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Slocum, Herbert J. (Herbert Jermain), 1855-1925

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon

President Roosevelt appeals to Charles E. Magoon, Provisional Governor of Cuba, on behalf of Granville Fortescue and encloses a letter from him. He asks Magoon if Major Herbert J. Slocum might be convinced to give Fortescue a trial on his merits. Fortescue served alongside Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War, and also served with distinction in the Philippines. The President believes he is a good man who has learned from his mistakes and will not repeat them.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-20

Letter from W. D. Murphy to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from W. D. Murphy to Theodore Roosevelt

W. D. Murphy, pen name for Harriet Anderson Stubbs Murphy, invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit her studio and see her portraits of him. Murphy lists several of her most notable portrait subjects and how satisfied they were with her work. Murphy notifies Roosevelt the New York Historical Society wants to buy this portrait of Roosevelt, and she would like to have Roosevelt’s approval before it sells.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-09