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Letter from Sarah W. Loud to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Sarah W. Loud to Theodore Roosevelt

Sarah W. Loud expresses to Theodore Roosevelt that her husband, Civil War veteran Thomas B. Loud, has been unjustly kept at the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea rather than allowed to live at home with her. She recounts his military service, declining health, and the actions of local officials that resulted in his pension being withheld and adequate aid denied, causing their prolonged separation. Loud appeals to Roosevelt for help in securing a pension sufficient to support him at home, describing her emotional and financial hardship and her faith in Roosevelt’s sense of justice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-12

Creator(s)

Loud, Sarah W., 1847-1914

Letter from Howard Pyle to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Howard Pyle to Theodore Roosevelt

Howard Pyle thanks President Roosevelt for his letter of introduction to Gifford Pinchot. Due to Roosevelt’s kind deed, Pyle praises Roosevelt’s administration and believes that he “will stand forth in history as one of the very greatest of our presidents.” Pyle also notes that Roosevelt had inspired him in painting a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, which Anna Roosevelt Cowles has seen in Pyle’s studio in Wilmington, Delaware.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-11

Creator(s)

Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911

Letter from Emily Tyler Carow to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Emily Tyler Carow to Theodore Roosevelt

Emily Tyler Carow describes her experiences in Egypt, including her concern about an “undercurrent of hostility” that seems to be present in the Egyptian Arab people. Carow tells Roosevelt about her conversations with Lord Evelyn Baring Cromer and his dinner guests, which have been about topics such as the British occupation of Egypt, the American occupation of Cuba and the insular possession of the Philippines, whether Roosevelt will run for president again, and the natural beauty of the desert.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-01

Creator(s)

Carow, Emily Tyler, 1865-1939

Letter from John W. Vrooman to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John W. Vrooman to Theodore Roosevelt

John W. Vrooman praises President Roosevelt for his style of governance and both his public and private behaviors, referencing Abraham Lincoln and Daniel Webster. Vrooman recounts a speech in which he described the President as someone with a “big heart, big brain, and big purpose, who stands today the central figure of the civilized world.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-30

Creator(s)

Vrooman, John W. (John Wright), 1844-1929

Letter from Henry S. Pritchett and James Ford Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry S. Pritchett and James Ford Rhodes  to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry S. Pritchett, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, writes to President Roosevelt about “the Negro question.” Pritchett claims that Republican Reconstruction was a failure, and argues that the federal government should stop trying to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment, since legislative threats are not making the Southern states comply. He recommends that the Southern states be allowed to control their own voting laws, subject only to outside criticism without force. Pritchett admits the Southern states will immediately disenfranchise most African Americans, but that this will be fair since they will also disenfranchise ignorant whites. He believes Roosevelt will still be allowed to make some African American appointments pending approval of local white leaders. Pritchett encloses an article he wrote on the subject and pages from James Ford Rhodes’s history. Rhodes, a historian specializing in Reconstruction, adds a postscript to Pritchett’s letter saying he agrees with Pritchett’s recommendations and will discuss with Pritchett conversations he had previously on the subject with Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-06

Creator(s)

Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939; Rhodes, James Ford, 1848-1927

Letter from James Ford Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from James Ford Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt

Historian James Ford Rhodes is pleased to have received a long letter from President Roosevelt. Rhodes responds to questions raised by Roosevelt, using historical precedents. Rhodes discusses tariff revision. He thinks Roosevelt is right not to “break with [his] party” over legislation. Rhodes asks Roosevelt if he can share the president’s views on “the Southern question” with Henry S. Pritchett, president of MIT, who has asked Rhodes for assistance. Pritchett is preparing a paper for Roosevelt. Rhodes answers Roosevelt’s comparison of his Cabinet with President Lincoln’s Cabinet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-01

Creator(s)

Rhodes, James Ford, 1848-1927

Letter from Erman J. Ridgway to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Erman J. Ridgway to Theodore Roosevelt

Erman J. Ridgway, editor of Everybody’s Magazine, congratulates President Roosevelt on his electoral victory and praises his statement that he will not accept a renomination. He pledges to assist Roosevelt however he can, and says that if Roosevelt can finish his work, he “will not only be the greatest President since Lincoln, but the greatest ruler this country or any country has ever had.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-09

Creator(s)

Ridgway, Erman J. (Erman Jesse), 1867-1943

In the big ship’s wake

In the big ship’s wake

President Roosevelt grins as he stands in a boat labeled “Lock Canal System” while a generic figure labeled “Senate” sits in a large bucket filling with water labeled “Senatorial Kicks.”

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-18

Give him a chance

Give him a chance

President Roosevelt sits at his desk and looks at three papers: “Panama Canal,” “Philippine Tariff,” and “Railroad Rate Legislation.” There is a picture of Abraham Lincoln on the wall. Uncle Sam directs several men, including a “R. R. trust” and a “obstructionist,” away.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-11

Creator(s)

Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912

Illustrated Buffalo Express, Vol. XVIIII, No. 51, September 22, 1901

Illustrated Buffalo Express, Vol. XVIIII, No. 51, September 22, 1901

Illustrated Buffalo Express, Vol. XVIIII, No. 51, September 22, 1901, pages 1-8:

Page 1: – Mast head is draped in black bunting with eagles above – Black and white photographs captioned: The Funeral of President McKinley in Buffalo: Leaving the Milburn House; Procession on Delaware Avenue; Sailors and Soldiers Taking the Casket Into City Hall; The Body of the President at City Hall, with Military and Civil Guard – “In Memoriam” and “William McKinley” – Poems about McKinley – “Buffalo’s Sad Sunday” – Short article about McKinley’s funeral in Buffalo as depicted by the photographs – “Stamping Out Anarchy” – Group “The Law Rules” on the facade of the Government Building at the Pan Am; drawing of woman holding a tablet with the title at the bottom left of the page

Page 2: – Black and white photographs captioned: The Funeral of President McKinley in Washington: Carrying the Body into the Capitol; Passing the Treasury Building; Arrival of Battery at the Capitol; Crowd Waiting in the Rain at the Capitol; Naval Honorary Pall Bearers – “Funeral in Washington” – Short article to explain the context of the photographs – “Shooting at Lincoln” – Recollection of Colonel Lamon, who guarded Abraham Lincoln about the measures taken to keep him safe

Page 3: – Black and white photographs captioned: One of the Black Arches in the Canton Streets; The Funeral at Canton: Procession from the McKinley Home to the Church; Taking the Casket Into the Church; President Roosevelt’s Body Guard; Receiving Vault, West Lawn Cemetery, Canton; The McKinley Family Lot in the Cemetery at Canton, O. – “Scenes at Canton” – Narrative about the funeral in Canton, to explain the photographs

Page 4: – Black and white photographs captioned: The President: The best of all portraits of Theodore Roosevelt; Library in the Wilcox House, Where President Roosevelt Took the Oath of Office; In the House Theodore Roosevelt Took the Oath of Office as President of the United States; The President at a Picturesque Period in His Career (Dakotas) – “Mr. Roosevelt Made President” – History of the Wilcox House including its time as the Buffalo Barracks and a detailed description of the events of Roosevelt’s inauguration – “The Ranchman in the White House” – Excerpts from Roosevelt’s books, The Wilderness Hunter and Hunting Trips of a Ranchman (cont. on page 5)