Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935

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1908-12-14

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Presley Marion Rixey

President Roosevelt has written to Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody about Surgeon General Rixey. Roosevelt knows that Rixey does not mean to leave his current position. Although he believes that Rixey could handle troops in the field, he could only be given such a position in wartime.

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Creation Date

1903-07-18

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Note from Presidential Office Staff

A note states that letters from President Roosevelt and Attorney General William H. Moody were given to the press on December 15, but should not be published before December 18.

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Presidential Office Staff

Creation Date

1905-12-15

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Letter from Charles Hedges to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Hedges submits a fourth petition to President Roosevelt asserting that Roosevelt’s November 30, 1903 memorandum falsely stated that he was indicted for fraud or theft. Hedges pleads with Roosevelt to take action to clear his name. If Roosevelt does not, Hedges threatens to sue him for libel.

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Creation Date

1905-11-30

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Hedges, Charles, 1855-

Letter from Robert John Wynne to William Loeb

Postmaster General Wynne tells William Loeb that both Comptroller of the Currency William Barrett Ridgely and Attorney General William H. Moody have stated it is in violation of the law to detail clerks to the White House from the Post Office Department or a post office. As such, Postmaster John A. Merritt is responsible for three months pay illegally given to the clerk detailed to the White House. Wynne inquires if the Executive Office has a fund that could reimburse Merritt, or if he needs to go to Congress for relief.

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Wynne, Robert John, 1851-1922

Creation Date

1905-01-05

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Note on Frank B. Kellogg’s address

The recipient is to ask Attorney General William H. Moody for Frank B. Kellogg’s address.

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Creation Date

1905-01-17

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Will be Pinkham

Following competing claims to the postmastership of Haverhill, Massachusetts, President Roosevelt has settled the issue by reappointing Horace I. Pinkham to the position over Charles M. Hoyt. The issue put Congressman Augustus Peabody Gardner at odds with Attorney General William H. Moody, and the article goes on to explain the controversy and sides of the issue.

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Creation Date

1904-11-01

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The Haverhill postoffice

This newspaper article briefly comments on the published correspondence between Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner and Attorney General William H. Moody regarding the Haverhill postmastership. It concludes that President Roosevelt did the correct thing in reappointing Postmaster Horace I. Pinkham on the recommendation of Moody, rather than using the position as political patronage for Gardner.

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Creation Date

1904-11-02

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Articles in The Globe

Several newspaper articles highlight the large margins by which President Roosevelt won the recent presidential election, including in his home state of New York, and calls Roosevelt’s victory “one of the most significant victories for enlightened popular government that the world has ever known.” Roosevelt has dealt with many questions while in office, including the Panama Canal and the anthracite coal strike, and the people approve of him and the men in his administration. Given the magnitude of Roosevelt’s victory, another article muses on the future of the Democratic party and William Jennings Bryan, who may be ascendant in the party with the defeat of presidential candidate Alton B. Parker.

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Creation Date

1904-11-09

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M’Comas to be judge

Although it is commonly known that President Roosevelt intends ex-Senator Louis E. McComas to succeed M. F. Morris on the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, this announcement has caused consternation from Morris, who does not intend to retire yet. Attorney General William H. Moody made the announcement based on the idea that Morris had written Roosevelt a letter stating his intention to retire, but Morris asserts that he had not written any such letter, and has not given any indication that he will retire.

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Creation Date

1904-05-19

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Gardner loses his fight with Moody

President Roosevelt has sided with Attorney General William H. Moody over Congressman Augustus Peabody Gardner regarding the appointment of the postmaster of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Moody favored the reappointment of Horace Irving Pinkham, while Gardner advocated for Charles M. Hoyt.

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Creation Date

1904-11

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The Haverhill Postoffice

President Roosevelt’s decision to extend the term of Horace I. Pinkham as postmaster in Haverhill, Massachusetts, against the recommendation of Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner, who wanted Charles M. Hoyt appointed, is likely to set a precedent in the state. Pinkham’s appointment was insisted upon by Attorney General William H. Moody, who is of Haverhill, and Roosevelt decided a member of the president’s cabinet should have the right to determine the postmaster of their city.

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Creation Date

1904-10-31

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Letter from Henry Martyn Hoyt to Theodore Roosevelt

As per Attorney General Moody’s suggestion, Acting Attorney General Hoyt takes the matter of Jasper Wilson up directly with President Roosevelt. He clearly states that he does not know anything discrediting Jasper Wilson, and the suggestions to his disadvantage are merely unfounded rumors. However, he finds that Jasper “surrounds his father (Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson) with an anxious degree of surveillance and intervention” beyond that of a concerned son. Hoyt updates Roosevelt on the situation. Morgan H. Beach, special assistant to the Attorney General, will shortly call Secretary Wilson and Jasper Wilson before the Grand Jury, after which they will supposedly tour the forest reserves. It is a delicate matter, and no one wants to do Jasper any personal injustice, but it is best to study the Department of Agriculture situation during his absence. The sudden departure of John Hyde, statistician for the Department of Agriculture, is suspicious, and his escape is frustrating. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture W. M. Hays is ready to take charge if needed.

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Hoyt, Henry Martyn, 1857-1910

Creation Date

1905-07-25

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Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Cortelyou is pleased about the appointment of Charles Earl as Solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor, and believes he will be of great assistance to Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf.

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Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Creation Date

1906-07-09

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Note regarding the Canterbury dinner

“Attorney Gen’l Moody declines for the Canterbury dinner.”

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Presidential Office Staff

Creation Date

1904-09-06

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Memorandum from Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt issues a memorandum on his personal relationships with several people, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, George H. Lyman, Francis C. Lowell, and Winthrop Murray Crane. Roosevelt comments on when he came to know these men, and how, if at all, his personal relationships shaped his actions in giving or not giving certain people positions in the administration.

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Creation Date

1908-02-10

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Memorandum from Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt issues a memorandum on his personal relationships with several people, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, George H. Lyman, Francis C. Lowell, and Winthrop Murray Crane. Roosevelt seeks to add some additional context to a memorandum by Lodge, and comments on when he came to know these men, and how, if at all, his personal relationships shaped his actions in giving or not giving certain people positions in the administration.

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Creation Date

1908-02-10

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Massachusetts Historical Society

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt intends to settle the Post Office matter when he returns to Washington, D.C., and he is thankful that August W. Machen is an inheritance from Grover Cleveland. Roosevelt believes that his western trip has been successful, but he is glad that the trip is almost over, even though William H. Moody has been “a real comfort.”

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Creation Date

1903-05-22

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Massachusetts Historical Society

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that he is having dinner with Eugene F. Ware, the new Pension Commissioner, and asks Lodge if he would be able to join them.

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Creation Date

1902-05-07

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