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Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Jesse Overstreet

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Jesse Overstreet

Postmaster General Cortelyou acknowledges Representative Overstreet’s letter asking about the weighing of mail, and encloses a reply from the Second Assistant Postmaster-General, who is responsible for that area. Cortelyou has directed an investigation of this, as well as an investigation of the different rates and routes of carrying the mail across the country, and how much compensation would change given different variables.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-09

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Letter from William Shadrack Shallenberger to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Shadrack Shallenberger to Theodore Roosevelt

Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger answers an inquiry from President Roosevelt about details given by Representative Victor Murdock in a speech to Congress. The issue is the average amount of mail carried by the railroads, which influences the amount the government pays to the railroad companies. Shallenberger describes the way in which the mail ought to be measured, provides a history of the issue and related developments, and notes that this issue has been previously examined by many lawyers. After presenting evidence for his argument, Shallenberger concludes that Murdock’s statement was incorrect.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-27

Creator(s)

Shallenberger, William Shadrack, 1839-1914

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp

President Roosevelt tells Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, that he feels the commission’s agent should procure information on whether passenger trains will still run past towns where there is a dearth of fuel and food. He that the mail could be taken on freight trains instead of passenger trains in order to avoid causing undue suffering. The crisis in North Dakota is grave at present, and Roosevelt feels he has the right to require railroads to do their part to meet it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt asks Postmaster General Cortelyou if he has taken up the matter of the rate the government pays to have its mail carried by the railways. He recently saw an article on the matter, and believes “we may have an attack made upon us about the railways and the mails and I should like to feel that we are armed in the matter.” Roosevelt comments that he regards Assistant Postmaster General William Shadrack Shallenberger highly, but many people who wish for him to remain in office have close ties with railroads, and Roosevelt wants to make sure that everything is proper.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Carl G. Grill to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Carl G. Grill to Theodore Roosevelt

Carl G. Grill explains his situation to and asks for help from Theodore Roosevelt: he is a veteran of the Spanish-American War who has been working as a transfer clerk in the railway mail service in Aberdeen, South Dakota, but has moved to Oregon to benefit his wife’s health. Grill was told it was easier to resign and seek reinstatement than to be granted transfer service, so he resigned, but is facing difficulties with getting reinstated. He lists cases of others who have been successful in similar situations and asks for Roosevelt’s assistance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-15

Creator(s)

Grill, Carl G. (Carl Gottlieb), 1875-1942

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Creator(s)

Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association