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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. B. Frye

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. B. Frye

President Roosevelt informs W. B. Frye that he has been designated as a committee member to compile a manual regarding United States Government transportation in accordance with the Committee on Department Methods. Roosevelt notes that Leonard H. Mattingly of the Treasury Department, S. T. Browne of the War Department, and Major Chauncey Baker of the Army will also be on the panel.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. B. Baker

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. B. Baker

President Roosevelt tells Major Baker that he has been designated as a committee member to compile a manual regarding U.S. Government transportation in accordance with the Committee on Department Methods. Roosevelt notes that Leonard H. Mattingly of the Treasury Department, W. B. Frye of Indian Affairs, and S. T. Browne of the War Department will also be on the panel.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Barret Ridgely

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Barret Ridgely

President Roosevelt informs William Barret Ridgely, Comptroller of the Currency, that he refrains from offering any advice concerning the Chemical Bank as he holds stock in this bank and is personally acquainted with the directors. Roosevelt tells Ridgely to continue his work with any other bank and to pay no attention to his personal connections with Chemical.   

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

William Emlen Roosevelt encloses some gossip slips from the Wall Street Journal regarding questions that the Comptroller of the Currency has instructed bank examiners to ask every time they examine a bank. Based on the types of questions, Roosevelt believes that the comptroller was getting “a little rattled” due to criticisms. In particular, Roosevelt brings President Roosevelt’s attention to a case involving the bank examiner Charles A. Hanna at the National Bank of America in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

William Emlen Roosevelt cannot give Theodore Roosevelt the names of any bank officers opposed to the reappointment of Comptroller of the Currency William Barret Ridgely. The officers who do oppose Ridgely do so for reasons that could be construed as personal, and so their arguments could easily be dismissed. Emlen Roosevelt agrees that Ridgely should not be reappointed and does not think he has “displayed any particular fitness for the position.” Emlen Roosevelt believes that the Comptroller should be “a strong and bold man with banking experience.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

Letter from George Edward Graham to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Edward Graham to Theodore Roosevelt

A recent economic failure in Washington County, New York, damaged two banks owned by Republicans. Several Democrats, led by John Gilroy and Ellis Williams, have applied to set up a new bank which will hurt many Republicans. George Edward Graham and many of President Roosevelt’s friends in the area would benefit if the Comptroller of Currency denies the application.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-28

Creator(s)

Graham, George Edward, 1866-1910