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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to contact Jefferson and Isaac N. Seligman regarding the financial situation. Jefferson Seligman fears a panic and Roosevelt would like Shaw to reassure him. In a postscript, Roosevelt states that Henry Clay Frick is anxious for an extra legislative session but Roosevelt believes this to be unwise. He encloses letters from Ambassador Meyer regarding the financial situation and a request from Representative Martin for Shaw to attend the Mining Congress at Deadwood, South Dakota.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Pauline M. Procter to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Pauline M. Procter to Theodore Roosevelt

Pauline M. Procter gives voice to her grievances against Theodore Roosevelt, President William H. Taft, and Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer for not properly supporting her during the past several years during which she was in a bad situation in Rome. While she admits that Roosevelt may have had legitimate political reasons for not meeting with her, she believes she should have been able to request aid as an American citizen, and that the lack of assistance has left her in her present poor situation. She has made several claims against individuals and countries, and hopes Roosevelt will not interfere with her in any way.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-28

Creator(s)

Procter, Pauline M., 1848-1917

Letter from Henry E. Rhoades to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry E. Rhoades to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry E. Rhoades thanks Theodore Roosevelt for speaking with Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer and asking him to to act on a bill in Congress regarding Rhoades in such a way that would be proper. Rhoades emphasizes that that is all he would ask, and gives examples of how he has always sought to act properly and keep people’s confidence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-03

Creator(s)

Rhoades, Henry E. (Henry Eckford), 1844-1934

Letter from Henry E. Rhoades to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry E. Rhoades to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry E. Rhoades reminisces on the ways in which his journalistic career has intersected with the political work of Theodore Roosevelt. He requests a favor from Roosevelt, hoping the former president can request Rhoades’s commendation from the Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer when reporting on proposed Senate bill 2028. The passage of this bill would provide Rhoades with additional pension pay he receives after contracting an illness while in service on the Juniata expedition. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-31

Creator(s)

Rhoades, Henry E. (Henry Eckford), 1844-1934

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge appreciates Senator Dixon’s letter and found Dixon’s views to be sound. He hopes that the Sutherland amendment can be passed regarding the direct election of United States Senators. Lodge is pleased with Henry L. Stimson’s appointment as Secretary of War. He encloses a report from the British Board of Trade on labor conditions and cost of living in American cities.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-13

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from J. J. Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from J. J. Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Jusserand sends Theodore Roosevelt Christmas wishes and hopes for his continued safety. He informs Roosevelt of his election to the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences on his own merits, with no opposing votes. Jusserand shares an incident of a mother cat saving her kitten from a caged tiger. Roosevelt’s letter was delightful and complemented his articles in Scribner’s Magazine, which everyone follows with interest. He does not have much to comment on regarding internal politics other than that he deplores the quarrel between Gifford Pinchot and Secretary of the Interior Richard Achilles Ballinger. Jusserand updates Roosevelt on several of their friends. Ambassador to France Robert Bacon was recently injured in a fall from his horse before leaving for his assignment. A letter “full of pleasant chattering” from Justice Alford Cooley hints at a possible improvement in health. Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Beekman Winthrop are trying to capture Jose Santos Zelaya in Nicaragua. While Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge are in good physical health, they still mourn for their son George “Bay” Cabot Lodge, especially on Christmas. Jusserand includes a newspaper clipping on Roosevelt’s election to the Academy and part of a political cartoon featuring Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-12-25

Creator(s)

Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid explains a dispatch he sent to President Roosevelt several days ago, regarding J. Henniker Heaton’s wish for Roosevelt or Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer to issue a statement in favor of a government-owned telegraph cable between Great Britain and Canada. Reid felt that he was obligated to forward the message, but was sure that neither Roosevelt nor Meyer would respond. Reid thinks that Roosevelt might nevertheless be interested in the discussion surrounding the issue, and sends some further news on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Letter from Benjamin F. Barnes to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Benjamin F. Barnes to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster Barnes, of Washington, D.C., has been told by an informant that Senator Joseph Benson Foraker intends to bring to the Senate affidavits from postal employees, alleging a conspiracy in the Washington post office. Foraker asserts that there was a conspiracy to spy on the mail of men in public life. While Barnes does not think that such a conspiracy exists, he informs President Roosevelt of events in the post office which may be related. Following the dismissal of a superintendent of delivery, the number of complaints against the post office increased until it was announced that his replacement would be removed. Barnes believes that the dismissed superintendent conspired with others to slow the mail.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-11

Creator(s)

Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909

Letter from George W. Brown to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George W. Brown to Theodore Roosevelt

George W. Brown writes to President Roosevelt after having written many times before to strongly suggest that Chairman of the Republican National Committee Frank H. Hitchcock and Senator Boies Penrose be put in the background for the campaign. Brown feels this is necessary in order to win the support of Civil War veterans and others who associate the men with Representative Thomas S. Butler, who repeatedly failed to defend Roosevelt against bad press and has negatively affected the Congressional District of West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-21

Creator(s)

Brown, George W. (George Washington), 1843-