Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart

President Roosevelt disputes Philip Battell Stewart’s view of the New Mexico Governor Herbert J. Hagerman controversy. Roosevelt informs Stewart that Hagerman answered the charges and did not dispute Alford Warriner Cooley’s report. Roosevelt notes that he is having United States District Attorney William H. H. Llewellyn investigated. He discusses the background and support for Captain George Curry to replace Hagerman as governor.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-11

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

After receiving a letter from William H. H. Llewellyn, President Roosevelt believes that Arizona Territorial Governor Joseph H. Kibbey and New Mexico Territorial Governor Herbert J. Hagerman may need to replaced. He wishes David M. Goodrich lived in New Mexico so he could be appointed, and asks Commissioner of Corporations Garfield to look into the record of John M. Wilson as a potential candidate, while investigating the current governors’ malpractices.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-11

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Horace Lorimer

After talking with George Horace Lorimer, President Roosevelt went back and read The Plum Tree through all the way, after previously having read only half of it. The ending of the book reconciles Roosevelt to many of the problems he had with it throughout, but he still holds many issues with the book which he lays out for Lorimer. The author, David Graham Phillips, falls into the trap of overstating the sort of corruption that is present in politics, and while Roosevelt freely admits that corruption is present–which, he points out, he is working against–there are also many good people working in politics as well. In a postscript of several days later, Roosevelt comments on several of Phillips’s articles on the Senate, in which he acts similarly by taking “certain facts that are true in themselves, and […] ignoring utterly a very much large mass of facts that are just as true and just as important.” Roosevelt criticizes Phillips for working with William Randolph Hearst to achieve notoriety.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Hunter

President Roosevelt thanks William H. Hunter for the editorial and for understanding the “Bat Masterson” type. He is glad to appoint men like Bat Masterson, who are “real survivors of the Viking age.” Masterson’s record is clean as far as Roosevelt knows. However, he admits a few appointees, like Ben Daniels, engaged in activities they should not have during their youth. Regardless, Roosevelt considers these men better “than many a smug citizen who looks down on them.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-09

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt explains the situation between Colorado Adjutant General Bell and William Henry Harrison Llewellyn about James D. Ritchie, and reproduces part of a letter from Llewellyn to Bell. Ritchie, described as “quite an anarchist,” was deported from Colorado to New Mexico, but Llewellyn wishes for Bell to go easy on him “under the circumstances.” Ritchie is a strong supporter of Roosevelt’s campaign.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Major Llewellyn regarding certain articles that are being published. Roosevelt would like to know if Postmaster General Payne thinks these articles should be counteracted.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Muller

President Roosevelt has heard numerous appeals in favor of Governor Otero and trusts Frederick Muller can give him “definite facts.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-08

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. E. Griffin

President Roosevelt was impressed by W. E. Griffin’s letter, but reiterates David M. Goodrich and William H. H. Llewellyn’s recommendation to reappoint Governor Otero as governor of New Mexico Territory. He suggests that Griffin contact Goodrich about the matter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from R. E. F. Mitchell to Theodore Roosevelt

Ralph Emerson Twitchell thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the photograph and asks if he saw the review of his book. New Mexico recently held elections. The Republican Party leaders deserved what was administered. Regardless, the state legislature will be Republican, although the United States Senators may not. William H. H. Llewellyn will be Speaker of the House despite the attempts against him. Twitchell suggests Roosevelt write a brief statement commending the New Mexicans who served as Rough Riders. He will include the statement in the second volume of his book.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-13

Creator(s)

Twitchell, Ralph Emerson, 1859-1925

Letter from Ralph Emerson Twitchell to Theodore Roosevelt

Ralph Emerson Twitchell mentions the first volume of his book sent by both Major William H. H. Llewellyn and Torch Press. He asks Theodore Roosevelt to send an autographed cabinet photograph of himself to be used as an illustration in the next volume. Twitchell has received praise for the work from the press and hopes The Outlook will publicize it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-18

Creator(s)

Twitchell, Ralph Emerson, 1859-1925

Letter from George U. Young to Theodore Roosevelt

George U. Young shares a conversation he had with a group of prominent men in 1901, including Major William H. H. Llewellyn and then-Governor Miguel Antonio Otero, on the train following the burial of President William McKinley. He also includes a personal manuscript that Theodore Roosevelt might draw on for speech ideas.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-14

Creator(s)

Young, George U. (George Ulysses), 1867-1926

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root presents his thoughts on matters discussed in President Roosevelt’s previous letters. Topics include whether to send a minister for Abyssinia, Japan’s rescheduling of their planned exposition, Ambassador William Woodville Rockhill’s report on the Lamas, the situation on the Mexican frontier, and the renomination of Governor Charles Evans Hughes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-23

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

James Sullivan Clarkson asks William Loeb to do what he can to allow his son Grosvenor B. Clarkson’s testimony in the land fraud trial of Benjamin H. Tallmage to be taken in New York rather than New Mexico, where the trial is being held. Grosvener had been severely beaten in the process of the investigation and has still not recovered. Clarkson fears the journey will reverse any improvements he had made and asks Loeb as a fellow father to use his influence to prevent it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-02

Creator(s)

Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to William Loeb

Attorney General Bonaparte has received William Loeb’s message regarding the resignation of U.S. Attorney General for New Mexico William H. H. Llewellyn. Bonaparte will follow the instruction that the message should not be made public.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-25

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte attempts to dissuade President Roosevelt from a recommendation he had made that all papers containing charges against United States Attorney for the Territory of New Mexico William H. H. Llewellyn be destroyed. Bonaparte assures Roosevelt that the papers are being kept confidential, and believes that destroying them could potentially be illegal in any case. Bonaparte also disagrees with Roosevelt’s suggestion that Assistant Attorney General Henry Martyn Hoyt go to New Mexico accompanied by a “New Mexico contingent,” as doing so could hurt the image of impartiality the Department of Justice is trying to portray.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-22

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Report from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte reports on the results of an investigation conducted by the Office of the Attorney General into complaints made against U.S. Attorney for the Territory of New Mexico and former Rough Rider William H. H. Llewellyn. Bonaparte has found Llewellyn partially or fully culpable in all of the charges leveled against him, including conspiracy towards the illegal sale of public land, failure to make payment on a bill, and disregarding the wishes of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp and the Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield. Bonaparte concludes that the results of this investigation, coupled with Llewellyn’s generally lackluster performance and failure to gain the trust of either the citizenry or fellow public officials, means that Llewellyn should retire from his post.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-19

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Telegram from George Curry to Theodore Roosevelt

New Mexico Territory Governor George Curry notifies President Roosevelt that he objects to Ormsby McHarg’s interference in matters over which he has no authority, as the Department of Justice has no right to give orders to subordinate Territorial officials as McHarg has done in the Pennsylvania Development Company case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-31

Creator(s)

Curry, George, 1861-1947

Letter from Ernest P. Holcombe to G. W. Woodruff

Ernest P. Holcombe sends G. W. Woodruff a memorandum of incidents on a trip he recently took with Judge Albert B. Fall. Holcombe believes New Mexico Governor George Curry will possibly be embarrassed by the conduct of those around him, and Fall will soon accompany Curry on a meeting with President Roosevelt. A handwritten note to Woodruff assures him that Holcombe is a reliable witness.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-24

Creator(s)

Holcombe, Ernest P. (Ernest Prosser), 1864-1914

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte returns a speech with minor suggestions to President Roosevelt, and discusses his strategy in finding a case in which the government could convict and sentence the head of an industrial trust. In North Carolina, Roosevelt could not have altered the dispute between Federal and State authorities in the railroad rate case. Bonaparte passes along some clippings related to the case against Senator William Edgar Borah of Idaho. Bonaparte relates the progress in vetting William B. Sheppard for a judgeship in Florida. In New Mexico, Bonaparte says he has examined the charges against New Mexico District Attorney William H. H. Llewellyn, and believes he must be removed from office. Bonaparte will be in Oyster Bay on Friday.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-05

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Letter from Ormsby McHarg to Charles J. Bonaparte

Special Assistant Attorney General McHarg informs Attorney General Bonaparte of the situation in New Mexico Territory. McHarg says Governor George Curry is facing a difficult time in the administration of the territory, and McHarg will assist him in any way needed. McHarg goes on to detail examples of corruption the territory.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-03

Creator(s)

McHarg, Ormsby, 1871-