The golden scroll
The Angelus is seeking contributions and assistance in presenting a gift to Pope Leo XIII in honor of the jubilee of his pontificate.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-07
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Pope Pius X
President Roosevelt acknowledges receipt of Pope Pius’s letter and congratulates him on his elevation to the Papacy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Ireland
President Roosevelt is concerned over rumors of a resumed “pro-Friar agitation.” Any American endorsement of the friars would greatly annoy Filipinos, alienate Filipinos from the Catholic Church, and damage public opinion in the United States. Roosevelt requests that Archbishop Ireland write to Judge John Thomas McDonough on the matter. He intends to discuss with Secretary of State John Hay a “message of congratulations to the new Pontiff.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-31
Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt
The fears of Frederick William Holls are unfounded and Secretary of State Hay has no intention of diplomatically recognizing the papacy during President Roosevelt’s absence. Hay also comments on Myron T. Herrick’s confidence that he will be nominated for governor of Ohio and on relations with Great Britain.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-05-16
Letter from Pope Leo XIII to Theodore Roosevelt
Pope Leo XIII thanks President Roosevelt for the gift of a collection of messages from the Presidents of the United States to Congress from 1789 to 1897. He also sends his best wishes for President Roosevelt and his family.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-05-09
Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to George B. Cortelyou
Amasa Pierce Thornton is organizing an effort to Americanize the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that the Vatican will find acceptable. He wants an audience with Secretary of War Root and Archbishop Ireland. He wants an agreement that is acceptable to Root, Governor of the Philippines William H. Taft, the Vatican, and President Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-30