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Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt informing him that Gerrit John Diekema, whom he refers to as Mr. Dikeman, is leaving the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission to succeed Congressman William Alden Smith in the House of Representatives. Lodge emphasizes how important it is that Diekema’s successor be someone who will stand with Chandler and the other Republican members.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt asks if Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou has arranged to see “those three Congressmen” on Monday. He does not want to delay George W. Wanmaker’s nomination.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-05

Letter from John G. Capers to William Loeb

Commissioner Capers has directed the appointment of Theron H. Burden and Morris Levy, who were endorsed by Representatives William W. Cocks and Herbert Parsons, respectively.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-04

Letter from Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

Now that Francis E. Hamilton is no longer serving as counsel to the Collector at New York, Herbert Parsons would like to know who will replace him. Collector Edward S. Fowler has spoken to Newell Lyon, a young lawyer, as if Lyon is his personal choice to take up the position. Parsons tells William Loeb that Lyon is thorough and supports Secretary of War Wililam H. Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-09

Telegram from Francis E. Leupp to William Loeb

The law will prevent Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp from making the town site commission appointment which he had previously written about to William Loeb.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-29

Memorandum from Henry F. Greene to Theodore Roosevelt

As requested by President Roosevelt, Civil Service Commissioner Greene submits a memorandum regarding the conditions at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. Greene describes the recent removal of five employees and attributes their removal to their association with the Democratic Party. As an example, Greene writes of the removal of Francis P. Rodden, his appeal to Superintendent Charles B. Landis, and his immediate replacement by Republican Party worker Stephen Frisby. Greene mentions inspections led by past commissioners William Dudley Foulke, Frank M. Kiggins, and Alford Warriner Cooley, and requests that the United States Treasury Department reinstate the five men illegally removed from their positions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-22

Letter from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt

Oscar S. Straus assures President Roosevelt that he will send data regarding Jewish soldiers in the Spanish-American War and the number of lost lives on the “Maine.” Straus mentions Roosevelt’s reinstatement of William A. Miller as assistant foreman in the United States Government Printing Office, calling attention to his recent speech in Chicago, Illinois.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-22