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Letter from Henry Sanger Snow to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from Henry Sanger Snow to George B. Cortelyou

Henry Sanger Snow, Vice President of the Ottawa and New York Railway Company, provides the legislative background concerning a bill before President Roosevelt which would declare an international railway bridge a lawful structure.  The bridge spans the Saint Lawrence River near Hogansburg, New York.  The Canadian government has inspected and approved the bridge.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-08

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Freiherr Sternburg is in India and reflects on the great power politics of India and the Middle East.  The Russians want a port on the Persian Gulf and are advancing through Persia.  The British oppose them in order to maintain a connection between India and Asia Minor.  Germany is building a railroad across the Ottoman Empire which is complicating the issue, but Sternburg believes the railroad will help Great Britain.  He has not been impressed with the British military in India.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-26

Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt

Jacob A. Riis asks President Roosevelt to somehow recognize German immigrant Arthur von Briesen, who is feeling slighted because he is not a member of the reception committee for Prince Heinrich of Prussia.  Riis encourages Roosevelt by adding that as he travels the Midwest, he is finding considerable support for Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-30

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer apologizes for the harm she may have caused by informing Cardinal Rampolla of President Roosevelt and William H. Taft’s opinions concerning the Catholic Church and church policy in the United States. Roosevelt had previously expressed concern about a reactionary Church policy that could prove disastrous for Catholic interests and American policy. Storer supports a liberal church policy that she believes will create “honest citizens and loyal patriots.” She does not understand how her actions have harmed Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-30

Letter from Eugene Tyler Chamberlain to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Eugene Tyler Chamberlain to Theodore Roosevelt

Eugene Tyler Chamberlain, the Commissioner of Navigation, believes that the Philippine bill before the Senate is discriminatory and not in accord with the Peace Commission at Paris. The bill imposes a tax on foreign vessels conducting inter-island trade, but excludes American and Spanish vessels. Commissioner Chamberlain believes that this is an opportunity to display “friendliness” toward Germany by giving them similar privileges.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-22

Letter from John Ireland to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Ireland to Theodore Roosevelt

Archbishop Ireland clarifies his suggestion that John Watson Foster be sent as an envoy to the Vatican. Governor Taft would be the ideal candidate as he is the most knowledgeable regarding Filipino matters. However, the urgency of the situation and Taft’s many responsibilities may require an alternative selection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-03

Letter from Andrew Dickson White to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Andrew Dickson White to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador White spoke with Emperor William II regarding President Roosevelt’s desire that Hermann Speck von Sternburg be posted to the United States. There was little progress on the matter but White will shortly have an opportunity to once again speak with the Emperor and also Chancellor von Bulow. The Emperor is still interested in having Alice Roosevelt christen his new yacht and was pleased that President Roosevelt compared his hunting exploits to those of Tiglath Pileser, the Assyrian king.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-04

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

General Wood updates President Roosevelt on the situation in Cuba and believes that the elections were successful. If there is a change in the Philippines he would like the opportunity to “go at the situation” with a similar level of authority to his position in Cuba. Wood was pleased to hear that Colonel Bliss will be appointed a Brigadier General.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-04

Letter from John F. Moore to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John F. Moore to Theodore Roosevelt

John F. Moore has written a letter to Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, and would like Vice President Roosevelt to address and send the letter on his behalf. Moore threatens Nicholas II with a bombardment of St. Petersburg and invasion if Russian troops do note leave China and Poland. Moore had previously wrote to President McKinley offering advice on how to end the Boxer Rebellion in China. We are unsure of the order of the document’s pages.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901