Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt agrees with Attorney General Bonaparte’s conclusions in the Standard Oil and Chicago Alton Railroad case. While he thinks Bonaparte’s letter to Henry Lee Higginson is admirable, Roosevelt thinks it best not to publish it and open himself to further attacks by the press. He cautions against attending the conference of attorney generals. Roosevelt suggests how to respond to United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick and handle the situation in New Mexico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt instructs Attorney General Bonaparte to stop investigating the matter involving William B. Sheppard, and to fill out his appointment as the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Roosevelt has directed Special Assistant Attorney General Ormsby McHarg to continue the prosecution in New Mexico. While Roosevelt feels that McHarg lacks the experience to handle the case, he understands that halting the prosecution would likely result in the statute of limitations coming into play. He hopes to send Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley to new Mexico to help take up the matter. Bonaparte should continue insisting on an immediate separate trial for Senator William Edgar Borah. The press continually attacks Roosevelt and Bonaparte.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt about his sister-in-law’s health and comments on dealings among several political figures, including Secretary of War William H. Taft and Senator Joseph Benson Foraker.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-13

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Hay sends President Roosevelt a letter from W. Cameron Forbes to Henry Lee Higginson. Hay wishes the letter could “be read by all the antis.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-23

Creator(s)

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Carnegie

President Roosevelt thanks Andrew Carnegie for the letter, and says that he has submitted the suggestions to Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, along with other suggestions from Henry Lee Higginson, and will discuss them with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nelson W. Aldrich

President Roosevelt sends Senator Aldrich letters from Andrew Carnegie and Henry Lee Higginson, and asks to discuss them with Aldrich.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft the names of the men he is appointing to the West Point Board of Visitors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt asks German Ambassador Sternburg to look over some enclosed letters and asks whether it would be possible to have what Henry Lee Higginson hopes to have done, done. Higginson hopes to secure the services of Karl Muck, a German conductor, to conduct an opera or concert.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

President Roosevelt would like Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to meet with Colonel Henry Lee Higginson who will put Shaw in touch with several of the big Boston businessmen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt

Commissioner of Corporations Garfield tells President Roosevelt he had an interesting conference with Henry Lee Higginson and James J. Hill pertaining to Roosevelt’s mention of the Interstate Commerce Commission in his message. Garfield recommended they meet with Roosevelt and Attorney General William H. Moody the next week, as he thinks it is important for the president to meet with railroad men.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-10

Creator(s)

Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950

Letter from Eugene J. O’Connor to Theodore Roosevelt

Eugene J. O’Connor writes to Theodore Roosevelt regarding the promotion of Sunday baseball. A number of measures regarding the sport are being considered in the Massachusetts state legislature, and O’Connor encourages Roosevelt to support the pastime, as it will lead “to a higher ideal of Civic and Patriotic thought on Sunday afternoons than what our helpless youth of the State are doing at present.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-04

Creator(s)

O'Connor, Eugene J. (Eugene Joseph), 1872-1952

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge is glad President Roosevelt approves of his statements at Malden and that they agree on Clifford Anderson Lanier’s comments. Louis Curtis recently expressed a positive outlook on Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou’s policies regarding stock speculation. Lodge touches on the difficulty with Henry K. Daugherty, the whiskey blenders, and the Standard Oil letters before discussing his feelings on Roosevelt’s term of office. Although he feels Roosevelt must stick to his word, Lodge wishes Roosevelt could run again and continue his service to the country. Lodge assesses support for Secretary of War William H. Taft, especially in relation to Governor Charles Evans Hughes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-24

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou thanks President Roosevelt for allowing him to read Henry Lee Higginson’s letter. Cortelyou opines that Higginson’s “letter is a very plain and practical one in many respects.” He agrees that it is important to consider “the amount of money carried by the people.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-01

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge believes nothing more can be done on President Roosevelt’s part in Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner’s campaign. Roosevelt has no need to worry because the newspapers are printing inaccurate accounts that are not believable. Lodge requests that Roosevelt seriously consider appointing the Atlantic Fleet’s second in command to operate the fleet in the event of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans’s retirement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-02

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

German Ambassador Sternburg writes to President Roosevelt and promises that he will do everything he can to help with the request of Colonel Henry Lee Higginson. Sternburg praises Dr. Karl Muck, a German who has been named the new leader of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and says he will be able to do a great deal of good. In a postscript, Sternburg addresses rumors about Germany’s interest in Egypt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-27

Creator(s)

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908

Topics of the time

An article discussing the importance of public opinion in politics. Governor Charles Evans Hughes believes that “the man who would corrupt public opinion is the most dangerous enemy of the state.” The author of the article thinks that no prior election has had this happen to such an extent, and exhorts all citizens to task themselves with being well-informed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-10

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Roscoe Thayer

President Roosevelt thanks William Roscoe Thayer for the account of Henry Lee Higginson’s actions.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1901-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Leslie M. Shaw informs President Roosevelt of public support for Roosevelt’s campaign in Iowa, Ohio, Kentucky, and Chicago, IL. Shaw accepts a luncheon invitation extended by Mr. Edwards and plans to see Colonel Henry Lee Higginson as requested by Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-27

Creator(s)

Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932

Summary of letter from Henry Lee Higginson

Henry Lee Higginson supports financial legislation to remedy the current situation and believes the Aldrich bill would be helpful. The plan Higginson heard from Senator Lodge will not be fast enough and he suggests a special session of Congress in September.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-11

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

Letter from Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt

Curtis Guild relates the events of the Tavern Club’s annual Christmas festival and sends the words of a singing “gag” related to the Miles and Schley incidents. All “decent Democrats” and most of the newspapers in Boston have praised President Roosevelt and Secretary of War Root regarding the incidents. Guild wishes that Winthrop Murray Crane could have accepted the position as Secretary of the Treasury.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-24

Creator(s)

Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915