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Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister that he asked Clarence H. Mackay to sent a telegram, as she requested. However, he mentions that she should not worry if there is a delay, as he has experienced telegram delays even with Mackay. Roosevelt writes that he enjoyed Theodore Douglas Robinson’s children and mentions his lunch plans with Edith.
1918-09-19
Joseph Edward Stubbs thanks Theodore Roosevelt for mentioning the University of Nevada’s new statue in a recent article, however there was an error in the article. The statue is of John W. Mackay and was donated by his son, Clarence H. Mackay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-25
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes for any errors he made when referring to the statue given to Joseph Edward Stubbs’ university by Clarence H. Mackay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-30
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes for any errors he made when referring to the statue given to Joseph Edward Stubbs’ university by Clarence H. Mackay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-02
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Sebird Henderson that he received his letters and those from Brown and MacKay. Roosevelt is pleased that Henderson has served so well since Roosevelt appointed him as a Forest Ranger in 1903.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-06
While Theodore Roosevelt sympathizes with the meeting’s purpose, he cannot attend social functions as he gets so many invitations he does not want to offend those he refuses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-23
President Roosevelt tells George Brinton McClellan Harvey that his message “stands out particularly from all the others,” and asks him to bring Martin and Clarence H. Mackay with him to visit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-01
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Taft to look over the enclosed materials and then speak with William Emlen Roosevelt and James Alexander Scrymser, along with a representative of the State Department. The materials discuss a dispute between Scrymser’s company and Clarence H. Mackay’s company, and while Roosevelt has not investigated the matter in any depth, he is inclined to believe Mackay’s company was in the right.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-07
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge about a complicated issue the State Department is facing, regarding whether or not it should arbitrate a contract dispute between two American telegraph companies in Panama. Roosevelt does not believe that diplomatic intervention from the Department of State is appropriate in this situation, because the dispute is between two American companies.
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1904-06-16
Governor Willson of Kentucky praises the speech President Roosevelt recently gave at the Abraham Lincoln celebration in Kentucky, and relates the enthusiasm that Kentuckians have for Roosevelt. Willson regrets that he did not get a chance to present Andrew Cowan, his wife Anna G. Cowan, and Emilie Todd Helm, half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln, to Roosevelt. Willson and his wife Mary are coming to the inauguration, and will stay with Associate Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan a few days beforehand.
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1909-02-15
The Lincoln Farm Association invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial Hall. Includes a card about special trains, an invitation from Governor Augustus Everett Willson, and a list of officers and trustees of the Lincoln Farm Association.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-09
List of unknown origin titled “American Members of the League for International Conciliation,” enclosed with a letter created by Nobel Prize winner Nicholas Murray Butler. Andrew Carnegie and Andrew D. White are listed as “Honorary Presidents,” 12 people are listed under “Council of Direction,” and 46 people are listed as “Members.”
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1906-12-05
Clarence and Katherine Mackay are visiting Washington, D.C., on Friday. Harvey has invited William H. Taft and Albert J. Beveridge to meet them for dinner that evening. Mackay appreciated President Roosevelt’s cordial note to him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-10