Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to W. E. Griswold
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary forwards a letter from James Russell Parsons.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1901-09-14
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Parsons, James Russell, 1861-1905
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
President Roosevelt thanks his sister for her note to William Loeb. Roosevelt also expresses his concern for Frances Theodora Parsons and James Russell Parsons and asks if there is anything he can do for the latter. Parsons had opposed a reorganization plan for education in the state of New York, and when the plan passed the state legislature, he resigned from the board of regents of the State University of New York.
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Creation Date
1904-03-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Russell Parsons
James Russell Parsons is currently in college and since his father died when he was eight, Theodore Roosevelt describes his father to him. Roosevelt retains a high opinion of the father and his character and abilities. He was Roosevelt’s friend and was close to the “ideal of what a man ought to be.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-11-20
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Porfirio Díaz
President Roosevelt thanks Mexican President Díaz for the courtesy and consideration he showed Frances Theodora Parsons in helping her bring home the body of her husband, Consul James Russell Parsons, who was killed in an accident in Mexico.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Croswell Doane
President Roosevelt writes to Bishop Doane to express his shock at the death of James Russell Parsons, and express his sympathies to Parsons’s wife. Parsons, United States Consul General to Mexico, was killed in a streetcar accident in Mexico City the week prior.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-13
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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons
President Roosevelt sends sympathy to Frances Theodora Parsons following the death of her husband James Russell Parsons.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry W. Taft
President Roosevelt would like Henry W. Taft to respond to the Constitution Club’s statements.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Croswell Doane
President Roosevelt regretfully declines Bishop Doane’s invitation to a dinner in honor of James Russell Parsons.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt
President Roosevelt has recommended James Russell Parsons as consul general at Mexico. He reviews several personnel matters in the Post Office Department.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1904-04-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. S. Draper
President Roosevelt congratulates A. S. Draper on gaining control of the New York State educational system. Roosevelt speaks highly of James Russell Parsons, who opposed the change but is devoted to education. He asks Draper to show Parsons consideration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-15
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Buffington
President Roosevelt has a high opinion of James Russell Parsons and believes he would be “peculiarly well fitted” for the position of college president.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin B. Odell
Based on the number of personal letters of endorsement President Roosevelt has received, he does not feel justified in refusing to reappoint U.S. Marshal William Henkel. Roosevelt hopes Governor Odell will continue the effort of securing James Russell Parsons, secretary of the Board of Regents, a higher salary.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-17
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Letter from Porfirio Diaz to Theodore Roosevelt
President of Mexico Porfirio Diaz writes to President Roosevelt regarding the recent death of Consul General James Russell Parsons who, along with his wife Frances Theodora Parsons, was respected and admired.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-24
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Letter from Frances Theodora Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt
Frances Theodora Parsons writes to President Roosevelt about the tremendous support her recently deceased husband Consul General James Russell Parsons received from Vice Consul Charles C. Eberhardt and the clerk Mr. Ker. She hopes Roosevelt can promote them to Consul and Vice Consul, respectively, believing that would have been her husband’s wish.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-08
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Letter from William Croswell Doane to Theodore Roosevelt
Bishop William Croswell Doane writes to President Roosevelt on the death of James Russell Parsons, their mutual friend.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-13
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Letter from Frances Theodora Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt
Frances Theodora Parsons writes to President Roosevelt about the tremendous support her recently deceased husband Consul General James Russell Parsons received from Vice Consul Charles C. Eberhardt and the clerk Mr. Ker. She hopes Roosevelt can promote them to Consul and Vice Consul, respectively, believing that would have been her husband’s wish.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-08
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Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson tells her brother, President Roosevelt, about some letters she has received from Frances Theodora Parsons about her husband, James Russell Parsons. James has been highly praised in Mexico, and Frances has written that the current ambassador, Powell Clayton, has said that he wished James could succeed him when he retires. Corinne agrees with this sentiment, and thinks James would be highly qualified for the position. She is excited about the upcoming election, and is looking forward to seeing Roosevelt and his family at Thanksgiving.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-17
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Telegram from James Sheffield to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner Sheffield writes to President Roosevelt to congratulate him on “Parsons’ triumph.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-19
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Letter from Powell Clayton to Theodore Roosevelt
Minister Clayton informs President Roosevelt that he presented Consul General James Russell Parsons to President Porfirio Díaz as Roosevelt requested. Clayton thanks Roosevelt for sending Parsons to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-05
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Letter from William Croswell Doane to Theodore Roosevelt
Bishop Doane invites President Roosevelt to a farewell dinner for James Russell Parsons, who will be leaving to take up his duties as United States consul general to Mexico.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-01