Hull, John A. T. (Albert Tiffin), 1841-1928

Letter from Maud E. Mosher to Theodore Roosevelt

Maude E. Mosher writes to Theodore Roosevelt to help her family with their financial troubles. Mosher grew up in Beaver, Pennsylvania, where her father, John B. Young, was a famous lawyer. In 1888, she married Lemuel L. Mosher, also a lawyer. They purchased land in Wagoner, Oklahoma, where they are raising their five sons. Mosher hopes to keep her sons employed at home, to prevent them from getting involved with drinking and smoking. They are $700 behind on their mortgage, and Mosher is hoping Roosevelt can help them. She lists several prominent politicians and judges, who can vouch for her family’s good character, that Roosevelt can consult.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-27

Creator(s)

Mosher, Maud E. (Maud Eva), 1867-1942

Letter from Laura A. Hull Morris to Theodore Roosevelt

Laura A. Hull Morris appeals to President Roosevelt to intervene in reviewing her husband’s dismissal from a government job. Morris believes a family argument about a will has slandered her husband and herself. She also accuses her brother Iowa Representative John A. T. Hull and his wife of intentionally preventing her husband from having a position and attempting to force them out of Washington, D.C. Morris claims she has suffered insomnia over the matter for three years.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-14

Creator(s)

Morris, Laura A. Hull, 1852-1917

Mr. Roosevelt and Mrs. Morris

Francis Joseph Andrew Darr writes to the editor of the New York Journal regarding Laura A. Hull Morris’s removal from the White House. Darr is critical of President Roosevelt, William Loeb, and Benjamin F. Barnes, stating that Morris “has the sympathy of all decent men and women.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-19

Creator(s)

Darr, Francis J. A. (Francis Joseph Andrew), 1859-1918

Response to the Mrs. Morris incident

A brief article responds to the removal of Laura A. Hull Morris from the White House, stating that she was treated appropriately for her behavior and her social status should not matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

A White House outrage

An article in the Springfield Daily News reports the ejection of Laura A. Hull Morris from the White House. The writer goes into great detail about Morris’s alleged respectability, her well-groomed and well-dressed appearance, and her reason for visiting the White House. The behavior of the White House staff and of Benjamin F. Barnes is highly criticized. The author also criticizes President Roosevelt, calling him “Czar Roosevelt” and claiming that anyone who disagrees with him is subject to this type of treatment. Furthermore the writer states that “such proceedings have no rival in any country but Russia.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-05

Creator(s)

Unknown

List of Republican and Democratic Representatives

A list of Republican and Democratic Representatives, probably related to some piece of legislation under consideration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-05

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Wayne Parker

President Roosevelt asks Representative Parker to look over the letter that he sent to Representative John A. T. Hull.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Macomb Selmes

President Roosevelt has looked into the matter of John S. Gibbon that Martha Macomb Selmes brought to his attention, and is sorry to report that the War Department is strongly against the bill. Roosevelt agrees with the sentiment of some of those on the Committee on Military Affairs that passing special bills for the appointment of single officers would demoralize the army and lead to more ambitious men lobbying for special appointments in the future.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Macomb Selmes

President Roosevelt promises Martha Macomb Selmes that he will write to Representative John A. T. Hull to try to pass the bill relating to John S. Gibbons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Morgan

President Roosevelt wishes that Charles Morgan and his family could have been at his daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s wedding. Roosevelt spoke with Representative John A. T. Hull regarding the bill relating to veterans, but Hull said that the committee refuses to consider the bill any further. While he appreciates that what Morgan said about his serving a third term as President, Roosevelt says that nothing would persuade him to accept one.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lewis Igo

President Roosevelt thanks Lewis Igo for the photograph of his family, given to him by Iowa Representative John A. T. Hull. The president congratulates Igo and his wife, Elizabeth M. Varner Igo, on their family and sends a photograph of himself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Elihu Root about the possibility of him becoming the Governor of New York. If this were to happen, then Root would be the likely Republican nominee for president in 1908. Roosevelt would also like Root to come to Oyster Bay and help him with his letter of acceptance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William Loeb to James Franklin Bell

William Loeb encloses letters for United States Army Chief of Staff Major General Franklin Bell related to the report on horsemanship in the Army. The letters are addressed to Chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs Francis E. Warren, Chairman of the House Committee on Military Affairs John A. T. Hull, and Secretary of War William H. Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-23

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Letter from Laura A. Hull Morris to Theodore Roosevelt

Laura A. Hull Morris tries to explain her conduct at the White House when she called there on January 4, 1906, and begs for an appointment with President Roosevelt. She decries how he believed what her brother, Representative John A. T. Hull of Iowa, said about his sister.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07

Creator(s)

Morris, Laura A. Hull, 1852-1917

Letter from Charles C. Morgan to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Morgan regrets that he and his wife cannot accept the invitation to Alice Roosevelt’s wedding. His son Charles C. Morgan also cannot attend as he will be rowing for Harvard. Morgan wishes to call to Roosevelt’s attention the upcoming house bill related to veterans that served in the Civil War, War with Spain, and in the Philippines. Morgan hopes Roosevelt will run again for president and feels “the country is safe in your hands.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-21

Creator(s)

Morgan, Charles, 1858-1908

Letter from William H. Taft to Henry Clark Corbin

Secretary of War Taft writes to Henry Clark Corbin regarding a letter written by Lieutenant Colonel Hull, the military secretary of the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-02

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Proctor disagrees with President Roosevelt about the selection of generals from among the ranking captains of the Army.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-31

Creator(s)

Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Chairman Cortelyou is glad that President Roosevelt sent him Attorney General Moody’s letter regarding relations with the Republican Congressional Committee. Cortelyou reports that since his meeting with Chairman Babcock, Representative Hull, and Representative Overstreet, relations have been cordial. Governor Odell is pleased with the support and cooperation he received from the Republican National Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-17

Creator(s)

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

Charges against Morris

In a statement, Minor Morris reveals the reason he was dismissed from his position as a clerk in the War Department in 1902, which led to the incident where his wife, Laura A. Hull Morris, was forcibly removed from the White House. Morris asserts that John A. T. Hull requested his removal because he made false accusations against him. Morris denies the accusations. His wife went to the White House to ask President Roosevelt for justice, and he believes that her treatment is “a lasting disgrace to all the participants save the victim.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-23

Creator(s)

Unknown

Partial pages of The Des Moines Daily Capital

The Des Moines Daily Capital reports on the Polk County Republican convention in Iowa on Saturday. After reports on corruption in the vote counting process in favor of S. F. Prouty, John A. T. Hull was given the nomination for the House of Representatives. In addition to nominating Hull, the convention named delegates to the state convention and issued a resolution calling for a reform of the primary voting process, expressing support for President Roosevelt’s renomination, and commitment to the Republican platform. A second article contains an allegory about a young politician who lost a race and learned that he should not “squeal.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-07

Creator(s)

Unknown