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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright tells Theodore Roosevelt that the New York State Senate passed General Thomas Henry Barry’s bill on the last day of the session. Wainwright returns Barry’s letter to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-24
Michael Kerwin thanks Theodore Roosevelt for offering to place him in communication with secretary of war Henry L. Stimson. He learned shortly after writing to him previously, however, that Lieutenant Ray’s resignation was accepted and the situation was resolved.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-26
After reading Theodore Roosevelt’s editorial comment on Hayden Talbot’s article in The Outlook, Joseph Bucklin Bishop says that he read Talbot’s article on the Panama Canal before it was published. He tried to get him to change the statements that Roosevelt criticized, but he left them in. Bishop believes that the change in leadership at the canal will be pleasing to Colonel George W. Goethals. Bishop hopes to see Roosevelt before he sails for Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-19
Thomas Henry Barry, the superintendent of West Point, provides Assemblyman Cuvillier with feedback and information about the bill he introduced that would limit the sale of alcohol near the academy. The consensus is that the bill as written is best, but as a last resort, it could be amended to apply only to cadets. This is an official copy that was provided to Theodore Roosevelt by Barry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-13
Mary Tayloe Key McBlair asks Theodore Roosevelt for a letter introducing her to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and requesting a job for her husband, Alexander McDonald McBlair. The McBlairs are in dire financial straits, and she hopes Roosevelt may be able to assist them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-29
Miller Freeman had anticipated that Theodore Roosevelt would be unable to interfere in the Lake Washington canal fight, but felt that its importance warranted contacting Roosevelt. As he believes that Roosevelt is interested in the subject, even if he is not able to act on it, Freeman sends Roosevelt a press report of the hearing before Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-24
Former Rough Rider Frederick Muller writes to Theodore Roosevelt to ask him to put in a good word for Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the location for the construction of a large Army base in the western United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-20
Harry W. Kern appeals to Theodore Roosevelt to influence Henry L. Stimson to assign Kenneth Ebbecke Kern to the 19th Regiment based in the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-17
Eddie W. Reeves asks Theodore Roosevelt, if his request is in accordance with the rules of the United States Civil Service, to ask Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson to retain Reeves in the War Department. Reeves’s job is about to be cut, and Reeves hopes Roosevelt can help him obtain a new job in the Commissary Department of the United States Army.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-14
Oscar K. King thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter of introduction to Henry L. Stimson. King also includes commentary on the state of American politics and voters. King criticizes the way Woodrow Wilson gains support for policies that were criticized when Roosevelt presented them. King also mentions irreparable harm has been done to Progressivism.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-05
Edwin T. Earl writes to Theodore Roosevelt to ask that Roosevelt not allow reactionaries crowds use his name in their plans. Earl explains that the reactionary crowd is trying to secure William H. Taft’s nomination in the next election so he can be defeated by a reactionary Democrat. Earl regrets that Henry L. Stimson accepted an appointment in Taft’s cabinet. Earl also enclosed an Associated Press article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-07
Senator Lodge was pleased with the meeting with Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and is glad that Theodore Roosevelt saw Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer. He agrees that the arbitration treaty will likely pass even though there is limited enthusiasm in the Senate and many Senators find aspects of the treaty absurd.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-03
Christian Thomas Jonathan Jackson thanks Theodore Roosevelt for appointing him to West Point, and remarks that even if Roosevelt has forgotten him, he has not forgotten Roosevelt for having given him his start in the Army. After graduation, he intends to visit William Bradford Merrill on Long Island for a week, and inquires if he would be able to visit Roosevelt to pay his respects while in town. His grandmother, Marry Anna Jackson, is a staunch admirer of Roosevelt, who appreciates Roosevelt’s kindness to Jackson. He encloses a copy of the 1911 West Point class album.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-31
Curtis Guild conveyed to the Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War that Theodore Roosevelt could not attend the event. Guild discusses the progress he was able to make against monopolies in Boston before he leaves for Russia, including ensuring bills “enforcing the immediate electrification of the Boston terminals,” protecting savings banks, and overseeing that the waterfront of Boston “is to be controlled by the people and not owned by the railroad monopoly.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-27
Robert Lee Howze regrets to inform Theodore Roosevelt that an invitation Roosevelt sent to Howze at West Point had only just arrived to him in Puerto Rico, and thus he could not meet with the English Polo Players. He remarks on the character of Henry L. Stimson, and approves of his appointment as Secretary of War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-28
Oscar K. Davis requests from Theodore Roosevelt a letter of introduction to the new Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson. Davis recently wrote a piece for Hampton’s Magazine on the current political situation, and he took the liberty of saying that Roosevelt was not interested in the presidential nomination, though he would not decline it if the Republican Convention called on him. He hopes this was a satisfactory thing to say, as he did not have time to ask Roosevelt before the proof was due. Davis remarks on the poor outlook for the coming year, noting that “our fellows in Congress have let the Democrats steal out thunder on” the topic of trade reciprocity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-29
Joseph Bucklin Bishop wonders if Theodore Roosevelt might be able to join him and Robert W. Goelet for dinner on June 15, and perhaps convince Henry L. Stimson to join as well. If he is not busy, Bishop requests that Roosevelt send him a note to The Brotzell in New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-24
James R. Sheffield is aware of Theodore Roosevelt’s rule against attending dinners in New York, but hopes he will make an exception to honor Henry L. Stimson and “distinguish this particular dinner” with his presence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-22
Frederic J. Paxon, as president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, asks Theodore Roosevelt for support in stopping the federal government from closing down the Department of the Gulf which is headquartered in Atlanta. Paxon and other Atlanta residents worry about the loss of prestige and money were the city to lose a portion of their officers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-20
Tomorrow J. M. Dickinson will be replaced by Henry L. Stimson, then Dickinson will retire to Tennessee. He would like Theodore Roosevelt to know that he has no ill will against the government or the president. He has also enclosed for Roosevelt a dissertation by his friend, Caruthers Ewing, about hookworms.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-21