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President Roosevelt would like Senator Perkins to recommend a Methodist from California to be appointed as an army chaplain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-16
President Roosevelt would like Senator Burton to recommend a man from Kansas to be appointed as an army chaplain. Roosevelt would prefer if the appointee was a Baptist as the “army is very short of Baptists.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-16
President Roosevelt hopes to appoint a Lutheran Chaplain in the Army, and asks Senator Nelson of Minnesota if he can recommend a good Scandinavian candidate for such a position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-09
In a few months there will be vacancies in the chaplaincies of the Army, and President Roosevelt would like to appoint a young Dutch Reformed Minister to one of these positions. He asks President Gerrit J. Kollen of Hope College if he can recommend any such person.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-09
President Roosevelt will appoint Admiral Sampson’s son, Ralph E. Sampson, and the alternate. He has the highest regard for S. Weir Mitchell, but Roosevelt does not think it fair that the sons of naval men should be passed over for Mitchell’s grandnephew. He desires that one or two Southerners be appointed to the military academies, and, in these exceptional cases, they may have to be the sons of men not in the United States Army or Navy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-01
Thomas J. C. Williams elaborates on a letter Theodore Roosevelt previously sent to him, providing more context after doing some investigating. The letter was from Ida B. Huber, the wife of former United States Army Sergeant Joseph N. Huber who is out of work, and the family is struggling. Williams says “the family will now be cared for” and thanks Roosevelt for sending him the letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-13
Robert Shaw Oliver, Assistant Secretary of War, responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s wish that Dabney S. Royster enter the Army Hospital at Fort Bayard, N.M. Oliver encloses Rosyter’s letter indorsed by the Acting Surgeon General of the Army, George Henry Torney, and will gladly carry out any of Roosevelt’s wishes.
Theodore Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson that the writer of the enclosed letter, Dabney S. Royster, was in his regiment and hopes Stimson will help get Royster into the Government Sanitarium at Fort Bayard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-06
Leonard Wood is happy to help Frank A. Edwards in creating his dictionary and it will cause no added expense. He was glad to see Theodore Roosevelt looking well recently and sends his regards to the Roosevelt family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-19
United States Army Chief of Staff Bell thanks President Roosevelt for the opportunity to read General Leonard Wood’s correspondence and states that he has always had a high respect for him. Bell agrees with Wood’s letters and orders, particularly one paragraph that highlights a system of military competition used by the French Army with much success. Although Bell would like to see more of this type of competition, he has not advocated for this in the entire Army due to a lack of officers in the United States, as most are stationed overseas. He concludes by informing Roosevelt that he has kept these matters strictly confidential as the president requested.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-12
German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg informs Secretary of State Root that German Emperor William II is presenting the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, with the busts of Frederick II and Helmuth Moltke to show the emperor’s interest in the American Army. Sternburg tells Root that he forwarded the busts through the Consulate General at New York and asks him to ensure they reach their destination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-08
In anticipation of General Edwards’s arrival in Manila, Frank W. Carpenter informs him of the political and economic conditions of the Philippines during American occupation. Carpenter has lived in the Philippines for nine years and has a thorough understanding of the Filipino people. Although many in the United States worry about an insurrection in the Philippines, Carpenter assures Edwards that most Filipinos are peaceful and that public order is in good condition. Carpenter believes that a Nationalist majority in the Assembly would be beneficial to American interests, even though people in the United States think differently.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-06
Secretary of War Taft updates President Roosevelt regarding the management of the National Parks. Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park S. B. M. Young would prefer rangers to the military, and Taft agrees with him, but Congress is putting the responsibility of park management on the War Department rather than the Department of the Interior. Taft warns that he accidentally engaged in cards on a Sunday, in case the press finds out. While traveling, he saw Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus, and they discussed both Japanese naturalization and immigration of Russian Jews. Taft briefly lists his upcoming speeches.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-04
Fred C. Ainsworth, Adjutant General of the United States Army, writes to Assistant Secretary of War Oliver regarding the Army service record of Leonard Wilson under General Joseph Wheeler. Although General Wheeler’s report has not been found, several people have attested to Wilson’s effectiveness.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-20
General Barry notifies British Colonel Lee that he has sent the annual report, and he will send the Army Register as soon as it is available. In regard to the issuance of the Spanish Campaign Badge to foreign military attachés, the general staff have not yet been able to work out whether it will be possible, but Barry will notify Lee as soon as they decide.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-08
As General Barry is aware of President Roosevelt’s interest in Colonel Lee’s request for the Spanish campaign badge, Barry encloses his reply to Lee on the subject so that Roosevelt is fully informed. Barry notes that they will include all foreign officers who were attached to the United States Army during the Spanish-American War in any action they might take.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-08
Senator Foraker tells Secretary of War William H. Taft, “the correspondence between you and General McCaskey is entirely satisfactory.” Forakes reminds Taft of the re-enlistment amendment Taft said he would draft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-31
A list of all men of color appointed to or continued in office by President Roosevelt, complete with the office and date.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01
This article describes an outbreak of violence at Fort Leavenworth between African-American soldiers and a crowd of people on a trolley car. The author blames the violence on Senator Foraker of Ohio, who the article says is in the pocket of large corporations, as well as the Constitution League of New York. While the author says that Senator Foraker’s opinion is to be expected, the article opines that the Constitution League is different, and is made up of misguided people who should know better.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-31
This article describes an incident between an African American soldier and a white woman. The article expresses some surprise that more of these sorts of incidents have not happened and blames Senator Joseph Benson Foraker for denouncing President Roosevelt’s handling of the Brownsville incident, wherein African-American soldiers were rumored to have opened fire on citizens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-31