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General Bingham, endorsed by Senator Penrose, claims that there is no incompatibility for members of the Common Council of Philadelphia also serving as Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenue. President Roosevelt believes it to be “undesirable” for federal officers to serve on the Common Council but will allow the current members to serve out their terms.
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1903-07-01
George A. Nowland, a “political friend” and supporter of Theodore Roosevelt, informs him his political enemy is trying to be appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th District in Virginia. Nowland asks Roosevelt to help get himself appointed instead.
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1911-05-11
Micah John Jenkins, Collector of Internal Revenue at Charleston, South Carolina, writes President Roosevelt to discuss his financial distress. After a fire destroyed most of his home and possessions, Jenkins was informed he must return several months wages, as he was accidentally overpaid. He expects to return more wages this year. While he is steadily paying his debts, he owes about 4,000 dollars at the time of his letter. He finds it difficult to support his family of seven even when practicing strict economy. Jenkins asks Roosevelt to speak with President-Elect Taft regarding a salary increase.
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1909-02-26
In the time since Micah John Jenkins received President Roosevelt’s letter, matters have clarified and he no longer needs to to travel to Washington to meet with him. The matters left to discuss are not urgent.
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1908-02-14
Pearl Wight tells President Roosevelt that his Nashville speech, in combination with other recent speeches, gives a clear outline of Roosevelt’s policies and should help the public understand he is not responsible for the current financial situation. Wight has met with Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou about taking up the leadership of the Internal Revenue Service, but feels he is unable during this time of economic crisis due to his many business interests. Nevertheless, Wight wants to be updated on the situation as it unfolds and is looking forward to seeing Roosevelt in December.
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1907-10-23
Treasurer of the United States Charles H. Treat addresses the condition of currency laws in the United States, and proposes several ideas to help the elasticity of currency and avoid panics and large fluctuations. While Treat does not say that any of the plans suggested in the speech are the best, he emphasizes that there should be a system across all banks to safeguard the value of United States bonds, and that the government should work to regulate tax rates on credit so that the taxes are not a burden to borrowers.
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1906-10-18
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte assures President Roosevelt that he is consulting with the Department of State regarding actions in Cuba. Bonaparte made transportation arrangements for Secretary of War Taft and Acting Secretary of State Bacon to travel to Havana by way of Key West, but they decided to go via Tampa instead. Bonaparte believes Taft should command the Navy in Cuban waters during an emergency and urges Roosevelt to send instructions to that effect. On another matter, Bonaparte encloses a letter from Philllips Lee Goldsborough inquiring whether he may serve as chairman of William H. Jackson’s congressional campaign. Bonaparte believes that allowing Goldsborough to do so would benefit Roosevelt politically. Having Jackson in Congress will offset losses elsewhere.
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1906-09-18
Collector Phillips Lee Goldsborough writes to Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes requesting an exception to the rule limiting political activity among internal revenue officers. Goldsborough also writes that he is working with four other Republicans on the revision of the Constitution of the Republican Party of Maryland and requests a “reasonable amount of time” to complete the work.
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1905-12-20
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes requested the resignation of four revenue agents, including George Wheelock. President Roosevelt wrote Yerkes to reconsider encouraging Wheelock’s resignation and Wheelock has refused the request. Wheelock was the most inefficient agent and his resignation will be encouraged unless President Roosevelt demands he stay.
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1905-08-16
Commissioner Yerkes received Colonel Barnes’s letter and is awaiting information from Internal Revenue collector John Lynch in San Francisco.
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1905-08-10
Fairfax Henry Wheelan describes the abuses of political office and federal employment currently occurring in San Francisco, California. Wheelan discusses the obstacles to removing Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz from office.
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1905-07-13
Justice Harlan had written to President Roosevelt with the reasons why Colonel Philemon Burgess Hunt should not be removed from his position as Collector of Internal Revenue for Dallas, Texas. Harlan now writes that he has received word from Commissioner of Internal Revenue John Watson Yerkes that there is no such plan in place and Hunt’s work is greatly appreciated.
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1905-07-11
Postmaster General Cortelyou advises an unknown person that Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s nominee for Collector of Internal Revenue at Chillicothe, Ohio, David Moore, is under investigation. Cortelyou recommends that President Roosevelt hold the case until the investigation is completed.
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1905-05-09
The term of James F. Penman as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Northeastern District of Pennsylvania was completed last year, but his bonds do not expire until April 1906. The conditions are such in the district that it has not been possible to find a candidate to replace Penman.
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1905-05-07
Booker T. Washington urges President Roosevelt to quickly appoint Charles William Anderson to his post as a collector for the Internal Revenue Service in Manhattan. Anderson fears the opposition that may grow if there is a delay, though the newspapers and people from whom Washington has heard seem to be in favor of the appointment.
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1905-03-07
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Taylor informs William Loeb that three men—Park Agnew, E. P. McLean, and Thomas Lowry—have been asked to resign from the Republican State Central Committee of Virginia and to review requirements about “political assessments and undue political activity.”
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1904-09-23
Senator Hopkins responds to a telegram from William Loeb which states that President Roosevelt wishes to know if Colonel Frank Leslie Smith’s appointment would be satisfactory to Charles Samuel Deneen. Hopkins discusses Smith’s qualifications and believes that Deneen “has no reason to be dissatisfied with the appointment.” Hopkins confesses that he did not consider how Deneen would respond to the appointment, arguing that he does not expect that Deneen will check with him about such appointments after Deneen is elected.
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1904-08-08
Frank McCord has held the position of Collector of Internal Revenue in Cleveland, Ohio, for ten years.
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1908-12
A memorandum outlines the legislative history which designates who is responsible for the administration of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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1905-11
A list of some employees of the Customs Agency Service and the Internal Revenue Service in Ohio, including the dates they were confirmed. There is also a list of counties in Toledo, Ohio’s Internal Revenue District.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907