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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt addresses several items with Secretary of War Taft. Roosevelt approves a payment to the family of the late General Carlos Roloff-Mialofsky and advises Taft regarding Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s attack on him regarding the Brownsville Affair. The president also wants to look into the inefficiency of the Quartermaster General’s department and has spoken with Secretary of State Elihu Root about the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that he wants to fill the position of Quartermaster General before July 1 as he wants significant reforms in the department before his term ends. He feels either William Penn Duvall or James Buchanan Aleshire should be appointed and leaves the decision to Taft’s judgment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

General Wood is glad that President Roosevelt will take up the matter with Colonel William S. Patten. Roosevelt believes that Patten will make a first-class Quartermaster General. Wood also informs Roosevelt that Patten’s wife is dying and that Patten will be returning to the United States to tend to her, and on that trip will visit Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-19

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Chronology January 1892 to December 1898

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1892 to December 1898. Notable events include the death of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt is appointed New York City Police Commissioner, his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Spanish-American War, and Roosevelt’s gubernatorial campaign.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Creator(s)

Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association

Memorandum from Elihu Root to Henry Clark Corbin

Secretary of War Root orders an investigation into an 1898 contract to supply gloves to the Quartermaster’s Department of the Army. In the course of bankruptcy proceedings, it has come to light that the Littauer Brothers firm, which includes Representative Lucius Nathan Littauer, was interested in the contract. Root is concerned that the contract or the bidding was handled improperly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-03

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937