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Archbishop Keane and Cardinal Gibbons petition President Roosevelt for the appointment of Nelson O’Shaughnessy as Third Secretary of the Embassy in London or a similar position. A note from Archbishop Farley affirms the request.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-17
Keane, John J. (John Joseph), 1839-1918; Farley, John M. (John Murphy), 1842-1918
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis received a message from Cardinal Gibbons thanking President Roosevelt for his sympathy towards Pope Leo XIII. The Pope’s health is declining and his health is “very dangerous.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-19
Bill of lading for a shipment from Cardinal Gibbons to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-17
Reverend Stafford sends a copy of Cardinal Gibbons’s paper entitled “The Knights of Labor” to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-03
Father Van Antwerp of The Angelus asks President Roosevelt to lend his name to a list for a Jubilee tribute to be presented to Pope Leo XIII.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-20
John H. Magruder is pleased that President Roosevelt agrees that Archbishop Ireland and Cardinal Gibbons should handle the friar question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-21
John H. Magruder believes that Catholics will be very upset if the friars in the Philippines are simply evicted, which could lead to serious political repercussions. He suggests that these friars be put under the authority of Cardinal Gibbons, who will quickly sort out the problem and potentially send the friars to a different country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-16