s letter arrived in time for Pat F. Garrett’s confirmation as customs collector.
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1901-12-18
Representative Rodey recommends Pat F. Garrett for collector of customs at the port of El Paso, Texas.
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1901-12-13