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Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt

George Haven Putnam sends President Roosevelt a letter of introduction for his friend, Dartmouth Professor Justin Harvey Smith. Smith is working on a book regarding the relations between Mexico and the United States. Smith had begun writing about the Mexican War of 1847-1848, and when this came to Putnam’s attention, he advised Smith that Roosevelt intended to write about this in his series on the Winning of the West. Putnam thinks that perhaps the two authors might collaborate in some way, and suggests that Roosevelt discuss this with Smith, who is in Washington and will be seeking an appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-19

Creator(s)

Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930

Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt

Commissioner of Pensions Ware appeals to President Roosevelt to overturn a decision made by Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock. Ware wants to send the list of surviving Mexican War veterans to a reunion committee in Texas. Hitchcock refuses to allow it, on the basis that veterans’ information is never to be used except for the business of the Bureau of Pensions. Ware argues that the rule is in place to protect veterans from possible fraud, and that the use of the information for the reunion does not violate that purpose.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-07

Creator(s)

Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

Theodore Roosevelt will follow Gifford Pinchot’s suggestion on the letter from Max W. Ball. Roosevelt takes umbrage with Henry Cantwell Wallace’s recommendations on discussing military preparedness in Des Moines, Iowa. He says he will stand behind President Woodrow Wilson “precisely to the degree in which Abraham Lincoln stood behind Polk in the Mexican War…” He will stand behind every public servant to the degree in which they serve the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-02-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to allow Commissioner of Pensions James L. Davenport to send Mrs. Moore Murdock a list of the Mexican War veterans. He advises, however, that Davenport can put any conditions necessary to prevent improper use of the list, and that this does not need to be a precedent for future action.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William McKinley to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from William McKinley to Henry Cabot Lodge

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.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-09-10

Creator(s)

McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Letter from William Miles to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Miles to Theodore Roosevelt

William Miles reminds Theodore Roosevelt that he wrote to him about a canal lock during his presidency. He has another canal related invention that he asks Roosevelt to help him patent and present to the federal government. Miles does not have money to invest due to his poor health. He supposes that his invention is worth a considerable amount and offers Roosevelt a share of the profits. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-01

Creator(s)

Miles, William

Mormon Battalion Monument, Capitol Grounds, Salt Lake City, Utah

Mormon Battalion Monument, Capitol Grounds, Salt Lake City, Utah

Colorized postcard showing a stone sculpture with a bronze statue of a man in front located by a pool of water. Text on the reverse of the postcard describes that the monument commemorates the men who volunteered to be part of the Mormon Battalion who marched from Iowa to California to participate in the Mexican War. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Speech of President Roosevelt at banquet for Justice Harlan

Speech of President Roosevelt at banquet for Justice Harlan

President Roosevelt praises Justice John Marshall Harlan’s service as a justice of the Supreme Court. Roosevelt notes that Harlan is a Kentuckian, and he praises the patriotism of the citizens of Kentucky, who sided with the North during the Civil War. He notes that their position as a border state made it much more difficult to remain loyal to the Union than it was for those further north. Roosevelt closes by praising Harlan as embodying the qualities requisite for being a good citizen and statesman, and noting that Harlan’s strength of personality and quality of character stand as examples for all Americans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919