McDowell, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1861-1933

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt suggests Henry Clay MacDowell for judge in Virginia. Ted Roosevelt has broken his collarbone playing football. It is not a serious injury and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is relieved as she believes he will not be able to play for the remainder of the season. Mr. Morgan is in favor of the treaty and believes opposition to it will crumble. Edward Oliver Wolcott shall have the Colorado appointments but he must produce men that live up to Roosevelt’s standards.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Fox

President Roosevelt would like professional letters of recommendation for Henry C. McDowell. When John Fox Jr. is next in Washington, D.C., he should take lunch or dinner with Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Fox

President Roosevelt asks John Fox if he can get some testimony regarding Henry C. McDowell’s professional capacity. He wonders when Fox is coming to Washington, as he would like to have him over for lunch or dinner.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder

President Roosevelt writes Richard Watson Gilder a lengthy refutation of an article in the Evening Post in which William Garrott Brown misconstrues his actions in the Republican Party. Namely, Brown accuses Roosevelt of neglecting Republicans in the South and of doing a poor job of making nominations to local offices and positions. Roosevelt asserts that where the Republican party is not strong in the South, he has had to appoint Democrats who were quality men, rather than incapable men who are Republicans. Where he believes the party has a chance to compete with Democrats, he does all he can to support it. Roosevelt also writes that he did not use his influence on officers to get William H. Taft the nomination, but rather Taft was nominated because Roosevelt’s policies were popular, and Taft is the man who will continue those policies. Roosevelt believes that Brown is either ignorant or willfully ignorant of a number of facts.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Fox, Jr.

President Roosevelt doubts whether he could appoint another Kentuckian in Virginia. He has a high regard for Joshua F. Bullitt, but does not wish to deal with the matter until he has to. Roosevelt would like John Fox, Jr. to visit the White House with Bullitt and Henry C. McDowell so the three of them can talk.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart

President Roosevelt has received Philip Battell Stewart’s letters and compliments his service. He has appointed another Yale graduate, Henry C. McDowell.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Knox to review endorsements of Henry C. McDowell.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Lambert

President Roosevelt believes that Henry C. McDowell is a “trump” but wonders if he should appoint a native Virginian.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wyndham Robertson Meredith

President Roosevelt requests Wyndham Robertson Meredith’s opinion on Mr. Gillespie and Henry C. McDowell, potential appointees to a Virginia judgeship.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Knox to look at the recommendations for possible appointees to a Virginia judgeship. He then weighs the merits of Henry C. McDowell and Judge Lewis for the position.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt

Alexander Lambert sends a clipping he thinks President Roosevelt will find interesting, and is pleased to hear of Henry C. McDowell’s appointment as the new U.S. District Court Judge for Western Virginia. Lambert’s sister has also recently lost her son to appendicitis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-13

Creator(s)

Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939

Letter from John S. Wise to Theodore Roosevelt

John S. Wise would like to know if President Roosevelt has decided who will be appointed to the vacant judgeship in the Western District of Virginia. The news reported Roosevelt planned to ask Henry C. McDowell, but then contradicted that statement. Wise will support Roosevelt’s decision whether he agrees with it or not.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-19

Creator(s)

Wise, John S. (John Sergeant), 1846-1913

Letter from Lunsford L. Lewis to Theodore Roosevelt

As per President Roosevelt’s request, Judge Lewis provides his opinion on several appointments in Virginia. He speaks highly of Henry C. McDowell as judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Lewis thinks well of his local postmaster.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-18

Creator(s)

Lewis, Lunsford L. (Lunsford Lomax), 1846-1920

Letter from John Fox to Theodore Roosevelt

John Fox Jr. does not believe that Judge Wood of Bristol, Tennessee, is suited to succeed John Paul as judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Fox recommends the appointment of Henry C. McDowell.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-03

Creator(s)

Fox, John, Jr., 1862-1919

Letter from John Fox to Theodore Roosevelt

John Fox has checked Henry C. McDowell’s credentials and believes President Roosevelt will be satisfied with them. He encloses his most recent book and a letter from Joshua F. Bullitt. Fox thanks Roosevelt for the dinner invitation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-24

Creator(s)

Fox, John, Jr., 1862-1919

Letter from John Fox to Theodore Roosevelt

John Fox recommends Henry Clay McDowell to succeed Judge Paul on the United States Court for the Western District of Virginia. He is grateful that the presidency has fallen to someone of President Roosevelt’s talent and ability.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-17

Creator(s)

Fox, John, Jr., 1862-1919

Letter from Joshua F. Bullitt to John Fox

Due to poor health, it is expected that Judge Paul will resign. Henry C. McDowell is a popular candidate to replace Paul and Joshua F. Bullitt asks if John Fox could discuss the matter with President Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-12

Creator(s)

Bullitt, Joshua F. (Joshua Fry), 1856-1932