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John Hay writes to Theodore Roosevelt to tell him that P. M. Mattheeff, Commissioner to the World’s Fair from Bulgaria, will be calling with a letter of introduction from Dr. Shaw and a letter from the Prince of Bulgaria.
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1904-12-14
Assistant Treasurer at St. Louis Thomas J. Akins informs President Roosevelt that he has complied with Roosevelt’s recent letter regarding the letter from Dr. Albert Shaw, and that the letters will not be published. Akins tells Roosevelt that he has worked to guard the interests of the Republican party during the present election, and believes that Roosevelt should have no problems winning a national victory. He hopes that his actions have been enough to add Missouri’s electoral votes to Roosevelt’s total, and feels that the Republican Party is in a better position in Missouri now than it has been in the past.
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1904-11-07
A statement, possibly a memorandum meant for President Roosevelt, regarding the gubernatorial election in Missouri, which became embroiled in public relations issues involving Roosevelt, in part due to the publishing of an exchange of letters. Roosevelt is quoted explaining his attempts to remain distant, despite the fact that editors are hounding him and will print more with or without his involvement.
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1904-11-04
Robert J. Collier recently met with Albert Shaw, who helped explain President Roosevelt’s view of the situation in Missouri. Collier hopes to be able to make it up to Roosevelt after his reelection to show that the Weekly does not hold the sorts of hostility towards Roosevelt that has been exhibited in the recent letters of Samuel Hopkins Adams.
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1904-11-03
Acting on the direction of Albert Shaw, William Menkel sends William Loeb a copy of the letter that Shaw sent to William F. Saunders.
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1904-11-02
William F. Saunders assures William Loeb that he understands President Roosevelt’s position regarding a letter he had written to him regarding the situation in Missouri, and that he has not used the letter. Saunders had received letters from Albert Shaw and Thomas J. Akins on the subject.
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1904-11-02
Assistant Treasurer at St. Louis Thomas J. Akins does not believe that Dr. Albert Shaw’s letter is in the possession of any member of the Missouri Republican State Committee, but will do his best to see if he can locate it. Akins has worked to bring the Republican party of Missouri together, and believes there will be a large increase in voters in the upcoming election. While he is not sure if President Roosevelt will win the state he has a chance of doing so. In a handwritten postscript Akins notes that he has just received Roosevelt’s letter, and will follow the instructions.
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1904-10-31
William Wenkel, secretary to Albert Shaw, writes to President Roosevelt regarding a previous letter that Roosevelt had sent to Shaw about candidates for governor of Missouri Cyrus Packard Walbridge and Joseph Wingate Folk. In his letter, Roosevelt expressed a preference for Walbridge over Folk, and Wenkel points out that this sentiment should not be taken from the context it was given in, as it did not apply to the personal characters of the men, but only to their candidacy for governor.
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1904-10-26
The unknown author describes a letter circulating in St. Louis purporting to be from Albert Shaw, who is claiming to represent the views of President Roosevelt. The letter claims that Roosevelt is not supporting Folk in his gubernatorial campaign, and that Cyrus Packard “Walbridge is a better man than Folk.” Roosevelt has denied the authenticity of the letter. The author believes the letter to be genuine and plans to editorialize on it in Collier’s Weekly.
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1904-10-24
Edward Hubert Butler asks President Roosevelt for details about when and where his letter to Albert Shaw was published in 1903, as referenced by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, because he believes it will help the presidential campaign.
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1904-10-22
Silas McBee did not think it was necessary to notice a recent report in the Herald, but after talking with Albert Shaw has changed his mind and sent a letter to them.
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1904-09-08
Nelson P. Webster confirms that he is sending correspondence about the publication of Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidential Addresses and State Papers.
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1904-09-02
John A. Sleicher praises Frank Swett Black’s convention speech and recommends to President Roosevelt that he actively campaign in New York and in any states where a Roosevelt win is doubtful. Sleicher passes along information from Amos Parker Wilde that the political situation in Wisconsin is not good. He informs Roosevelt of his plans to travel to the Democratic National Convention and asks to see Roosevelt on his way home.
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1904-06-28
Elihu Root discusses an undisclosed issue concerning New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell and politics in Albany.
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1904-04-16
Nicholas Murray Butler promises to deliver President Roosevelt’s letter to Albert Shaw. He also enjoyed his visit to the White House and will write President Roosevelt with results of his meeting with Whitelaw Reid.
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1904-02-02
Elisha E. Garrison encloses copy of his letter to Albert Shaw, editor of The American Monthly Review of Reviews, outlining his proposal for the campaign publication. Garrison mentions that some proofs have arrived from G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
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1904-01-20
Memorandum on actions that need to be taken to complete a volume of President Roosevelt’s speeches and messages.
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1904-01-13
Robert J. Collier asks President Roosevelt to pen a statement approving of the set of writings by Roosevelt that Collier’s Weekly is publishing.
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1903-12-26
George Haven Putnam thanks Theodore Roosevelt for sending the foreword he wrote for Francis Curtis’ book The Republican Party: A History of its Fifty Year Existence and a Record of its Measures and Leaders, 1854-1904, and for sending materials for selected speeches. Putnam discusses publishing arrangements, including the amount of Curtis’s books to be given in place of royalties, the exact location and wording of Roosevelt’s foreword, and in what other published materials Roosevelt’s foreword might be used.
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1903-12-23
William Wenkel states that Dr. Shaw is preparing the January issue of The American Monthly Review of Reviews. He also states that the package of President Roosevelt’s speeches and papers arrived safely.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-21