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President Roosevelt agrees with Charles A. Moore that Somerville P. Tuck would make a good replacement for George Sherman Batcheller on the International Court of Appeals at Cairo, Egypt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-06
President Roosevelt agrees with Emily Tyler Carow that Somerville P. Tuck is a good judge and deserves to be promoted, and has advised the Egyptian government as such. Roosevelt details some of his plans for his upcoming African safari, and asks if it would be possible to meet in Naples. Roosevelt describes a camping trip he took with “all of the younger children.” Roosevelt believes William H. Taft will be elected president.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-24
Emily Tyler Carow was glad to see that the Republican National Convention followed President Roosevelt’s wishes and nominated William H. Taft as the Republican candidate for president. She has recently received a letter from Emily Rosalie Snowden Marshall Tuck, who is hopeful that her husband, Judge Somerville P. Tuck, could be promoted to a position on the International Court of Appeals in Egypt, which has recently been left open by the death of Judge George Sherman Batcheller. Carow has a high respect for the whole Tuck family, and feels that Judge Tuck has done his job well. She hopes that Roosevelt will feel similarly and endorse Tuck.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-12