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Secretary of the Navy Long encloses a letter he wrote to President McKinley on July 3, 1899, which refers to the “responsibility for waiving the delinquencies prior to the Santiago battle.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-14
Mrs. William Kirby requests assistance in obtaining a military pension for her late husband, who died in Florida while serving during the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
Richard Harding Davis inquires if the photograph he sent has been received. He also requests to be an honorary member of the New York Society of the Rough Riders.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
The Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War will have a meeting of the National Commandery and the Congress of the Order on January 25, 1902.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-21
Benjamin F. Tracy defends Admiral Dewey and the judgment of the court of inquiry which was examining Admiral Schley’s conduct at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-27
Secretary of the Navy Long defends the Navy Department’s treatment of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-19
Illinois has great interest in Captain Clark as he was stationed as lighthouse inspector in Chicago, Illinois, and many members of the Illinois naval militia served under Clark on the USS Oregon during the Spanish-American War. Governor Yates recommends that Captain Clark be promoted to rear admiral due to his long service and exciting exploits during the war.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-25
The three commissioners that handle grade and damages in the 23rd and 24th wards of New York City will be dismissed due to their connections to Tammany Hall. The work can be done by anyone and John S. Wise Jr. is a suitable candidate that is active in politics and a Spanish-American War veteran.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
Nicholas Murray Butler recommends that President Roosevelt look for potential officers among the graduates of land-grant colleges as their four years of military training will better prepare them for the military.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-06
Chief Justice Lore recommends Caleb Churchman for the position of collector of the port at Wilmington, Delaware. Churchman served during the Civil War and his son, Clarke Churchman, was killed at El Caney during the Spanish-American War. The Churchman family have been strong supporters of the Republican Party and Churchman is well qualified for the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-25
Felix Agnus recommends that Admiral Schley command the American fleet at the coronation of King Edward VII. He argues that appointing Admiral Crowninshield would be insulting as Crowninshield is responsible for starting the controversy around Schley’s brave service during the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-26
Leonard Wilson is mentioned favorably in two reports from the Spanish American War’s Santiago campaign. The reports were written by General Wheeler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-08
Hermann Speck von Sternburg reviews the uses, training, and equipment of mounted infantry.
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1901-10-05
Frederick Muller congratulates President Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency. In a postscript, Muller states that the New Mexico Territory is in an “unfortunate condition” and that Governor Otero is conspiring to win Roosevelt’s support.
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1901-09-23
Richard Wainwright wishes that President Roosevelt had been permitted to wait and be elected president in 1904, but he is pleased that the public can grieve for William McKinley while not fearing the future. Wainwright is appalled when he thinks of his efforts to persuade Roosevelt to stay with the navy as Roosevelt has been able to accomplish so much.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-23
Samuel E. Moffett examines the relationship between the United States and Great Britain. He concludes that the current, ongoing relationship depends upon the present policies of each nation and not on ancient history or sentimentalism. American policy is to be the dominant power in the Western hemisphere, and if this principle can be accepted by the British there should not be any problems with maintaining a harmonious relationship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-14
Magazine article praising the late William McKinley for his agricultural policies, particularly those protecting the domestic sugar industry.
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1901-09-14
A meeting of the board of officers of the Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War will be held in New York, New York, on September 14.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-09
Joseph F. McMullen read in a newspaper that Vice President Roosevelt would be writing the history of New Mexico troopers in the Rough Riders. McMullen provides information about his son, Samuel J. McMullen, who served in Company G and recently passed away from tuberculosis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-04
John M. Thompson, captain of Manhattan Command No. 5 of the Corps of New York Spanish War Veterans, invites Vice President Roosevelt to be the presenter at a ceremony bestowing two flags to the command.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-04