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Ira Harris hopes to secure the position of Supervising Inspector of Steam Vessels, Second District and asks Vice President Roosevelt to speak with Senator Platt, who controls the appointment, on his behalf.
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1901
Article argues that the fight over federal positions in Kansas was just and that the populace is ready for clean politics.
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1901-12
Senator Hanna reminds President Roosevelt to reappoint John E. Stillman and M. B. Macfarlane. Hanna believes that both Florida officials deserve a second term.
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1901-12-23
Douglas Robinson reluctantly forwards a letter from Joe Murray who is hoping for an appointment.
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1901-12-23
Charles S. Gleed approves of Mr. Metcalf’s appointment and encloses clippings from Kansas newspapers.
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1901-12-24
Booker T. Washington offers suggestions for appointments in Mississippi. He supports Edgar S. Wilson, Register in Jackson, as Marshal of the Southern District of Mississippi. The current Marshal could then become Register. He also supports Isaiah T. Montgomery for Receiver of Public Moneys.
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1901-12-24
Seth Low, soon to be Mayor of New York City, requests President Roosevelt’s opinion on several potential appointments.
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1901-12-17
Booker T. Washington advises President Roosevelt regarding southern appointments.
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1901-12-17
William H. H. Llewellyn’s letter arrived in time for Pat F. Garrett’s confirmation as customs collector.
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1901-12-18
Article credits the success of President Roosevelt’s administration to the appointment of “morally clean” men to office.
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1901-12-19
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock encloses telegrams from Charles Nagel and George D. Reynolds, expressing concern about the appointment of Charles F. Wenneker as collector of internal revenue at St. Louis.
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1901-12-18
General Wilder Stevens Metcalf’s name has been submitted to the Senate as United States pension agent at Topeka, Kansas. Cyrus Leland had gathered considerable support for the appointment and Senator Burton’s recommendation of Metcalf could be damaging politically.
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1901-12-19
Geo. D. Reynolds has heard that Charles F. Wenneker will be appointed revenue collector, which he believes to be a grave mistake.
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1901-12-18
William H. H. Llewellyn believes that various Rough Riders are traveling to Washington, D.C., not for offices but out of a habit of following President Roosevelt. He calls Roosevelt’s attention to the enclosed note from Senator Allison regarding the confirmation of Pat F. Garrett. Llewellyn will attempt to ensure that the Garrett administration is successful and reflects positively on Roosevelt’s appointment.
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1901-12-20
M. A. Hawkins recently graduated from Harvard and is having a difficult time getting started professionally. He believes there is a great opportunity for a “first class shoe store” in Baltimore, Maryland, but he lacks the funds to begin operations. He requests a loan from Vice President Roosevelt or assistance acquiring a position in Baltimore.
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1901-08-25
William Lafayette Strong, mayor-elect of New York City, invites Theodore Roosevelt to take over leadership of the Street Cleaning Bureau for the city.
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1894-12-18
Official appointment by the state of Georgia of Seth H. McGee to the Lumpkin County Board of Education. Document is signed by Governor Rufus B. Bullock.
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1871-01-30
Official appointment of Wallace S. Weeks as Notary Public for the state of Florida, signed by Governor William D. Bloxham.
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1881-06-29