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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Francis Smith

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Francis Smith

President Roosevelt will not accept the resignation of James Francis Smith as Secretary of Public Instruction for the Philippine Commission. Roosevelt believes Smith is contributing the greatest possible service in the Philippines. Smith’s attitudes toward Protestants and Catholics makes Roosevelt feel proud of him as an American, as Smith is treating everyone equally without regard to religion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Willoughby B. Dobbs for the information in his last letter. He hopes the New York Police Board will not change the civil service examinations and expresses frustration towards the choices Governor Frank Swett Black has made. Roosevelt asks Dobbs to answer the woman who wrote the enclosed letter, as her husband was a client of Roosevelt’s father and he would like to help her because of the connection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theo A. Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theo A. Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt

New York City Police Commissioner Bingham writes to President Roosevelt that he has placed two undercover policemen to shadow a man. The man was returned home to his wife after no danger presented itself. The letter is likely referring to a primary election to vote for county committee members, state assembly members, and other elected offices across New York. Police were warned to guard against fraud in the election. The election was a contest for the loyalty of the Republican party to Roosevelt or to lobbying interests represented by Lemuel Ely Quigg.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-20

Creator(s)

Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred), 1858-1934

Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt

George Haven Putnam asks President Roosevelt for his assistance in combating possible libel charges brought by Deputy Commissioner of Police Thomas F. McAvoy. McAvoy has “taken the first steps in a libel suit” seeking damages of fifty thousand dollars for “utterances” Putnam made in a recent political campaign. Putnam reminds Roosevelt of the “serious charges” brought against McAvoy “some years back” for accepting bribes prior to Roosevelt’s tenure as Commissioner of Police in New York City, and asks Roosevelt if he could provide information about the matter to be used in the “strictest possible confidence.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-01

Creator(s)

Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Lafayette Strong

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Lafayette Strong

Police Commissioner Roosevelt tenders his resignation to New York Mayor Strong to take effect in two days time. He thanks Strong for appointing him as President of the Board of Police Commissioners, and for the support he gave efforts to reform the police service. Roosevelt is proud of the police force that he has helped shape, and lists his accomplishments in reducing corruption, ensuring the fair enforcement of laws, and improving the force of patrolmen and officers. He regrets that not as much progress was made as he believes would have been possible under a single, unified Commissioner.

The back of the last page of the letter has a short accounting of receipts written in Roosevelt’s hand.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1897-04-17