The Revenue Cutter “Algonquin,” flying the President’s Flag– during President Roosevelt’s visit to Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C.
Steamboat on the water.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1902-05-20
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South Carolina--Charleston--Fort Sumter
Draft of address of President Roosevelt at the G.A.R. encampment, The Weirs, New Hampshire
A draft of a speech addressing members of the Grand Army of the Republic in which President Roosevelt praises the efforts of the Union Army during the Civil War. He argues that with the growth of cities, and of individual and corporate fortunes, men have become more divided into groups and classes. Roosevelt asserts that in order to solve the “dark problems looming before us,” Americans must “strive onward” in the same spirit Union soldiers demonstrated when they fought alongside men regardless of class or religion.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-08-28
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Address of President Roosevelt at the G.A.R. encampment, The Weirs, New Hampshire
President Roosevelt addresses members of the Grand Army of the Republic, praising the efforts of Union Army soldiers during the Civil War. He argues that with the growth of cities and individual and corporate fortunes, men have become more divided into groups and classes, thereby diminishing the “realization of that essential underlying brotherhood which ought to be deep in the heart of every American.” Roosevelt asserts that in order to solve the “dark problems looming before us,” they must prioritize cooperation. He insists that Americans must “strive onward” in the same spirit Union soldiers demonstrated when they fought alongside men regardless of class or religion.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-08-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Samuel C. Wright
President Roosevelt writes to Samuel C. Wright, the Secretary of the 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, that he must regretfully decline his invitation to the annual reunion.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Hewitt Doubleday
President Roosevelt thanks Mary Hewitt Doubleday for the two books on the American Civil War.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-15
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Letter from Eliza A. Lawton to Theodore Roosevelt
Eliza A. Lawton requests Theodore Roosevelt’s assistance in remedying an error made on her father’s memorial that excludes her from his list of daughters. Roosevelt approved the volley of shots fired at General Robert Anderson’s memorial services at West Point, so Lawton hopes he will be of assistance in changing the inscription when all other options have failed her.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-31
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Speech of President Roosevelt at banquet for Justice Harlan
President Roosevelt praises Justice John Marshall Harlan’s service as a justice of the Supreme Court. Roosevelt notes that Harlan is a Kentuckian, and he praises the patriotism of the citizens of Kentucky, who sided with the North during the Civil War. He notes that their position as a border state made it much more difficult to remain loyal to the Union than it was for those further north. Roosevelt closes by praising Harlan as embodying the qualities requisite for being a good citizen and statesman, and noting that Harlan’s strength of personality and quality of character stand as examples for all Americans.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-09
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Letter from James Buchanan
Transcript copy of a letter acknowledging receipt of the Congressional Pamphlet laws, and inquiring about members of his former Cabinet, particularly Secretary of War Joseph Holt and Attorneys General Jeremiah Black and Edwin M. Stanton. Buchanan expresses confidence that his administration can stand any test, despite a supposition that there may be an investigation regarding Fort Sumter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1861-04-30