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Theodore Roosevelt sends warm regards to Progressive supporter, Pearl Wight, of Louisiana and to his wife, Helen Lauretta Wight, who is recovering from an illness. Roosevelt conveys gratitude for Wight’s and Mr. Thilborger’s work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-22
Representative Jackson brings to President Roosevelt’s attention the call for Assistant Treasurer Abraham Lincoln Dryden’s resignation. Jackson explains that they are making “every possible effort” in the 1st Maryland Congressional District to ensure a Republican candidate will be elected and Dryden’s resignation complicates their chances of success. Jackson asks that when Roosevelt returns to Washington, DC with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte that they reconsider the resignation request and revoke it. Jackson believes that his efforts to get the district “in the Republican column” entitles them “every possible aid and sympathy from the government.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-24
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte has informed Paymaster General Harris that he will not be disturbed before October 1. Although Bonaparte is taking the papers concerning the candidates with him on his voyage to Lenox, he does not think that he will be able to make a recommendation before August 15. He believes that an Inspector should be selected, but he confesses to President Roosevelt that he is not enthusiastic about any of the candidates, as the Corps contains “worse than indifferent material.” Bonaparte also informs Roosevelt that he has divided the armor contract and has prepared a memorandum explaining the reasons for his actions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-14