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President Roosevelt thanks Reverend Hall for writing regarding the death of a Rough Rider. He appreciates what the Episcopal authorities have done in the matter. However, Roosevelt cannot go into allowing burial with military honors because if he did it once, he would have to do it for every member of his regiment who requested it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-23
President Roosevelt remembers Corporal Frederick K. Lie as a man who “showed marked and unusual gallantry in a regiment where gallantry was the rule.” Roosevelt has forwarded the books Olaf I. Rove sent to Charles E. Hunter, to then be given to the historian of the Rough Riders.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-31
President Roosevelt thanks Emma V. Allison for the letter, and is glad that she enjoyed her cross-country train trip. He hopes that she enjoys her time in the Rocky Mountains, and confirms that he got most of the men for the Rough Riders from the Southern Rockies.
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1908-07-17
President Roosevelt does not think he can arrange a reunion of the Rough Riders as George B. Wilcox proposes, but invites Wilcox to come to Washington D.C. before the end of his term.
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1908-07-20
President Roosevelt thanks Frederic Remington for the photographs, and remarks that Remington makes very good bronze sculptures. He does not think, however, that any bronze that Remington makes will appeal to him more than The Bronco Buster, a copy of which his regiment, the Rough Riders, gave him after the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt also prizes his copy of the man of the stone age (Paleolithic Man) which Remington sent him, and which Roosevelt thinks looks like “a certain high personage.”
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1908-06-29
President Roosevelt thanks Louise Langdon Kane and her sister for their action on the Rough Riders’ monument. He says it was worthy of Woodbury Kane’s sisters.
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1908-05-11
President Roosevelt congratulates Lillian Capron, and believes that the Rough Riders monument should only contain the names of those who died in the war. He has already written to Arthur F. Cosby, as well as Sybil and Louise Langdon Kane.
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1908-05-14
President Roosevelt asks Arizona Governor Kibbey whether he should appoint former Rough Rider George L. Bugbee to a position.
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1908-04-29
In the unlikely event that another edition of Rough Riders is published, President Roosevelt asks Robert Bridges if the enclosed appendix could be included.
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1908-04-07
President Roosevelt sends George W. Goethals, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, a letter from former Rough Rider Walter S. Cash whom Roosevelt heartily endorses. Roosevelt wonders if there is a job that Goethals might know of where Cash could be given a trial.
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1908-03-26
President Roosevelt is sorry to learn that former Rough Rider George F. Murray shot and killed a man named James German. Roosevelt does not understand whether German was armed or not, but hopes it will be all right. He appreciated receiving a telegram from New Mexico Territory Attorney General Llewellyn about the convention.
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1908-03-23
President Roosevelt tells William H. H. Llewellyn that he would like to help John McSparron, a former Rough Rider, but says that he first needs to know what sort of position McSparron wants and is suited for. There are few vacancies, and Roosevelt is not able to help all the Rough Riders he would like to.
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1908-02-11
President Roosevelt tells David M. Goodrich that there has been an unexpected development relating to the appointment of Henry K. Love. Roosevelt attaches a letter from Love, and says that without an explanation of the statements that he made in it, he does not think he could appoint him.
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1908-02-07
President Roosevelt introduces Elhanan W. Bucklin, a former sergeant in his regiment and applicant for a position under Colonel Gorgas. Roosevelt would be glad if Gorgas can employ Bucklin based “strictly on his merits.”
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1907-11-15
President Roosevelt would like Commissioner of Pensions Warner to review the application made by Ethel Chase Sprague Donaldson, whose husband served as surgeon in the Rough Riders regiment.
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1907-06-26
President Roosevelt extends his greetings to members of the Rough Riders and his regrets that he could not attend their gathering.
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1907-07-04
President Roosevelt tells George Curry that when he takes office as governor of New Mexico Territory, he will find the situation “much confused.” Although former Governor Hagerman did some good things for the territory, some of the things he did were “reprehensible,” thanks to bad advisers. Roosevelt requests that Curry conduct himself with a sense of duty, just as he did during his service as a captain in the Rough Riders.
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1907-05-02
President Roosevelt would like Governor of Cuba Magoon to read an enclosed letter from W. Sloan Simpson, a Rough Rider and old friend of Roosevelt’s. Roosevelt believes the delay in action regarding Simpson’s visit to Cuba has given Simpson just cause to be upset. He requests that Magoon investigate and make whatever changes are necessary to ensure similar requests will be met with prompt action.
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1907-04-20
President Roosevelt informs Charles E. Hunter that he cannot attend the upcoming Rough Riders Association Reunion, or any reunions while he is president.
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1907-04-05
President Roosevelt tells Solon Hannibal Borglum that he likes the statue of William Owen O’Neill very much, and he has captured O’Neill’s spirit perfectly. He thinks a scene of the Rough Riders in action would be great for the bas-relief.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-29