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Earl Denbigh thanks President Roosevelt for the photograph, which he showed to King Edward VII. The King was pleased to hear of the kind reception the British received on their trip. Denbigh is sending Roosevelt a photograph of his family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-22
President Roosevelt issues a memorandum on his personal relationships with several people, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, George H. Lyman, Francis C. Lowell, and Winthrop Murray Crane. Roosevelt seeks to add some additional context to a memorandum by Lodge, and comments on when he came to know these men, and how, if at all, his personal relationships shaped his actions in giving or not giving certain people positions in the administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-10
President Roosevelt issues a memorandum on his personal relationships with several people, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, George H. Lyman, Francis C. Lowell, and Winthrop Murray Crane. Roosevelt comments on when he came to know these men, and how, if at all, his personal relationships shaped his actions in giving or not giving certain people positions in the administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-10
President Roosevelt is eager to plan his visit to Cambridge, Massachusetts with William Sturgis Bigelow, including breakfasts with friends and statesmen, and a lunch with his son Theodore Roosevelt Jr. at the Sphinx in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-02
President Roosevelt is going to tell Curtis Guild and George Lyman that he is going to Harvard and Groton to see his sons. He is glad that William Sturgis Bigelow has contacted Arlo Bates about meeting over breakfast and wonders if they can also invite Samuel McChord Crothers and Le Baron Russell Briggs. In a handwritten postscript he informs Bigelow that Oliver Wendell Holmes will be unable to join them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-24
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury Horace Adolphus Taylor which shows that Robert B. Armstrong was right about a decision having precedent. Roosevelt has written the Treasury Department asking them to reverse their action. Roosevelt regrets William H. Moody was not appointed Senator after John L. Bates left his seat, although Winthrop Murray Crane is also a good choice. Moody updated Roosevelt on his stump work, where Indiana feels confident and New York has seen an upturn. He describes the Democratic campaign as “pure slander.” Roosevelt hopes Lodge will be nice to Father John C. York, an Oyster Bay area Catholic priest, next time he comes to New York, as York thinks Lodge is anti-Catholic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-15
Senator Lodge and William Sturgis Bigelow have recovered the coin that President Roosevelt sent. Lodge thinks it is a great success. Lodge clarifies the situation regarding Boston Surveyor of the Port Jeremiah J. McCarthy. McCarthy opposes the installation of Moses B. Mann as Deputy Surveyor and feels that he should be able to choose the man to fill the position because he worked for William H. Taft. Lodge discusses the election and says that he wants Charles Evans Hughes to be elected New York governor. He believes that the situation for Republicans is good, both nationally and in Massachusetts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-13
Senator Lodge encloses a speech from United States District Attorney Asa P. French, given in New York during the gubernatorial campaign. French’s is one of many strong Republican speeches made this campaign. The nominations and appointments have shaken up Roosevelt allies as well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-27
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for his letter regarding the Custom House in Boston and Representative Charles E. Littlefield. Lodge briefly discusses several books with Roosevelt. He also commends Roosevelt’s letter to Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada and discusses the situation in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-16
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for looking into the matter of a picture frame for him, but believes that the answer Roosevelt gave is slightly off base with regard to duties placed on the frame, as it is being brought in for a museum, which has traditionally been free from duty payments. The duty was assessed in Vermont, and not in Boston, so Lodge believes that the Department of the Treasury was somewhat disingenuous in placing the blame on George H. Lyman, who is Collector of Customs at Boston. Lodge has heard that the political situation in New York has improved, and believes that the Democrats will not be able to defeat Roosevelt in any northern state.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-18
Oliver Wendell Holmes responds to a letter from President Roosevelt regarding accusations made by Charles Francis Adams about how Holmes came to be appointed. Holmes also discusses his reading habits and various books.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-05
Jacob O. Wardwell is critical of the treatment of George H. Lyman, Collector at the Port of Boston, during an investigation of corruption. Wardwell considers Lyman’s department to be “honestly run.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-29
Senator Lodge presents to Secretary of the Treasury Shaw his position on the proposed changes in the Transportation Division of the Customs Department. Lodge believes that Collectors, such as George H. Lyman, who manages the Boston Custom House, should be told and consulted about the proposed changes. Lodge also advocated for Special Agent Converse J. Smith about whom Shaw has a different opinion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-01
Senator Lodge expresses his concern for Vice President Roosevelt in the wake of William McKinley’s near-assassination and hopes that Roosevelt will write him “at once” to assure Lodge of his well being. Lodge talks about a clipping that speaks of Roosevelt in French. Lodge also mentions that George H. Lyman is “here” and worrying about Roosevelt as well. Lodge recounts a story “because it tickled my vanity” of a conversation between Lyman and a German, about Lodge and whether he might not be Secretary of State when Roosevelt was President, and whether Lyman and Lodge would not be dangerous to German interests. The German thought Roosevelt must be dangerous because he had killed 1800 “mountain cats” last winter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-12