Letter from William Loeb to William T. Rigby
William Loeb encloses a check from President Roosevelt toward a statue of General Stephen D. Lee.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-25
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Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald Gracie
President Roosevelt congratulates Archibald Gracie on the work he is doing. He is fond of General Stephen D. Lee and General Simon Bolivar Buckner, and will look up the matter of General Marcus Wright. Roosevelt encloses a letter to the State Department that Gracie requested.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-03
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Allison
President Roosevelt agrees with John Allison that the Tennessee Republican Party is “a seething hotbed of factionalism.” He asks Allison if he would like to be appointed to the vacancy on the National Park Commission caused by the recent death of Stephen D. Lee.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-05-31
Letter from William T. Rigby to Theodore Roosevelt
Chairman of the Vicksburg National Military Park Commission William T. Rigby thanks President Roosevelt for his contribution of $50 to the statue of General Stephen D. Lee being constructed in Vicksburg Park. Rigby encloses an article on the matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-28
Letter from John Allison to Theodore Roosevelt
John Allison describes his military career to President Roosevelt and concludes that he cannot accept the Vicksburg Park Commission, as he did not serve there. However, he would like to be appointed to a commission he can legally accept. Allison also offers his view on how Secretary of War William H. Taft might unite the Tennessee Republican Party after he secures the nomination for president.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-05
General Dodge commander of army of the Tennessee aids Lee memorial fund
An article describing the mission of William T. Rigby in garnering funds for the General Stephen D. Lee memorial. Contains quotations from letters by General Grenville M. Dodge and Captain Stephen P. Allen expressing sentiments of good will toward the cause.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-26