Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Letter from Edgar S. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Edgar S. Wilson, manager of the Mississippi Bureau of the New Orleans Daily Picayune, writes during a crisis at Indianola, Mississippi, involving African American Postmaster General, Minnie M. Geddings Cox, who is being forced to resign from office by violent citizens due to her race. Wilson recommends that President Roosevelt discontinue the Postmaster General’s office in Indianola, Mississippi, and pursue indictments through the Federal Grand Jury. Wilson believes that the uproar has been incited by Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Kimble Vardaman. The majority of citizens have no problem with her work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-30

Creator(s)

Wilson, Edgar S., 1858-1935

Letter from William H. Brawley to George B. Cortelyou

William H. Brawley provides further information regarding William Demos Crum’s alleged inconsistencies at the 1892 Republican National Convention. Brawley is concerned that President Roosevelt believes that he just parroted unfounded rumors. He gives the name of his informant, Abiel Lathrop, regarding Crum’s short-lived defection to the Blaine camp.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-16

Creator(s)

Brawley, William H., 1841-1916

Letter from William H. Brawley toTheodore Roosevelt

William H. Brawley sends information regarding William D. Crum’s dubious political history and does not believe that Crum should receive an appointment anywhere in South Carolina. At the Republican convention to renominate President Benjamin Harrison, Crum supported James G. Blaine until promised an office for supporting Harrison.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-12

Creator(s)

Brawley, William H., 1841-1916

Letter from William H. Brawley to George B. Cortelyou

William H. Brawley backs his sources on the negative character of Dr. Crum in an attempt to keep Crum from being appointed as Collector of the Port of Charleston. He encourages George B. Cortelyou to write a confidential letter to confirm these assertions of Crum’s abandonment of President Harrison at the Republican Convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-15

Creator(s)

Brawley, William H., 1841-1916

The President’s next step

Newspaper article calling for President Roosevelt to “take the wolf by the ears” and do so in a timely fashion to settle the Anthracite Coal Strike.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Russell B. Harrison to Theodore Roosevelt

Russell B. Harrison writes primarily on Indiana politics where the Republicans had off year defeats and the Philippine-American War is damaging the Republicans’ image. He also thanks President Roosevelt for naming a military post in Indianapolis after his father, President Benjamin Harrison.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-30

Creator(s)

Harrison, Russell B. (Russell Benjamin), 1854-1936

Letter from Harrington Fitzgerald to Theodore Roosevelt

Harrington Fitzgerald says he would not trust Senator Hanna too far in the settlement of the coal strike. The Homestead Strike ruined President Harrison’s chances at an additional presidential term.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-19

Creator(s)

Fitzgerald, Harrington, 1847-1930

Letter from Willam H. Michael

William H. Michael explains that the decision of which New York papers may print death notices is determined by “the political complexion of the administration.” Michael lists the New York Star, Tribune, World, Sun, and Mail and Express as newspapers that have been charged with publishing the death notices since the first Grover Cleveland administration, depending on the political party in power.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-18

Creator(s)

Michael, William H. (William Henry), 1845-1916

Letter from Elisha Johston Babcock to George B. Cortelyou

Elisha Johnston Babcock encloses a letter from President Harrison’s Secretary of State, John Watson Foster, to Cardinal Rampollo de Tindaro regarding William E. Curtis. The State Department has no letters on file from President Harrison to Pope Leo XIII.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-07

Creator(s)

Babcock, Elisha Johnston, 1844-1924

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to Theodore Roosevelt

James Sullivan Clarkson encourages and advises President Roosevelt on the treatment of African Americans in the South. He describes his experiences with the Underground Railroad and his efforts in the Post Office Department to further the cause of African Americans.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-15

Creator(s)

Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918

Letter from Robert Mackay to Russell B. Harrison

Robert Mackay asks Russell B. Harrison to credit Success for printing Benjamin Harrison’s opinion piece on President Roosevelt. Mackay reviews how Success purchased the article.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-11

Creator(s)

Mackay, Robert, 1871-1925

Letter from John V. L. Findlay to Theodore Roosevelt

John V. L. Findlay encloses an article that may have been written by Benjamin Harrison. He is unsure if it is authentic but he claims “no one knew President Harrison better” and states that it “sounds like him.” Findlay admires President Roosevelt and sends best wishes to the Roosevelt administration.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-26

Creator(s)

Findlay, John V. L. (John Van Lear), 1839-1907

Letter from A. C. Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt

A. C. Matthews admires President Roosevelt’s decision to have minimal security. A “gang of guards” around the president goes against American institutions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-24

Creator(s)

Matthews, A. C., -1908

Letter from James H. Stone to Theodore Roosevelt

James H. Stone was finally able to locate the roll call from the 1900 convention that nominated Theodore Roosevelt as vice president. As promised, he encloses the document for Ted Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-24

Creator(s)

Stone, James H., 1847-1904

Telegram from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot asks Vice President Roosevelt to serve with him and Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson on the committee to draft resolutions for the Society of American Foresters on the death of Benjamin Harrison.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-04-04

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot gratefully accepts Vice President Roosevelt’s invitation to take lunch at Oyster Bay, New York. Pinchot thanks Roosevelt for agreeing to serve on the committee and encloses resolutions on the death of Benjamin Harrison.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-04-05

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot sends Vice President Roosevelt a copy of the resolutions on the death of Benjamin Harrison. Pinchot asks that Roosevelt sign and send them to Harrison’s widow, Mary Dimmick Harrison.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-04-08

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Letter from Thomas B. Reed to Theodore Roosevelt

“I will be as good as I can,” Congressman Reed states, presumably in response to a prior remark from Commissioner Roosevelt, though he feels it will be a loss to the world should he suppress his views. Reed contemplates howling at the constellations in frustration and jokingly threatens to head to the North Pole. He closes with a drawing of a thermometer with the initials “B.H.” (for President Benjamin Harrison) at the base, far below 0 degrees.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-11-20

Creator(s)

Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Cabot Lodge discusses the impact on the Republican and Democratic parties of the debate over the gold vs. silver standard. He also considers the level of support in various regions of the nation for several likely presidential candidates. Lodge responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s critique of Representative Thomas B. Reed for not speaking out firmly enough in support of the gold standard when he cast a vote on legislation dealing with gold bonds. Lodge asks Roosevelt to “straighten out” George W. Smalley, the American correspondent of the London Times and a personal friend and promoter of Roosevelt’s, on the true American sentiment regarding the Monroe Doctrine.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1895-08-10

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Lodge describes some canvassing he has done, on Commissioner Roosevelt’s behalf, with President Harrison and others. In addition, Lodge says he has spoken to Walker Blaine about Butterfield. Lodge also notes that the “accursed patronage” makes him feel “harassed to death.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1889-03-29

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924