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A list of all men of color appointed to or continued in office by President Roosevelt, complete with the office and date.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01
Silas McBee sends the text of Judge Speer’s statement which he made to the Grand Jury in Savannah, Georgia. McBee also expresses his enjoyment of his talk with President Roosevelt the previous day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-09
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks R. T. Gollis for his offer to work on Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign in Georgia and suggests Gollis contact the National Roosevelt Committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-08
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Anna Belle Karow for her letters and kindness, but must inform her that a trip to Savannah at this time would be a “physical impossibility.” Roosevelt explains that accepting such an invitation would require him to make a number of speeches at various stops, which he dislikes if he has no specific message to impart. Roosevelt is especially sorry not to be able to attend the dedication of a monument to their ancestor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-21
President Roosevelt tells Governor Smith that he wishes he could travel to Savannah, but that it is an impossibility. He requests that Smith come visit him again when he is next in Washington, D.C., as he greatly enjoyed his visit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-17
President Roosevelt apologizes to Alexander Rudolf Lawton, but says that it is not possible for him to come to Savannah, Georgia. He hopes he will be able to see Lawton soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-31
President Roosevelt has received William J. Donlan’s invitation to visit Savannah, Georgia. Although the president appreciates the invitation of the Chamber of Congress in Savannah, he is not able to visit at this time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-15
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt appreciates William Wirt Kimball’s letter. He is pleased that Kimball has been able to test the “search curve business” and understands that it will take time to get “‘into your tactics.'” Roosevelt wants to visit Kimball in Savannah, Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-10-25
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Gardner E. Dickinson that he is concerned about the naval militia in Georgia, particularly in Brunswick. Roosevelt states the Savannah militia received the latest report well, but if the militia in Brunswick refuses to accept criticisms or advice, he will have no choice but to take the monitor away from them. Roosevelt wishes to fix the issues at hand with the Georgia militia, particularly because Georgia is where his mother is from.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-30
Louis M. Lehardy informs Theodore Roosevelt that the homestead property of his great-grandfather, Daniel Stewart, is up for sale and offers Roosevelt the opportunity to purchase it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-05
J. W. Thorne describes a property for sale in South Carolina.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-03
Anna Belle Karow has been disappointed that Theodore Roosevelt has not previously visited Savannah, Georgia. As she anticipates that he will visit for the unveiling of a statue of a common ancestor to the both of them, however, she wishes to invite him to be the guest of her family. Karow details how she is related to Roosevelt, explaining that they share great-grandparents.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-09
Mayor George W. Tiedeman has heard news that Theodore Roosevelt is planning on visiting Savannah, Georgia soon, and writes to ask if this is true. The city would be delighted to welcome Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-04
Telamon Cruger Smith Cuyler shares with President Roosevelt new information he has gathered about Roosevelt’s great grandfather, Brigadier General Daniel Stewart, and wants to give Roosevelt one of the Stewart autographs he has in his collection. He encloses his exact transcription of an authentic dinner invitation from George and Martha Washington, which he thinks would be a good model for the current administration’s dinner invitations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-07
Alfred R. Whitney writes a letter of recommendation for John Heeremans, who has served as his superintendent and head gardener for the past four and a half years. Heeremans has served Whitney well, and leaves of his own volition to take charge of the estate of Richard T. Wilson near Savannah, Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs George Bird Grinnell that W. Hallett Phillips will be buried in Savannah, Georgia. There will not be a funeral but possibly a brief service at the church.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-11
B. R. Price, writing on behalf of the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah, offers free transportation on the steamship City of Macon from Boston to New York for President Roosevelt’s son attending Groton School.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-31
Senator Hanna sends a letter introducing Postmaster Joseph F. Doyle of Savannah who would like to present his case before the President.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-28
Clark Howell sends the latest issue of the Sunny South which features a portrait of a family of interest to President Roosevelt. He would appreciate it if Roosevelt could read the article and send a few words to the author, Maude Heyward.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-11
Thomas Lloyd Owens is interested in applying as collector of customs at the port of Savannah, Georgia. Owens is a Democrat but has the support of the business community. He will apply if it can be assured that President Roosevelt will see his application. Owens’s family was friendly with Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, and one of his relatives secured the appointment of Roosevelt’s uncle, James Dunwody Bulloch, to the Navy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-14