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After an uncomfortable talk with Comptroller of Currency William Barret Ridgely, President Roosevelt asks William Emlen Roosevelt for any information about the character and quality of Charles A. Hanna and Ridgely’s brother, Edward Ridgely, who have been accused of inefficiency and drunkenness.
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1905-10-07
William Emlen Roosevelt encloses some gossip slips from the Wall Street Journal regarding questions that the Comptroller of the Currency has instructed bank examiners to ask every time they examine a bank. Based on the types of questions, Roosevelt believes that the comptroller was getting “a little rattled” due to criticisms. In particular, Roosevelt brings President Roosevelt’s attention to a case involving the bank examiner Charles A. Hanna at the National Bank of America in New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-29
Cornelius Newton Bliss thinks the report about Charles A. Hanna is incorrect and that Charles Gates Dawes should have the opportunity to disprove it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-09
Charles Gates Dawes attests to the character of Charles A. Hanna by refuting the charges against him.
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1905-10-09
William Barret Ridgely attests to the character of Charles A. Hanna and hopes to refute negative reports about him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-09
William Emlen Roosevelt attests to the professional character of Charles A. Hanna, but finds Edward Ridgely, brother of William Barret Ridgely, Comptroller of the Currency, lacking in ability as a bank examiner and given to alcohol. William Emlen Roosevelt is glad President Roosevelt has taken up the matter of football.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-11
Charles Gates Dawes received a letter from Cornelius Newton Bliss saying that the charges against Charles A. Hanna are baseless.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-12