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Letter from David H. Morris to Theodore Roosevelt

David H. Morris sends a newspaper clipping to President Roosevelt, which claims that Roosevelt’s chauffeur was speeding but was not penalized, being immune because of his position. Morris believes the story is dangerous to the aims of the Automobile Club of America, which advocates impartial enforcement of the speed limit laws. As president of the club, he asks Roosevelt to put him in a position, by telling him the facts of the case, to correct the errors before more damage is done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-29

Creator(s)

Morris, David H. (David Hennen), 1872-1944

President’s fast auto: Washington society would prosecute his chauffeur

Newspaper article reporting that President Roosevelt’s chauffeur was twice stopped for speeding while driving Roosevelt and son, Ted, to Great Falls, Virginia. The police gave the chauffeur a warning, but a Washington, D.C. civic association would have him prosecuted further.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-28

Creator(s)

Unknown

Memorandum on President Roosevelt’s chauffeur

The writer provides details about President Roosevelt’s hired chauffeur speeding in a car and subsequent contact with bicycle police.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from B. Pickman Mann to Theodore Roosevelt

B. Pickman Mann explains that although he wrote to the Commissioners asking for President’s Roosevelt’s chauffeur to be prosecuted for speeding, he directed no criticism at Roosevelt himself. Mann also desires to know if Roosevelt received the letter he wrote the previous year regarding Saturday half-holidays.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-08

Creator(s)

Mann, B. Pickman (Benjamin Pickman), 1848-1926

Letter from Henry P. Moulton to William H. Moody

U.S. Attorney Moulton writes to Attorney General Moody about the case of Massachusetts v. Hugh Gurney, Third Secretary of the British Embassy, for driving his automobile at excessive speed. Moulton provides an account of Gurney’s arrest, his claims that he is exempt from Massachusetts law because he works for the British Embassy, and the resulting fracas. Moulton concludes that the various accounts seem to agree on what happened and asks Moody how the Justice Department would like to proceed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-29

Creator(s)

Moulton, Henry P. (Henry Percy), 1844-1904

Letter from H. Mortimer Durand to Francis B. Loomis

H. Mortimer Durand writes to Acting Secretary of State Loomis to review the details of the case against Hugh Gurney, Third Secretary of the British Embassy, for exceeding the speed limit. Durand also thanks the State Department for handling the case with promptness and close attention and forwards a check for the $25 fine Gurney was ordered to pay for speeding and resisting arrest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-30

Creator(s)

Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924