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Nathaniel Henchman Davis is sending President Roosevelt a hunting rifle which he believes to be ideal for bear.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-27
Receipt for the first two volumes of Harriman Alaska Expedition courtesy of Doubleday, Page & Company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-03
S. Grosvenor Porter was given a gun by Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt, President Roosevelt’s uncle, and he would like to gift the gun to Roosevelt. The gun is from the Paris Exposition of 1868.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-06
William Allen White encloses two articles by Victor Murdock from the Wichita Kansas Eagle. He also has several books he would like President Roosevelt to autograph which will be Christmas presents for his political friends in Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-06
The I. X. L. Packing Company of San Francisco, California, which produces “tomales and other delicacies,” would like to send President Roosevelt some samples of their products. Senator Platt has made purchases from the company and informed them that he believes Roosevelt would accept the samples.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-11
John William Burgess sends a copy of his book, The Civil War and the Constitution, 1859-1865, to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-08
Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James and her mother wish President Roosevelt a very happy birthday and enclose a pin that belonged to her father and brother as a gift.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-27
Nathaniel T. Green encloses the Saunders manuscript as requested by President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-25
Steinway & Sons will soon be manufacturing their 100,000th piano and they would like to present the piano to the government for use in the White House. Steinway is not looking for an advertising opportunity but is seeking assurances that the piano will be accepted. The “monumental” piano will take over a year to manufacture.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-26
Cyrus Frederick Blanke recalls meeting President Roosevelt at Saint Louis, Missouri, in the fall of 1900. Roosevelt rode and admired a horse named Village Boy and Blanke offers the horse to Roosevelt as a token of his regard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-23
A. Maurice Low encloses a copy of his recent book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-23
Lieutenant Olin has received Vice President Roosevelt’s letter and will be sending Roosevelt a barong, a type of sword, from the Philippine island of Jolo.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-27
Mrs. H. H. Major requests that Vice President Roosevelt donate a copy of The Rough Riders to the public school library of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-29
William S. Van Keuren requests a small donation from Vice President Roosevelt to help him get back on his feet. He campaigned so hard last year that his health was ruined. Van Keuren is also in the process of starting a weekly anti-Tammany newspaper but lacks the funds to have the first issue printed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-23
Henry Whittemore encloses an item for Vice President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-24