Government executives--Selection and appointment

Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

As directed by President Roosevelt, in accord with a recommendation by Holmes Conrad and Charles J. Bonaparte following a recent government investigation, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw lists the names of appointees from the Department of the Treasury to a special commission. The commission’s duty will be to develop a plan to protect the work of the comptroller and auditors from political influence and from enmity incurred in the course of such work. The appointees include Charles Hallam Keep, W. H. Hills, and Milton E. Ailes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-06

Letter from Luke E. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt

Luke E. Wright thanks President Roosevelt for his appointment as Civil Governor of the Philippines.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-22

Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Knox recommends Daniel Thew Wright of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, District of Columbia.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-19

Letter from William Henry Hunt to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor of Puerto Rico Hunt would like to be considered for the vacancy on the United States Court of Claims in Washington, D.C. He would also accept District Judge for Montana with the expectation that there would be a vacancy at the United States Circuit Court within a year or two. Hunt suggests that the embarrassments of selecting a new governor of Puerto Rico could be avoided by appointing Judge Henry C. Ide whose fitness and experience would be acknowledged by everyone. Appointing someone from outside Puerto Rico would create some disappointment but no one would be disgruntled. Hunt is interested in the annexation of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and directs President Roosevelt to read Ulysses S. Grant’s arguments in favor of annexation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-24

Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt

Paul Morton requests that the President not consider him for appointment to an unidentified position, for the reason that another would be more well suited for the job.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-13

Letter from William Arthur Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

Commissioner Jones writes to President Roosevelt to inform Roosevelt that Jones met with Frank Mead regarding Indian reservations, and Jones decided to give Mead a position at Fort McDowell.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-05

Letter from Beekman Winthrop to Theodore Roosevelt

Beekman Winthrop writes to President Roosevelt to accept the commission to the Philippines. Winthrop sends his regards to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-29

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock forwards to President Roosevelt correspondence between him, John W. Davis, and Susan LaFlesche Picotte, with reference to the Winnebago Indian situation. Hitchcock also sends a report by Special Inspector James E. Jenkins that exonerates Charles E. Burton, superintendent and disbursing agent of the Moqui Indian agency in Arizona. Edward W. Davis’s commission is on its way to Roosevelt for signature, and Dr. William A. White’s appointment as Superintendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane is being sent to him. Finally, Hitchcock encloses a copy of a telegram he sent to William H. Pope.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-25

Telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William H. Pope

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock asks William H. Pope to consider an appointment as Special Inspector of the Department of the Interior for an investigation in the Southwest.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-25

Letter from William H. Pope to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

William Hayes Pope writes to the Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to request additional details about a proposed job assignment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-25

Telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William H. Pope

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes to William H. Pope to inform Pope that he has been approved for the position by President Roosevelt, and Hitchcock writes that Pope will investigate charges involving officials in the Indian Territory.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-26

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock informs President Roosevelt that William H. Pope has declined the position. Hitchcock encloses copies of telegrams sent from Tams Bixby and T. B. Needles.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-27

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Root writes to President Roosevelt regarding the health of Commissary-General John F. Weston and recommends Colonel Henry G. Sharpe as Weston’s replacement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-08

Letter from Hugh Lenox Scott to Henry Prather Fletcher

General Scott informs Henry Prather Fletcher of their arrival in Manila and discusses the political climate in the Philippines. General Leonard Wood has been appointed Civil Governor of the Province of Mindinao, and William H. Taft and George W. Davis believe that conflict in Solo cannot be avoided.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-29

Memorandum to Theodore Roosevelt

The memorandum to President Roosevelt states that George B. Cortelyou recommended Terence Vincent Powderly for the position of General Agent of the Department of Justice, following the death of Major Luther Strong.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-01

Letter from Herbert Knox Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert Knox Smith informs President Roosevelt that he has accepted the position of Deputy Commissioner of Corporations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-20

Letter from Robert Shaw Oliver to Theodore Roosevelt

Robert Shaw Oliver thanks President Roosevelt for appointing him as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and he gives his regards to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-16

Letter from Robert Shaw Oliver to William Cary Sanger

Robert Shaw Oliver thanks Assistant Secretary of War Sanger for his kind words. Oliver is Sanger’s potential replacement. Oliver expresses his concerns about the position and asks for more information about the requirements.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-07

Letter from Robert Shaw Oliver to Theodore Roosevelt

Robert Shaw Oliver wrote to President Roosevelt about why he had not yet accepted Roosevelt’s offer to be nominated as Assistant Secretary of War. Oliver asked when his services were needed because he would require someone else to take over his business responsibilities. Unfortunately, Oliver was the only managing partner working at this time.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-09

Telegram from Robert Shaw Olivver to Theodore Roosevelt

Telegram written by Robert Shaw Oliver to President Roosevelt accepting Roosevelt’s request to nominate him as Assistant Secretary of War in September, 1903.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-11