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Secretary of War Taft encloses letters from Francis C. Travers regarding a contract for manila rope which was awarded by the Quartermaster’s Department. Taft includes a report from the Quartermaster’s Depot in Jeffersonvillle, Indiana, on the quality of a rope sample submitted by J. P. Nawrath.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-03
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Woodbury Kane on behalf of Thaddeus Higgins, a former Rough Rider. Higgins would like to be a clerk in the Quartermaster Department of the Army, and Roosevelt asks John Robert Procter to make the proper exceptions for the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-18
President Roosevelt will expect Martha Macomb Flandrau Selmes later. No vacancies were found in the Quartermaster’s Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-15
Representative Littauer summarizes the business relationship between Littauer Brothers and Edmond R. Lyon. Littauer Brothers had several contracts with Lyon to produce leather gauntlets. Lyon was a general contractor with the United States Army and supplied the gauntlets as part of various army contracts. Littauer Brothers only produced gauntlets and was not a party to the larger army contracts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-01