Statement about Charles C. Pierce
A typed copy of a handwritten letter in which President Roosevelt praises army chaplain Charles C. Pierce.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-08
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Military chaplains
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Gibbons
As the naval vacancy was filled, President Roosevelt informs Cardinal James Gibbons that Father Edward J. Rengel is to be examined for an appointment in the army.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Gibbons
President Roosevelt informs Cardinal Gibbons that Archbishops John Ireland and John J. Keane have recommended Father George J. Waring for one of the two military chaplain vacancies in the Army. Roosevelt plans to give the other vacancy to someone from the East, and asks for Gibbons’s recommendation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-09
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
President Roosevelt explains to Acting Secretary of War Oliver that because the two chaplain vacancies in the Army were filled by Catholic chaplains, their replacements should be similarly Catholic, not members of the Dutch Reformed Church. Roosevelt has asked Cardinal James Gibbons for recommendations.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-30
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. J. Harty
President Roosevelt updates Archbishop Harty on the latest information concerning the court martial charges against Chaplain MacGrail for immoral conduct. Harty had previously requested that Roosevelt intervene and allow MacGrail’s resignation to be accepted before court martial proceedings began. Roosevelt insists there is nothing he can do in this matter and the court martial will proceed.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-14
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody
President Roosevelt writes to Secretary of the Navy Moody praising the actions of Father Matthew C. Gleeson for his “courage, common sense and efficiency” during the recent accident on the USS Missouri.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt
President Roosevelt is unsure what he will do about the Public Printer but is considering promoting one of his assistants. Roosevelt has written to Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody about appointing Patrick Gallagher to a chaplaincy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Yates Satterlee
President Roosevelt would be pleased to appoint Bishop Satterlee’s friend as a chaplain when a vacancy occurs.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John M. Farley
President Roosevelt will send Archbishop Farley’s letter to Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody and ask that Father Matthew C. Gleeson be appointed.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody
President Roosevelt reviews potential chaplain appointments in the Army and Navy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-18
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody
Father Perry of Brooklyn has requested a chaplaincy in the Navy and is supported by Governor Odell. President Roosevelt asks if the appointment is possible or whether Perry should be given an army appointment.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody
President Roosevelt had the position of assistant paymaster in mind and would like to know of the Congregationalist from Utah was made an army chaplain.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
When considerations of “geographical and creed distribution” are favorable, President Roosevelt would like to discuss a chaplaincy for G. A. McAlpin.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-06-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody
President Roosevelt would like to alter the manner in which chaplains are appointed to the armed forces.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-06-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt would like one of the chaplain vacancies to go to Senator Kearns’s man.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-06-16
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt would like to alter the manner in which chaplains are appointed to the armed forces.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-06-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Knute Nelson
President Roosevelt asks Senator Nelson to recommend another man for the chaplaincy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-15
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Cary Sanger
President Roosevelt was informed that ten chaplains needed to be appointed but the list sent by William Cary Sanger has only eight names. Roosevelt inquires about the discrepancy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long
President Roosevelt suggests adding a Baptist chaplain.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-18
Memorandum from A. S. Crowninshield to Theodore Roosevelt
Chief of Bureau of Navigation Crowninshield sends Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt a memorandum listing the number of naval chaplains based on denomination.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-10-09