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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

President Roosevelt is gathering support for Leonard Wood’s promotion and doubts that there will be any difficulty. There are accusations that Roosevelt is showing favoritism towards Wood, but Roosevelt believes that the facts will support the promotion. On the advice of several friends, Roosevelt is opposed to sending Alice Roosevelt to the Philippines at this time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-23

Letter from Thedore Roosevelt to Winthrop Murray Crane

Letter from Thedore Roosevelt to Winthrop Murray Crane

Vice President Roosevelt is unsure how to advise Winthrop Murray Crane. He knows of a hunter in Wyoming who has hunted mountain lions during the winter and he has dogs. If Crane’s son would like to spend the winter further south, there is a man with hunting dogs near Meeker, Colorado, although that area’s climate is as severe as that of Wyoming. Roosevelt wants to talk with Crane about what has happened in several states.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Erskine Scott Wood

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Erskine Scott Wood

Vice President Roosevelt asks Charles Erskine Scott Wood if he can contact the Portland Oregonian because Roosevelt respects the newspaper but they have not been treating him fairly. He was particularly annoyed at an editorial which claims that Governor Benjamin B. Odell has been a more successful governor of New York. Roosevelt defends his administration and believes that Odell’s success stems from following the policies started under the Roosevelt administration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-27

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Bucklin Bishop did not receive Theodore Roosevelt’s letter until General Ian Hamilton left. However, George W. Goethals, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, showed Hamilton most of the work. Bishop is touched that Roosevelt remembered his longing for the northern spring. He will inform Roosevelt when he and his wife, Harriet Hartwell Bishop, arrive in New York City, and they can have a “good talk.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-24

Letter from John W. Mathis to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John W. Mathis to Theodore Roosevelt

John W. Mathis has previously corresponded with Theodore Roosevelt, and hopes that Roosevelt has a good visit to his state of Mississippi. Mathis feels that the Mississippi Governor Edmond Favor Noel is a better governor than his predecessor, James Kimble Vardaman. He hopes that Roosevelt’s visit to Mississippi will have a positive effect on the state. While Mathis does not feel that he had any sectional hatred towards the north, Vardaman’s “whole aim is to prey upon the prejudices of the ignorant classes of the voters,” and he worries about their impact.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-09

Letter from William Kent to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Kent to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Kent wants to take Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Hiram Johnson, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt, and Francis J. Heney on an outing up the mountains during his visit to California. He warns Roosevelt about the “grafting bunch.” Kent discusses “the great things” Johnson has done for California as governor. While Heney has been brave since his loss (his wife, Rebecca W. Heney, died January 26, 1911), Kent believes time with Roosevelt will bolster him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-20

Letter from Grosvenor Dawe to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Grosvenor Dawe to Theodore Roosevelt

Grosvenor Dawe informs Theodore Roosevelt that six other governors are heading representative committees at the Southern Commercial Congress, with more expected. The Congress “typifies a new union of the South along the constructive lines of commerce and business” compared to the unity of fifty years ago during the Civil War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-16

Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt

Alford Warriner Cooley is disappointed Theodore Roosevelt will not be able to visit Silver City, Arizona, during his Western trip. Hopefully, spring will bring improved health, permitting him to accept Roosevelt’s invitation to the Grand Canyon. He is interested in what the Democrats will do with their opportunity and comments on the ridiculous nature of political parties. Voting for the proposed constitution of Arizona is forthcoming. Cooley predicts it will be adopted by a substantial majority and favors Dave Leahy as governor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-09

Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lawrence F. Abbott congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his and Henry L. Stimson’s “splendid fight” to purify the New York Republican Party. The Outlook will treat the elections as it always has by reporting and interpreting the facts and restating its own political platform. Abbott asks Roosevelt to comment on the elections solely through The Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-09

Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb

Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb

Charles William Anderson tells William Loeb that he recently spoke to a friend of New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes to advise him about a speech that former Governor Frank Swett Black gave about the Race Track Bills. Anderson thought Black’s speech could be used against him, and believes Hughes took his advice, judging from a recent speech. William Tecumseh Vernon, the Register of the Treasury is not being as brave as he should be, and has been too cautious in his recent speeches, according to Anderson. Anderson also wonders if Consul James Weldon Johnson could be transferred from Venezuela to a European consulate, as he believes it would be a good move.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-05