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General Corbin writes to Secretary of War William H. Taft, regarding his preference to be appointed commander of the Atlantic Division. Corbin has been hesitant to ask because he does not want to inconvenience General James Franklin Wade. Corbin will accept any assignment where he may be most useful.
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1906-01-03
Fred W. Carpenter writes to General Corbin to relay a message from Secretary of War William H. Taft. Taft asks about Corbin’s health and what assignment Corbin would like, considering his new appointment to lieutenant general.
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1905-12-31
The Century Magazine will be publishing a paper on “Railway Rates” in January as well as a paper about the administration side in February. Richard Watson Gilder thought President Roosevelt would like an advance copy of the magazine. Gilder is expecting to go to Washington, D.C., on Sunday to attend the benefit performance for the United States Army and Navy. Gilder’s daughter is in the play and he hopes to see Roosevelt there.
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1905-12-14
Thomas Bentley Mott responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary’s recent request and encloses a paper related to an Army matter. General McCoskry Butt urged Mott to bring the paper forward and publish it, but Mott sees “no way of doing it without making enemies in high places.”
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1905-11-14
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to President Roosevelt about two appeals that have been sent to her recently. Sallie Pickman Loring Dwight is concerned that her husband may be assigned to a German consulate rather than Vevey, Switzerland, as they had expected. General Henry Clark Corbin’s wife, Edythe, is distressed that Corbin may not be appointed to succeed General Adna Romanza Chaffee as Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Cowles also discusses other political and family news.
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1905-09-13
Major McCawley informs President Roosevelt that there are no grandsons of Robert E. Lee in the army, but two great-nephews of Lee are serving. McCawley asks whether he should inquire about the young men’s qualifications for duty at the White House.
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1905-07-27
Colonel Bromwell offers to represent the military at the Peace Commission.
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1905-07-28
Adna Romanza Chaffee outlines the benefits and challenges of having a company of Marines relieve the Army’s 9th Infantry in Peking, China.
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1905-07-21
Representative Goulden writes William Loeb that he finds no fault with George Benson’s dismissal from the army. From General George B. Loud’s writing, he was led to believe that Benson’s offenses were less serious than they actually were. Goulden closes by wishing Loeb a good trip to Yellowstone Park.
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1905-07-11
Representative Goulden writes to William Loeb that he endorses the enclosed letter from General Loud and believes George Benson is an honorable man. Goulden would appreciate it if Loeb could help Benson in any way.
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1905-07-07
Senator Proctor continues to argue that Major Eugene Frederick Ladd was worthy of receiving “the first appointment,” and he encloses letters from several others to support his assessment of Ladd.
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1905-06-02
Senator Proctor disagrees with President Roosevelt about the selection of generals from among the ranking captains of the Army.
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1905-05-31
Redfield Proctor believes that Theodore Roosevelt is free from favoritism. Roosevelt has never agreed to a single request regarding the Army that Proctor has made. Proctor has also never asked for an Army appointment because the person was from Vermont, but due to their qualifications.
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1905-05-20
Adna Romanza Chaffee forwards a report from Lieutenant Colonel Wood with the first observations at Port Arthur since its surrender.
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1905-02-10
Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a memorandum from Surgeon General Robert M. O’Reilly regarding the case of Army surgeon Aaron H. Appel, and personally opines that “Major Appel is a man whose presence in the Army is a detriment to it. He has been more trouble than all the other Surgeons in the Army put together.”
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1904-10-18
Chief of Ordinance Crozier writes to President Roosevelt enclosing extracts from two reports from American officers, one from Russia and the other from Japan, concerning the Russo-Japanese War.
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1904-10-05
George W. Boyd forwards to William Loeb a letter from William Lord requesting a place for Lord’s son in the Navy or Army.
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1904-10-10
Governor Brodie writes to President Roosevelt regarding Major A. H. Appel, who is being retired from military service. Brodie explains what he knows of Appel’s service during the Spanish-American War and asks that he not be retired unless there is a reason it would benefit the service.
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1904-10-10
Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou forwards to William Loeb correspondence from Major Lynch regarding the appointment of a “colored contract surgeon” at an army post, and he asks Loeb to consider it.
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1904-09-19
Henry V. Boynton writes that he will look up “the Army and Navy Critic” and send a pamphlet recommended by Theodore Roosevelt to the service journals.
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1904-09-03