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Governor Roosevelt writes to Avery De Lano Andrews regarding the logistics for an upcoming visit with General F. V. Greene, General Wesley Merritt, and Admiral George Dewey.
1899-09-18
President McKinley writes to accept the Republican Party’s nomination for President and accepts the platform. He discusses his desire to uphold the gold standard and refutes the opinions of those who support the silver standard. He also comments on international affairs, including the territorial government in Alaska and Hawaii, war loans from the Spanish American War, neutrality policies in the Boer War, law and order in Cuba, and holdings in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. He also comments on domestic issues including civil service reform, the volume of United States currency, and domestic shipping. Finally, McKinley comments on insurrection and peace treaties in the Philippines, asserting his desire for peace and that no person be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-09-10
This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
1900
Collection of newspaper clippings of articles, photographs, and maps showing some of the actors, naval vessels, and events making up parts of the Spanish-American war. Includes some handwritten notes and hand-colored photographs.
1898
Sheet music for the patriotic song “For Victory of Our Country’s Flag,” which celebrates the American military heroes of the Spanish-American War. The song is dedicated to the United States Army and Navy. The cover features a large American flag and photographs of prominent individuals from the war, including Governor Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1899
George F. Hoar is a modern-day Cassandra prophesying doom, which evokes the laughter of President William McKinley, William R. Day, William T. Sampson, and Wesley Merritt.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-02-08
Attorney Charles J. Bonaparte addresses the legal investigation into the actions of Baltimore Postal Service employees. Bonaparte writes of his correspondence with Holmes Conrad and Charles Emory Smith and discusses the Bristow Report, John A. Merritt’s charges against Seymour Wilcox Tulloch, and the case of Comptroller Robert J. Tracewell. Bonaparte also expresses his disappointment regarding the Democratic win in the Maryland election, drawing a comparison to the election of 1899, when Arthur P. Gorman lost to Louis E. McComas.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-11
Partial newspaper article pointing out that Generals Wesley Merritt, John Rutter Brooke, and Elwell Stephen Otis received eulogistic orders upon their retirement, against army regulations. General Nelson Appleton Miles did not receive similar orders and the War Department’s explanation is that Merritt, Brooke, and Otis retired from “immediate active service in the field.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08
Archbishop Ireland believes that the public will understand and support negotiating with the Vatican for the purchase of the friar lands in the Philippines. If President Roosevelt wants to send a non-Catholic negotiator, Ireland suggests General Merritt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-12