Letter from John Dalzell to Sereno Elisha Payne
John Dalzell discusses using bonds to pay for the construction of the Panama Canal.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-10-24
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United States. Department of the Treasury
Letter from Charles Henry Grosvenor to Sereno Elisha Payne
Representative Grosvenor discusses the use of bonds to pay for the construction of the Panama Canal and believes it can be paid for thus far out of the United States Department of Treasury’s surplus.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-10-24
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Letter from William Barret Ridgely to Theodore Roosevelt
William Barret Ridgely attests to the character of Charles A. Hanna and hopes to refute negative reports about him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-10-09
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Letter from Edward Ridgely to William Barret Ridgely
Edward Ridgely details his past cases as a bank examiner and asks that directors of banks in his district be asked if his examinations are fair and thorough. If there are serious objections to his work, he will resign.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-10-11
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Report from the Committee on Departmental Methods to Theodore Roosevelt
This is a detailed report of the investigation into the corrupt sale of the typesetting machines in the Governmental Printing Office. It includes testimonies, court transcripts, and the committee’s conclusions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-04
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Copy of letter of the directors of the Chicago National Bank
The directors of the Chicago National Bank report to Comptroller of the Currency, William Barret Ridgely, on the status of several of their outstanding loans and bond purchases, mostly concentrated in railroads and mining. (The bank would fail in December of that year.)
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07-12
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Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb
Charles William Anderson acknowledges William Loeb’s request relative to Colonel John Nugent. He asks Loeb to send a note to Internal Revenue Commissioner John Watson Yerkes, requesting two additional places in the office of Collector of Internal Revenue. Anderson, who is “colored,” has recently been appointed by President Roosevelt to Collector of Internal Revenue and wants to add one man whom “the circles of high initiation” want placed and another man to represent the colored voters without displacing any of the present officers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-18
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Letter from Edward Robinson to Henry Cabot Lodge
Edward Robinson, director of The Boston Museum, asks Senator Lodge to look into a recent change in the Treasury Department’s new amendment that would levy a new tax on art.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-11
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Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Lodge opposes a tax on the frames of painting that are imported for museum collections. The Massachusetts State Convention was very successful and Lodge expects a large majority for President Roosevelt in the election. He has several upcoming speeches including one in Roosevelt’s district.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-12
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Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of War Taft reports to President Roosevelt on his campaign activities, asks Roosevelt to review an article for The Churchman, and forwards a report on the progress of the Panama Canal. In preparation for a speech, Taft requests a meeting with the head of the Treasury Department to review government expenditures and also expresses his desire to review Judge Parker’s Democratic nomination acceptance letter. Finally, Taft forwards a letter from Cardinal Merry del Val and asks Roosevelt’s opinion on whether he should respond.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-20
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Telegram from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy Morton unsuccessfully tried to telephone William Loeb regarding confusing as to which government department should handle the situation with the Russian cruiser Lena, which is docked at San Francisco. Morton suggests to President Roosevelt that if he deems it proper for the Navy Department to handle it, that the State Department, Department of Commerce and Labor, and Treasury Department be notified.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-13
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Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw reports that during the last session of Congress, Senator Nelson W. Aldrich argued that the secretary of the treasury has the authority to purchase silver for subsidiary coinage. Shaw discusses the merit of this claim. He believes this issue is not related to the purchase of silver for coinage into standard dollars. Unlike Ebenezer J. Hill, Shaw does not think the subject should be made an issue in the campaign.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-03
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Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw wrote to President Roosevelt to correct a misunderstanding about the relationship with the United State government and two fiscal agencies: J. W. Seligman & Company and Brown Brothers & Company. Shaw also thanked Roosevelt for the wonderful dinner at the White House with the president and his family.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-06-03
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Advertising expenditures for government agencies
List of United States government agencies and what they have spent on advertising in the New York Sun.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05
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Letter from John H. Edwards to William Loeb
John H. Edwards forwards a transcript to William Loeb to give to President Roosevelt on behalf of Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-12
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Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to William Loeb
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw asks William Loeb to bring the tariff plank that he has drafted to President Roosevelt’s attention.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-07
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Cory
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs David Cory the book, Merchant Vessels of the United States, is not published by the United States Navy Department, but he has sent his request to the Bureau of Navigation in the Department of the Treasury.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-06
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Memorandum from Russell Parker Goodwin to Robert John Wynne
Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department Goodwin sends Postmaster General Wynne a memorandum containing an opinion Attorney General William H. H. Miller sent to President Benjamin Harrison in 1891 following the death of Secretary of the Treasury William Windom. Miller’s opinion deals with whether Harrison can fill the vacancy caused by Windom’s death with a temporary appointment for more than ten days, and cites a number of statutes dealing with the issue. Miller concludes that it seems that the president can only appoint a temporary office-holder for ten days, and that the position should be filled by constitutional appointment within that time period. Goodwin notes that this time period has since been extended to thirty days.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-04
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Uncle Sam to Cortelyou—”Where did you get it?”
Chair of the Republican National Committee carries a “Rep. campaign funds dough bag” toward the White House. President Roosevelt sits on the bag and holds a “keep silent and carry a big stick.” Uncle Sam sits on the “U.S. Treasury” and points to the wording on the side of the box, “Addition, division—and silence.” Caption: Uncle Sam to Cortelyou—”Where did you get it?”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11
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Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt
Postmaster General Payne updates President Roosevelt on the state of the post office investigation. Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad have been away for the summer, and have not been consulted yet, although the investigation has proceeded in the meantime. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow has a large number of cases pending in the District Attorney’s office, waiting to go before a grand jury. Indictments are expected, and Payne does not believe that it would be wise for the government to publicly release information on the investigation before the grand jury has finished.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-08