Harris, H. T. B., 1845-1920

President Roosevelt concedes to Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to continue the trial. He is primarily concerned that proceeding on anything less than ample grounds may result in captains becoming “timid” in managing their ships. In a postscript, Roosevelt agrees to appoint Rear Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers as Paymaster General. Additionally, he declares the men turned down due to “defective hearing” cannot be accepted to the Naval Academy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1906-09-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

On behalf of President Roosevelt, William Loeb sends Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte a letter for the Paymaster General of the Navy H. T. B. Harris.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-10

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

President Roosevelt thinks the Star is about as intelligently written “as if it were edited by some anti-imperialist high in the councils of Harvard College.” He approves of two of Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte’s recommendations for the personnel board, but is not familiar enough with the others to offer an opinion. Roosevelt inquires about Paymaster General H. T. B. Harris’s views about his successor, and asks for a report by the beginning of August. He is unsure about the turbine matter, and wonders if it is possible to defer the decision for a year until new turbines already provided for can be tested.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1906-07-04

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte regarding the paymaster generalship, and instructs him to make the appointment anytime in August or September that he deems wise, and to report to Roosevelt on the candidate he believes should be appointed. Roosevelt also asks Bonaparte to give current paymaster general Rear Admiral H. T. B. Harris ample notice.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1906-07-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was amused by a newspaper article Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte sent him concerning the Cabinet, and is considering forwarding it to Secretary of State Elihu Root “for his prayerful consideration!” Roosevelt directs Bonaparte to follow whatever course he deems wise concerning  Paymaster General H. T. B. Harris, and is willing to leave him in office until after the next session of Congress. He is not able to follow Bonaparte’s advice on a different appointment, having told Sydney Emmanuel Mudd that he would follow his recommendation if he suggested a good candidate, and therefore being committed to Felix Agnus.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Albert L. Key wishes to reassure President Roosevelt that he was not disloyal to him during a recent encounter with Senator Benjamin R. Tillman in which Key insisted that William Sowden Sims be given a chance to make a full statement to an investigating committee. While he was visiting Tillman, Pay Inspector Samuel McGowan also visited and, Key later learned, urged Tillman to suppress Sims’s testimony. Key does not trust McGowan’s character, but says that Roosevelt can judge for himself.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-06

Creator(s)

Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte observes that President’s Roosevelt choice of Eustace Barron Rogers for Paymaster General of the Navy has surprised many people, because Rogers is known not to have any “pull.” Bonaparte encloses a copy of his speech at the recent commencement ceremony at the Naval Academy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-13

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte updates William Loeb on Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers’s acceptance to be appointed Paymaster General. He also includes the requested memorandum from Admiral H. T. B. Harris and discusses the findings of the recent Court of Enquiry. Bonaparte also asks for advice regarding the cases of the three naval academy candidates turned down for deafness and that of J. Raynor Wells’s.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-08

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Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte has informed Paymaster General Harris that he will not be disturbed before October 1. Although Bonaparte is taking the papers concerning the candidates with him on his voyage to Lenox, he does not think that he will be able to make a recommendation before August 15. He believes that an Inspector should be selected, but he confesses to President Roosevelt that he is not enthusiastic about any of the candidates, as the Corps contains “worse than indifferent material.” Bonaparte also informs Roosevelt that he has divided the armor contract and has prepared a memorandum explaining the reasons for his actions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-14

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Secretary of the Navy Morton reports to President Roosevelt that he has spoken with Chief of the Bureau of Equipment H. N. Manney, who states that the allegations in the newspaper clipping that A. R. Smith sent to Roosevelt are false, and that the Bureau has not shipped coal in foreign bottoms nor bought it near the point of consumption. H. T. B. Harris, Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, has also stated that stores have not been shipped in a foreign bottom, except when it is unavoidable and complies with the law.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911