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At President Roosevelt’s request, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw sends information regarding the appointment of “colored men” at the Treasury Department.
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1903-01-30
McGaffey summarizes a hunting trip to Mississippi.
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1903-02-03
United States Marshal Wilson discusses the political effects of closing post offices.
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1903-01-17
James Sullivan Clarkson understands President Roosevelt’s faith in Mr. Wilson but is unsure if Wilson is the right man to lead the Republicans in Mississippi.
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1903-01-21
Thomas Richardson supports Edgar S. Wilson and his work towards making the best recommendations for federal appointments in Mississippi.
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1903-01-22
Willis Elbert Mollison asks President Roosevelt to ignore his name on a petition that will be arriving for the President regarding the party organization of Mississippi.
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1903-01-15
Edgar S. Wilson is working to support President Roosevelt’s administration in Mississippi. He quotes Major Lynch, an African American politician, in saying that “the colored people are being treated with marked consideration and perfect fairness” and have “no fault to find with the Administration.” For that reason, his delegation will support the nomination of Roosevelt.
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1902-12-30
Ansley Wilcox requests President Roosevelt’s opinion and comments on an article he is writing about Roosevelt’s visit to Buffalo, New York, for the benefit of a teacher’s retirement fund. Wilcox is not sure of some of the little details. He is glad that Roosevelt enjoyed a hunt in Mississippi, but offers condolences that Roosevelt did not get a bear skin. Wilcox’s regular hunts have halted due to rabies in the dogs, although he has had some good hunts in the Genesee Valley.
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1902-11-20
Memorandum with short descriptions of the animals that were killed, three bears and one deer, on a hunting trip along the Sunflower River in Mississippi.
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1902-11-26
Newton A. Throop invites President Roosevelt to hunt on his land along the Little Sun Flower River in Mississippi.
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1902-11-08
Newton A. Throop has heard that President Roosevelt is planning a hunting trip to Mississippi and invites the President to hunt on his land. He claims to have plenty of bears, deer, and turkeys for hunting. Also, he says that a group known as the Houston Boys owns much of the land along the river, but that they would probably let Roosevelt hunt on their forest land. They are Republican-leaning on all issues except black suffrage.
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1902-11-08
Edgar S. Wilson responds to President Roosevelt, who has asked his opinion of a letter Roosevelt received from Frederic Speed. Wilson states that Speed is not respected or considered trustworthy in his community. Contrary to Speed’s charges, Governor Longino and Senator McLaurin from Mississippi have taken direct action to prevent lynching in that state. Wilson hopes to meet with Roosevelt to discuss a number of matters.
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1902-10-28
Edgar S. Wilson has a poor opinion of Frederic Speed and describes him as a relic from “carpet baggery.” He defends Governor Longino against Speed’s accusations regarding lynching. Wilson will be meeting with Booker T. Washington and requests a meeting with President Roosevelt on November 19, in Memphis, Tennessee.
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1902-10-28
Frederic Speed questions President Roosevelt on what he sees as inconsistencies between Roosevelt’s actions and his words regarding African Americans. Speed is primarily concerned with Roosevelt allowing Senator McLaurin and Governor Longino to control federal patronage in Mississippi because Speed believes them to be ardent racists with a history of allowing mob violence.
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1902-10-09
Daniel LeRoy Dresser expresses interest in a November hunting trip to Mississippi with President Roosevelt.
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1902-08-20
Arthur Emmett Randle suggests appointing George B. Cortelyou as Commissioner of the District of Columbia.
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1902-08-05
John Sharp Williams wants to make it clear that he does not intend to publish his Jefferson Davis themed correspondence with President Roosevelt unless Roosevelt gives his permission.
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1902-06-26
John Sharp Williams would like to publish his correspondence with President Roosevelt pertaining to their discussion of Jefferson Davis’s connection with “repudiation” in Mississippi.
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1902-06-16
Congressman Williams would like to know what authority, or authorities, that Roosevelt used to base the statement that Jefferson Davis was one of the chief repudiationists in the state of Mississippi. The statement is found in Roosevelt’s biography of Thomas H. Benton.
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1902-05-06
Edgar S. Wilson introduces Mississippi Governor Andrew Longino to President Roosevelt. He briefly discusses some of Longino’s policies, including efforts to improve race relations. According to Wilson, Longino has attempted to fund public schools equally for white and black students. Wilson comments that it is unfortunate that the state constitution does not allow Longino to be re-elected.
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1902-04-10