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President Roosevelt discusses a letter written by Frederick William Holls, which was read by Secretary of State John Hay and Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis. Roosevelt found the letter too amusing to be annoyed by it, noting that Hay remarked that he was about as likely to do what Holls feared in Roosevelt’s absence as he was to make Mormonism the state church.
1903-05-23
Joseph G. Darlington tells President Roosevelt that the Union League of Philadelphia has organized a meeting in Roosevelt’s honor and had asked Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Elihu Root to speak. Darlington explains that at the last minute Root had to pull out and asks if Roosevelt would help him to secure Secretary of State John Hay as a speaker.
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1904-10-06
Carte de visite portrait of Abraham Lincoln (seated at desk, in profile). Signed “A. Lincoln” on bottom front. On verso: “I certify that the President’s signature is genuine.(s) John Hay, Also – Theodore Roosevelt’s handwriting, “Given to father by / President Lincoln; by / father to Aunt Annie; / now to me by Uncle Jimmie / May 1902/ (s) Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1861-05-16
Secretary of State Hay needs the information from Mr. Martin.
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1902-10-09
Acting Secretary of State Adee forwards a letter of resignation from U.S. Ambassador to Germany Andrew Dickson White.
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1902-08-02
Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou writes to President Roosevelt to advise him that Simon Wolf thinks he can do more for the Republican Party than Cortelyou believes he can and that he stirs up antagonism. He also tells Roosevelt that he is holding “the Hay correspondence about the Jews with Nathan Bijur, Dr. Blaustein, and others…to be given out at just the right time.”
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1904-09-30
President Roosevelt informs Eliot C. Clarke that he read his letter regarding Angora goats to the Cabinet for their entertainment as well as the edification of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and to cheer up Secretary of State John Hay.
1905-06-20
Acting Secretary of State Adee forwards a letter from Brazil asking American business interests to abandon their concession in Bolivia.
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1902-07-24
President of the Board Magnus L. Robinson discusses the change in namesake for the school from John Hay to William McKinley.
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1902-01
The Alexandria, Virginia Daily Gazette reports on the school’s name change from John Hay to the William McKinley Normal and Industrial Institute.
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1902-02-26
Commander Folger writes concerning U.S. policy during the Russo-Japanese War and makes recommendations concerning military operations during the conflict.
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1904-02-10
Francis Henry Appleton writes to President Roosevelt on behalf of the Essex Institute in Massachusetts, asking him to persuade Secretary of State John Hay to lecture at the Institute’s Nathaniel Hawthorne celebration.
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1904-02-04
Richard M. Saltonstall writes on behalf of the Essex Institute, and extends the Institute’s wishes to have John Hay speak on the 100th anniversary of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s birth.
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1904-02-04
Text of a treaty of arbitration for pecuniary claims signed by delegates from multiple American countries at the Second International Conference of American States. President Roosevelt submits the treaty to the Senate for advice, consent, and ratification. Roosevelt includes Secretary of State Hay’s comments on the treaty.
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1902-05-07
John C. Spooner replies to President Roosevelt’s note concerning amendments to the Panama Canal Treaty proposed by the U.S. Senate Committee.
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1904-01-23
John C. Spooner asks if the contents of a cablegram concerning Panama can be discussed in a U.S. Senate Committee.
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1904-01-24
Bellamy Storer apologizes for his previous letter and provides background concerning the dismissal of Consul General Carlton Bailey Hurst at Vienna.
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1904-01-16
William H. Michael encloses a copy of the Hay-Reyes correspondence for William Loeb.
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1904-01-04
Secretary of State Hay has received another note from General Reyes that makes it necessary to respond to Reyes’s previous note. A response is awaiting President Roosevelt’s approval.
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1904-01-06
Senator Lodge tells President Roosevelt that he visited Wayne MacVeagh. MacVeagh had spoken with General Rafael Reyes of Colombia and was in receipt of a new draft memo detailing terms for a treaty and asking the United States to work to reunite Panama and Colombia. Overall, Lodge thinks that the memo offered a reasonable basis for negotiation, and while it may not lead to anything it may be worth following up on to show that the United States has made an effort. Lodge also suggests a future meeting between Secretary of State John Hay and Reyes.
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1903-12-20