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President Roosevelt regrets to inform Representative Williams that he cannot give a pardon to Douglas W. Hickman as the evidence against him is concrete. Not only did Hickman commit the crime he is accused of, but he attempted to frame a coworker, Roosevelt says.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-07
In chapter three of his book, The Truth about Chickamaugua, Archibald Gracie discusses Union General George H. Thomas’s role in the battle, an account which differs from the generally accepted history but which Gracie states is based on true reports and records.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08
Abram B. Reading requests Theodore Roosevelt read and publicly respond to the open letter he originally sent in 1909 and recently re-sent, along with the memorial and petition that he also mailed to Congress members. He wants to bring the issue of corporations forward, but members of Congress have yet to act. Reading feels a commentary from Roosevelt would accomplish this.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-25
In a recent speech, Representative Humphreys suggested that some Southerners would be willing to accept a reduction of their representation in Congress in return for a repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Humphreys portrayed the amendment as an “incubus” that was sapping the South’s liberties. The article’s creator faults Humphreys for his ignorance and states that the Fifteenth Amendment will never be repealed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06