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President Roosevelt instructs Postmaster General Payne to remove John W. Pettit but advises that no action should be taken regarding S. Davies Warfield until further notice. Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou should be consulted on the situation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-19
President Roosevelt would like Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow to report on the cases of William C. R. Hazard, John W. Pettit, and H. H. Rand.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-16
Postmaster General Payne encloses a memorandum on the record of John W. Pettit, a clerk in the Baltimore office. It appears that Pettit was employed during the 1900 campaign at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee while simultaneously being paid for his postal work but performed no duties. Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow is continuing the investigation and Senator Nathan Bay Scott has been contacted about Pettit’s employment with the committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-05
Louis E. McComas discusses a letter he received from S. Davies Warfield and their discussion of John W. Pettit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-15
Louis E. McComas asks permission for his letter to be brought to President Roosevelt about S. Davies Warfield’s reputation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-10
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s telegram regarding the Baltimore Post Office and has consulted with George B. Cortelyou. Payne provides more information on the investigation of S. Davies Warfield and John W. Pettit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-21
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow writes to Postmaster General Payne regarding the work history and salary of John W. Pettit at the Baltimore, Maryland, Post Office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne asks President Roosevelt for an order to remove S. Davies Warfield from his position as postmaster, and John W. Pettit from a clerk position, at the Baltimore Post Office. Secretary of War Elihu Root and Senator John C. Spooner think Payne should act promptly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt, stating his belief that Baltimore Postmaster S. Davies Warfield was complicit in the fraud perpetrated by mail clerk John W. Pettit and should be punished.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-21
Henry C. Payne reports to President Roosevelt on the status of the cases of William C. R. Hazard, John W. Pettit, and H. H. Rand are pending further review.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-04