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E. J. Carroll asks Theodore Roosevelt for help securing a freight automobile strong enough to climb hills and transport a “small company” of religious individuals and equipment for a bible repository. Carroll would like Roosevelt to send their letter to a philanthropist.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-17
Wallace Batchelder informs Frank Harper that the County Committee of the Y.M.C.A. does not have anything particular they wish Theodore Roosevelt to talk about at the banquet, but lists individualism, religious denominationalism, and the lack of multigenerational farming as their current societal concerns. Batchelder informs Harper of the travel plans for Roosevelt for his trip to Vermont.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-12
Maurice Francis Egan thanks President Roosevelt for the letters he sent and hopes that he made judicious use of them. Egan notes his respect for those in New York City who share his religious faith but also believes that the most zealous “drive us on the rocks of sectarianism.” Egan calls the president’s attention to Senator John M. Gearin of Oregon, a Democrat who counts himself among Roosevelt’s supporters, and closes by mentioning a recent piece by Havelock Ellis that may interest Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-24