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Morris, Minor, 1863-1926

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Letter from Laura A. Hull Morris to Theodore Roosevelt

Laura A. Hull Morris appeals to President Roosevelt to intervene in reviewing her husband’s dismissal from a government job. Morris believes a family argument about a will has slandered her husband and herself. She also accuses her brother Iowa Representative John A. T. Hull and his wife of intentionally preventing her husband from having a position and attempting to force them out of Washington, D.C. Morris claims she has suffered insomnia over the matter for three years.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-14

Creator(s)

Morris, Laura A. Hull, 1852-1917

Mr. Roosevelt and Mrs. Morris

Francis Joseph Andrew Darr writes to the editor of the New York Journal regarding Laura A. Hull Morris’s removal from the White House. Darr is critical of President Roosevelt, William Loeb, and Benjamin F. Barnes, stating that Morris “has the sympathy of all decent men and women.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-19

Creator(s)

Darr, Francis J. A. (Francis Joseph Andrew), 1859-1918

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julius C. Burrows

President Roosevelt sends Senator Burrows some papers relating to the investigation of the removal of Laura A. Hull Morris from the White House. Roosevelt did not wish to harm the reputation of Morris further, and has not paid attention to any of the subsequent attacks and misrepresentation from the press, but now that the matter has come before a Senate committee he gives Burrows permission to make any or all of the papers public if it is felt that that is in the public interest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Laura A. Hull Morris to Theodore Roosevelt

Laura A. Hull Morris tries to explain her conduct at the White House when she called there on January 4, 1906, and begs for an appointment with President Roosevelt. She decries how he believed what her brother, Representative John A. T. Hull of Iowa, said about his sister.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07

Creator(s)

Morris, Laura A. Hull, 1852-1917

Memorandum from Elmer E. Paine to Theodore Roosevelt

Elmer E. Paine writes to President Roosevelt regarding the incident on January 4, 1906, when Mrs. Minor Morris requested to speak with the President. Paine details his point of view on the matter and what he observed in the interaction, especially noting how appropriately Benjamin F. Barnes dealt with the situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01

Creator(s)

Paine, Elmer E., 1861-1938

Statement of George Gray Knowles

George Gray Knowles reports that Mrs. Minor Morris was the reason for his wife having to leave their apartment in Washington, as Morris treated her badly. He also provides the names of others who could testify to similar facts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-18

Creator(s)

Knowles, George Gray

Statement of Sergeant R. Bryan to the Major and Superintendent of Police

Sergeant Bryan provides a statement regarding the actions of Mrs. Minor Morris during a recent incident at the White House. When Sergeant Bryan became involved, Mrs. Morris had already been escorted to the guard room. She was “very much excited and demonstrative,” insisting that “Roosevelt will be glad to reinstate my husband.” Bryan tried to calm her but to no avail. On being escorted to a cab by other officers, Mrs. Morris resisted and sat down, so the officers had to use some force to get her in the cab. Bryan identifies the officers involved as Frech and Murphy, Sergeant Gallaher, and Captain Thomas Stone, chief usher.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-20

Creator(s)

Bryan, R.

Charges against Morris

In a statement, Minor Morris reveals the reason he was dismissed from his position as a clerk in the War Department in 1902, which led to the incident where his wife, Laura A. Hull Morris, was forcibly removed from the White House. Morris asserts that John A. T. Hull requested his removal because he made false accusations against him. Morris denies the accusations. His wife went to the White House to ask President Roosevelt for justice, and he believes that her treatment is “a lasting disgrace to all the participants save the victim.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-23

Creator(s)

Unknown