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Surveyor of Customs Clarkson sends Nevada N. Stranahan, collector of the Port of New York, a report of recent violations of the navigation laws in the Port of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-28
Senator Lodge informs President Roosevelt that he did not intend to push for James B. Reynolds’s appointment to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and is sorry to hear of Secretary of the Treasury Shaw’s feelings about the matter. Lodge only suggested Reynolds when Shaw asked him for names. Lodge vouches for Reynolds’s competency and character.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-06
Theodore Roosevelt wishes Collector of the Port Loeb a Merry Christmas and asks if Louis Friedel can be reinstated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-23
President Roosevelt returns several papers relating to the position of deputy collector and inspector of customs at Stamford, Connecticut, to the Civil Service Commission. Roosevelt refers the Commission to a letter from Acting Secretary of the Treasury James Burton Reynolds, suggesting that an exception should be made for the good of the service, but also feels that the position should either be taken off of the competitive list or limited only to people living in Stamford. He asks for the Commission’s advice regarding this matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-19
President Roosevelt has superficially reviewed the case of George A. Curran, Collector of the Port of Calais. If the reported facts prove true, Curran will be removed. He asks Senator Hale if he or Senator William P. Frye can meet to review the matter with him, as well as Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James Burton Reynolds.
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1906-09-12
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Lodge for the letter regarding Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James Burton Reynolds, and promises to not pay any heed to action taken against him. Roosevelt wishes action could be taken against Massachusetts District Attorney John B. Moran, who is undertaking a politically motivated investigation of Reynolds. Roosevelt compares Moran with William Travers Jerome of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-04
Given the similar nature of the work they are engaged in, President Roosevelt suggests that Charles Hallam Keep and the Committee on Department Methods collaborate with Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James Burton Reynolds.
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1906-05-10
President Roosevelt comments that James Burton Reynold’s appointment was certain; it was merely a matter of where to put him.
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1905-02-10
The telegram shares the results of a phone call between James Burton Reynolds, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and the “New York office,” presumably of the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Regulations do not allow women to land on revenue cutters and requests to that effect have always been refused.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08
Emil Gribeschock, in spite of not being appointed consul general to Addis Ababa during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency, continues to work for the good of the United States. In his recent travels through the United States, Gribeschock has discovered that the tariff is negatively impacting wool producers, and predicts that the tariff will be the cause of a Republican loss in the 1911 elections. He urges, however, that there is time to revise the tariff for the 1912 election, and sends a copy of his report to Roosevelt for transmission to the Tariff Board. He hopes that he will be able to receive recognition for his work this time, as his previous efforts went unrecognized.
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1911-03-17
Senator Lodge and William Sturgis Bigelow have recovered the coin that President Roosevelt sent. Lodge thinks it is a great success. Lodge clarifies the situation regarding Boston Surveyor of the Port Jeremiah J. McCarthy. McCarthy opposes the installation of Moses B. Mann as Deputy Surveyor and feels that he should be able to choose the man to fill the position because he worked for William H. Taft. Lodge discusses the election and says that he wants Charles Evans Hughes to be elected New York governor. He believes that the situation for Republicans is good, both nationally and in Massachusetts.
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1908-10-13
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou has received William Loeb’s letter regarding whether Cortelyou would consider being the delegate from the First Congressional District to the Republican National Convention. Cortelyou would prefer not to be considered for this position, and thinks that someone who will represent the constituents of the first district should be chosen. The treasury department has had to dismiss T. Aubrey Byrne, about whom District Attorney William J. Youngs spoke to Loeb.
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1908-02-24
Timothy L. Woodruff discusses the political situation in New York. A clipping from the Brooklyn Eagle suggests that someone knew Woodruff had sent Loeb a copy of a speech he contemplated making to the Kings County Republican Committee. He wonders if the letter from Secretary of War William H. Taft to Herbert Parsons, regarding the presidential nomination, will make a difference outside the state of New York. Woodruff supposes that a large number of New York delegates will support Governor Charles Evans Hughes.
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1908-01-25
Charles Frederick Weller asks President Roosevelt for a donation to the Associated Charities.
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1907-05-02
Henry Cabot Lodge writes about his vacation during the congressional recess. He also discusses the larceny trial of his former private secretary Robert G. Proctor. Lodge wonders whether District Attorney John B. Moran is trying to get James Burton Reynolds (ex-secretary of the Republican state committee for Massachusetts) and Colonel Thomas Talbot (chairman of the state committee) indicted for perjury. Moran is angling to run for governor and has already been nominated by the prohibitionists. Finally, Lodge talks of books he is reading and sends his love to Edith and the children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-09
Senator Lodge has discovered that Massachusetts District Attorney John B. Moran’s investigation into the Massachusetts State Committee is politically motivated, as Moran intends to run for governor. In particular Moran is investigating Thomas Talbot and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James B. Reynolds. Lodge wants President Roosevelt to have the facts before Reynolds visits Roosevelt. Lodge complains that Moran does not investigate Democrats.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-02
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for nominating James B. Reynolds as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Reynolds has been a loyal friend and good worker for the party, and his nomination was “the one personal thing” that Lodge has wanted. Lodge had hoped to thank Roosevelt in person, but was unable to visit the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-09
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf does not endorse Senator Lodge’s recent statements regarding Democrat William Jennings Bryan’s platform on the navy. The article states that in particular, Metcalf took issue with Lodge’s declaration that were it not for the navy, Japan “would insult” the United States. A handwritten note in the margins from Lodge states that, “I did not say that or anything resembling it.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-12
Judge Murray met with Theodore Roosevelt to request that Louis Friedel be reinstated. Murray is an old friend, and Roosevelt would be pleased if William Loeb could fulfill this request.
1910-12-23