Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

George Haven Putnam writes to William Loeb to say he is waiting for President Roosevelt’s introduction to a set of works by Abraham Lincoln. The volumes are already printing and Putnam needs Roosevelt’s piece in order to print the first form. He recognizes the many demands on the president and requests that Loeb remind him of the matter when the opportunity arises.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-20

Francis Dashwood Tandy writes to William Loeb regarding a copyright controversy over the works of Abraham Lincoln. Tandy expresses his surprise that President Roosevelt would consent to write an introduction to an unauthorized set of Lincoln’s works.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-21

Hugo Pam writes to Charles Gates Dawes to request that President Roosevelt speak at the Standard Club’s upcoming banquet in commemoration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The organization is composed entirely of Jewish individuals and the female members of the men’s families are welcome at this event.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-22

George Haven Putnam writes to President Roosevelt to discuss an introduction he would like Roosevelt to write for a book on Abraham Lincoln which his company is preparing to publish. Putnam encloses Roosevelt’s introduction to History of the Republican Party and suggests he could make use of some of the same material.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-09-13

George Haven Putnam asks President Roosevelt to write an introductory paragraph for the last set of a series of books titled Writings of the Fathers of the Republic. This set is composed of President Lincoln’s works and Putnam believes Roosevelt’s view on Lincoln would be very useful. Putnam gives Roosevelt full license for length and content, saying he asks the favor out of their friendship.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-11

James Bronson Reynolds has returned from a trip to the Philippines, China, and Japan, and is interested in future trade relations with China. He thinks America needs to modify its attitude about “coolie labor” and treat Chinese gentlemen with the same respect Americans receive when in China. Roosevelt’s recent consular changes in China are well-received. Reynolds thanks Roosevelt for his actions related to a ministry of Romania. He is traveling to Europe but hopes to return in time to take part in city campaigns. He has enclosed memoranda including recommendations related to the consular service and China.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-05-16

John Hay sends this letter with a ring containing a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, cut from his head the night of his assassination. John Hay has had the ring inscribed with Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln’s initials. Roosevelt is urged to wear it as he embodies Lincoln’s ideals.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-03

Senator Lodge enjoyed President Roosevelt’s speech, and notes that President Lincoln always inspires Roosevelt’s best work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-14

Silas McBee highlights the significance of Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to New York City. According to the New York Times, Roosevelt is the only president aside from George Washington to visit the east side of the city. McBee has printed Roosevelt’s Lincoln speech in the current issue of the Churchman. If McBee was to write his editorial over today, he would make his opinion on the Arbitration Treaties stronger, because he feels so strongly that Roosevelt is correct.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-15

The progressives in Kansas are planning an organizational meeting for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. They need a “national name” to speak at the event and William Allen White requests Theodore Roosevelt’s help to secure William Bourke Cockran as a speaker.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912

James Ford Rhodes appreciates the speech President Roosevelt gave on Abraham Lincoln. He is sure the influence of the speech will help the North and South draw closer. The more Rhodes learns, the more he appreciates the folly of Reconstruction scheme based on suffrage for African Americans.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-17

Frank Swigart believes both Frederick and Charles B. Landis have conspired to oust him as referee because they are sure it would cost the Republicans votes. Swigart wishes to know whether the Landises truly have a letter from President Roosevelt to Judge Albert B. Anderson asking to have him removed from the position. He assures Roosevelt that he is fair and asks that he be kept as referee for the upcoming election. He concludes the letter by noting that he voted for Abraham Lincoln and served in the Army from 1861 to 1864.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-12

Representative Gillett writes to inform President Roosevelt that Boston attorney Robert McNeil Morse has spoken favorably of the Roosevelt administration and intends to vote for Roosevelt in the upcoming election. In the past Morse has been against them.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Lincoln Steffens would like Secretary of State John Hay to write an article about President Roosevelt for McClure’s Magazine since they plan to publish two short articles on the presidential candidates. Steffens informs Roosevelt that Grover Cleveland has agreed to write an article about Judge Alton B. Parker. Steffens claims that they have been teaching their readers that the fundamental issue of American domestic policies is representative democracy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-10

Booker T. Washington encloses a copy of the New Orleans Daily Picayune, which contains a letter he would like brought to the attention of President Roosevelt. The letter, written by Mrs. W. J. Bohan, argues against allowing children in the south to learn about Abraham Lincoln. Washington points out that Mrs. Bohan is the wife of the acting postmaster at New Orleans, who is seeking a permanent appointment, and is a member of the Lily-White Movement in the Republican Party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-08

In order to put an end to the rumors that Theodore Roosevelt is the instigator behind a movement to prevent the renomination of Richard Yates as Governor of Illinois, Edward Forshee asks Roosevelt to write a letter to the citizens of Illinois stating that he is not opposed to Yates’ renomination.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-23

President of the National Republican League J. Hampton Moore encourages Republican clubs to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Republican Party. Moore provides a brief history of the origination of the political party.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-03

Statement criticizes Colorado Governor James Hamilton Peabody for calling out the Colorado militia to suppress and arrest striking miners during the Colorado Labor Wars, which includes the recent arrest of Western Federation of Miners President Charles Moyer. The statement criticizes President Roosevelt as being a “military Napoleon” and recommends that citizens should end his political career.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-20

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985