New York (State)--Albany

Letter from Thomas T. Chaloner to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas T. Chaloner asks Theodore Roosevelt why rich corporations do not give the public a square deal and gives the example of his attempts to sell his train stop device to railroad companies. Chaloner knows his device could save lives, yet the railroad companies do not want to pay to install the device and therefore turn Chaloner away. Chaloner believes railroad companies are selling all the stock and bonds to foreign nobles, catering to them rather than making railroads safer for Americans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-18

Creator(s)

Chaloner, Thomas T.

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. O’Neil

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt writes that he was disappointed not to see Senator O’Neil last spring and hopes to see him soon. Roosevelt mentions that his pleasantest memories of Albany include O’Neil.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1890-01-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick W. Kruse

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt wishes he could have seen Frederick W. Kruse while he was in Washington, D.C. His best memories of being in Albany include his time with Kruse, Jonas Sayre Van Duzer, Isaac L. Hunt, and Walter Howe. Roosevelt provides a list of his published books for Kruse and advises which are the best.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1891-04-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathaniel A. Elsberg

President Roosevelt is glad to have received a letter from Nathaniel A. Elsberg. Roosevelt valued Elsberg’s friendship at Albany.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Helen M. Bent to Theodore Roosevelt

Helen M. Bent writes to Theodore Roosevelt about his upcoming speech on “The Conservation of Womanhood and Childhood.” She would like Roosevelt to specifically bring up venereal diseases and how it threatens the lives of innocent women and children. She writes that many women’s organizations have focused on this problem for years and are frustrated since, as women with little political power, state boards of health have not done enough to address the topic.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-14

Creator(s)

Bent, Helen M. (Helen Matilda), 1843-1943

Letter from Cuyler Reynolds to Theodore Roosevelt

Cuyler Reynolds writes to Theodore Roosevelt to clarify and follow up on a previous conversation they held. He says he spend a decade as the executive director to the Albany Institute and has published a set of genealogical volumes on Albany families. He is beginning work on another work that is wider New York families but requires $40,000 to do so and is gathering pledges of people willing to buy the volumes. He provides a list of signers and asks if Roosevelt will join them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-12

Creator(s)

Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934

Letter from Mathew W. Quinn to Theodore Roosevelt

On behalf of the New York Schoolmasters Club, Matthew W. Quinn invites Theodore Roosevelt to be guest of honor and make an address on any subject Roosevelt might choose. The club has had many distinguished speakers and they believe an address by Roosevelt would highly honored. Quinn remembers Roosevelt signing a relief measure to provide salaries for the teachers in Queens when the city failed to provide.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-05

Creator(s)

Quinn, Mathew W.

Letter from Garrett J. Benson to Theodore Roosevelt

Garrett J. Benson encloses press clippings for Theodore Roosevelt. Benson shares that the probe committee begins in Albany tomorrow and based on gossip, they will uncover some interesting things. Benson offers to help Roosevelt in any way he can.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-05

Creator(s)

Benson, Garrett J., 1857-1926

Letter from John B. Burnham to Theodore Roosevelt

John B. Burnham informs Theodore Roosevelt that he is sending the constitution of the new National Game Protective Association, explains its purpose of protecting wildlife and enforcing game laws, and asks Roosevelt to return the copy after review.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-14

Creator(s)

Burnham, John B. (John Bird), 1869-1939

Letter from William K. Bixby to Theodore Roosevelt

William K. Bixby sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton, written in 1744 but not printed until recently. Bixby notes that Hamilton’s account of the customs of early settlers in Albany and elsewhere may be of interest to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-12

Creator(s)

Bixby, William K. (William Keeney), 1857-1931

Letter from Garrett J. Benson to Theodore Roosevelt

Garrett J. Benson alerts Theodore Roosevelt to a conference happening in Albany, New York among members of the New York State Republican Committee. Benson will keep Roosevelt informed about what goes on because he does not believe anyone attending is a friend to Roosevelt and it is best to be on guard.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-12

Creator(s)

Benson, Garrett J., 1857-1926

Letter from John W. Vrooman to William Loeb

John W. Vrooman recounts his recent trip to upstate New York to William Loeb. Vrooman has heard that many want President Roosevelt to run for the Senate after his term ends, and asks Loeb if Admiral Goodrich’s retirement could be postponed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-18

Creator(s)

Vrooman, John W. (John Wright), 1844-1929

Letter from Charles Sprague Smith to Charles Evans Hughes

Charles Sprague Smith discusses a meeting held at Cooper Union the previous night. The audience pledged itself to support Governor Charles Hughes, stand against the political machine, and to break down any opposition to his plans for the cure of existing evils.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-14

Creator(s)

Smith, Charles Sprague, 1853-1910

Letter from William Barnes to Thomas Collier Platt

William Barnes asks Senator Platt to endorse the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Hobbs to the rank of Brigadier General.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-17

Creator(s)

Barnes, William, 1866-1930

Letter from Adolphus C. Bartlett to Paul Morton

Adolphus Clay Bartlett states his opinion to Paul Morton why Arizona and New Mexico should not be combined. He states that Arizona is clearly American and that New Mexico is clearly Mexican. There is only one reason they should be combined and it is merely a political excuse. Bartlett looks to Morton to use his influence to prevent this from happening.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-16

Creator(s)

Bartlett, Adolphus C. (Adolphus Clay), 1844-1922

Telegram from Benjamin B. Odell to Theodore Roosevelt

There is an effort to recall the vessels loaned to state naval militias. Governor Odell maintains that the ship loaned to New York is highly efficient, paid for by the state, and necessary for the training of the militia. He hopes that President Roosevelt will oppose the recall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-19

Creator(s)

Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926

Mr. Hearst’s contest

The writer of an editorial expresses support for a speech in which Isthmian Canal Commission Chairman Theodore P. Shonts suggested naming the completed interoceanic canal in Panama the Roosevelt Canal. President Roosevelt has been a champion of the canal as vital to the carrying out of the Monroe Doctrine since he was governor of New York, and as President he is its most powerful supporter. Other editorials on the page discuss the political situation in Chicago and William Randolph Hearst’s attempts to settle the disputed New York City mayoral election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-13

Creator(s)

Unknown

Accident versus merit

The writer of the article suggests that some political candidates are elected by their merits, and other through the “accident” of being broadly popular and facing an unpopular or bad candidate as an opponent. President Roosevelt has reached his office on his merits, and the writer argues against attempting to nominate Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna to replace him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-07

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to O. A. Druce

In response to O. A. Druce’s letter to The Outlook, Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Druce how he may obtain several of Roosevelt’s published speeches.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-29

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sharp Williams

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Commissioner of Labor, John Sharp Williams, in request of a copy of a labor matters record.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919