Kennan, George, 1845-1924 | - Theodore Roosevelt Center

Letter from C. Hart Merriam to Theodore Roosevelt

Responding to a request from President Roosevelt for a report regarding James H. Monteath’s service as an Indian agent, C. Hart Merriam encloses a letter and expresses his deep concern that Monteath and others like him are unfit for such service. Merriam appeals to the president’s sense of “justice and good government” to remove such men. He also expresses concern that George Bird Grinnell’s report regarding the Standing Rock Reservation was suppressed and not published.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer

President Roosevelt outlines for Ambassador Meyer his opinions regarding the Russian and Japanese people and their militaries, and comments on England’s similar interest regarding the “Oriental complication.”

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1905-02-06

Blames the Yankees

The Russian newspaper Novoe Vremya claims that war is being brought to Russia by the antagonism of the new world. The United States is seeking world hegemony and is undertaking an anti-Russian campaign.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-03

Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lyman Abbott is pleased that Congress is moving towards legislation on the trust question. George Kennan is writing articles for Abbott on the situation in Delaware, and Abbott would rather see two Democratic Delaware Senators rather than a Senator tainted by Addicksism.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-11

Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lawrence F. Abbott will give President Roosevelt’s letter to his father, Lyman Abbott, and is currently “greatly absorbed in the Addicks case.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-07

Note on unnamed female

Colonel Boynton believes that an unnamed woman is undesirable and an agent of the Russian government. George Kennan could provide more information.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-01

Memorandum of George Kennan’s assessment of Barbara MacGahan

George Kennan knows of no reason why Barbara MacGahan should not be allowed to see President Roosevelt and does not believe she has any connections with the Russian government, nor to any revolutionary group hostile to the United States government.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-01

Letter from Alfred B. Kittredge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Kittredge previously asked President Roosevelt whether the lease of W. I. Walker of Standing Rock Indian Reservation could be executed, and Roosevelt asked him to respond to an article that had appeared in The Outlook about such leases. Kittredge now encloses Walker’s reply to the article by George Kennan on the leases at Standing Rock.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-23

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock has an inspector at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to look into the controversy pertaining to land leases. He encloses a letter from George Kennan regarding these leases and asks President Roosevelt for a detailed answer as to what needs to be done. He argues that an investigation needs to be held related to the leases of Indian land.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-23

Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lawrence F. Abbott believes that American efforts in the Philippines are beneficial and that the reaction of most journalists to reported abuses by the United States military are “hysterical excitement.” Abbott refers to President Roosevelt’s orders for transparency regarding the Philippine question. Outlook magazine will soon be interviewing Governor Taft on the constructive work accomplished in the Philippines.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-17

Letter from S. S. McClure to George B. Cortelyou

S. S. McClure thinks it would be a good idea to send Lincoln Steffens to Puerto Rico and Cuba to show the good that the United States has done for these two islands. Also, due to the high interest in the Philippines and the upcoming Congressional investigation, McClure offers to send a well respected man to the Philippines to “get at the truth.” He then covers a few options for who should be sent, including university presidents like Woodrow Wilson.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-22

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to C. F. Nesler

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock encloses articles from the Outlook magazine pertaining to leases of land on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. A controversy is brewing over these leases and Hitchcock orders C. F. Nesler to investigate whether the Standing Rock Indians desire the lease and the propriety with which the government made the lease.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-22