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On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks the Fleming H. Revell Company for the copy of Raymond Patterson’s book on behalf of his wife, Mary Young Hogan Raymond.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-24
President Roosevelt encloses facsimiles of letters in which federal judge Peter Stenger Grosscup requests railroad passes. In particular, in one letter Grosscup mentions that his brother, Benjamin Sidney Grosscup, is referee on a rate case that the railroad is interested in. Roosevelt directs Attorney General Bonaparte to get more information from George W. Wickersham and Raymond Patterson, and to see if anything can be done about Judge Grosscup, whose presence on the bench is a disgrace.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-19
President Roosevelt responds to Joseph Gurney Cannon advising him to contact Raymond Patterson for a personal interview concerning the “heavenly twins” (Charles Samuel Deneen and Richard Yates), and the political struggles that are happening within the Illinois Republican party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-27
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw sends President Roosevelt letters from James N. Brown and Ludwig Nissen, as well as an editorial from the Chicago Tribune. He also states Raymond Patterson wrote a criticism column. Shaw recommends Roosevelt find complimentary letters and publish extracts from them to counter the criticism he is receiving to protect the next Secretary of the Treasury.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-28
Upton Sinclair inquires about a report in the Chicago Tribune that President Roosevelt has called off the meat packing investigation Sinclair requested because Roosevelt believes Sinclair “shamelessly lied” to him. Sinclair asks if Roosevelt has truly called off the investigation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-11