Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Bayard Backus
President Roosevelt will be unable to attend the event hosted by J. Bayard Backus’s Republican club.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Yates
President Roosevelt is reluctant to accept an invitation to any single club, but if he went to only one it would be the Hamilton. Roosevelt will inform Richard Yates of his decision in a few days.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George S. Scofield
President Roosevelt sends his thanks to George Scofield and the Republican Club of Richmond County.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-23
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick M. Alger
President Roosevelt appreciates the invitation but will be unable to attend the Michigan Club banquet.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Bayard Backus
President Roosevelt sends his best wishes to the 27th Assembly District Republican Club but will be unable to attend their Fourth Annual Dinner.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry W. Baldwin
President Roosevelt appreciates the information on the Roosevelt Republican Club of the Third Ward, New York City, and appreciates the compliment in the name of the club.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Solomon Hicks Bethea
Everything has been upset by the attempted assassination of President McKinley, but McKinley is now out of danger. Vice President Roosevelt was well received in Vermont and Minnesota. He believes that starting the clubs would be premature but can’t see how to stop them.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Michael J. Dowling
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt regrets to inform Michael J. Dowling that he cannot serve as President of the National Republican League because he does not have the time he would want to devote to the position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-28
Letter from the Progressive National Committee to Theodore Roosevelt
The Progressive National Committee requests that Theodore Roosevelt attend a meeting on November 18 for the purpose of organizing a social club for members of the Progressive Party.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-11-12
Letter from Ben B. Lindsey to Theodore Roosevelt
Judge Lindsey has drafted an amendment to the Colorado Constitution that would give the people the final say as to the constitutionality of laws when a Colorado Supreme Court justice dissents from a majority opinion that declares a law unconstitutional. The sentiment for Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination in the West is “overwhelming” and Lindsey might resign from the Wilson Club in order to fully support what he expects to be Roosevelt’s certain nomination.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-01-30
Letter from H. H. Titus to Hugh Gordon Miller
H. H. Titus asks Hugh Gordon Miller to address the Republican Club of New Rochelle on the subject of “Progressive Republicanism,” or any topic he prefers. In a handwritten note at the bottom, Miller accepts the invitation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-08
Letter from John O. Yeiser
John O. Yeiser, a committeeman of the Republican party, discusses plans to “draft” Theodore Roosevelt as commander in chief by organizing political clubs to support him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-08
Letter from John O. Yeiser
John O. Yeiser, a committeeman of the Republican party, discusses plans to “draft” Theodore Roosevelt as commander in chief by organizing political clubs to support him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-06
Letter from Frederick A. Cottrell
Frederick A. Cottrell sends copies of the resolutions adopted at a joint meeting of the Executive and Advisory Committees of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-02
Letter from Thomas Mott Osborne to Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Mott Osborne regrets being absent during Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to the George Junior Republic Association in Freeville, New York. He comments on the association’s work and how, most importantly, it teaches a sense of responsibility, a principle not taught in the country’s education system.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-07
Letter from Joseph Bondy to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Bondy does not know if Theodore Roosevelt is interested, but he wants to organize a Progressive Republican League in New York. He does not want to take any steps before presenting his plan to Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-03
Letter from Joseph W. Wess to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph W. Wess asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the Old 19th District Garfield Republican Club’s annual banquet, saying his presence would help make the event a success.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-09
Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles J. Bonaparte confirms some details of antitrust suits that occurred against Standard oil and the Tobacco Trust around the time he was Attorney General in Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. He asks Roosevelt if he knows anything of the details surrounding a proposed political organization that claims to stand for the principles of Republicanism, as he is somewhat skeptical of it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-26
Letter from Bela Tokaji to Theodore Roosevelt
Bela Tokaji informs Theodore Roosevelt that he has been elected as an honorary vice-president at the State Conference of the National Progressive Republican League of the State of New York. Tokaji hopes Roosevelt will accept this honor.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-18
Letter from Bela Tokaji to Theodore Roosevelt
Bela Tokaji, State President of the Progressive Republican League, enthusiastically tells Theodore Roosevelt about the many clubs they have organized across New York, all of which are populated by “true Rooseveltians.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-08