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Senator Platt informs President Roosevelt that Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen has written the attached letter letter. Platt also does not support Allen’s removal, and states that Commissioner Allen has a creditable record. Platt knows President Roosevelt will not make a change without consulting him.
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1905-01-17
Frederick Innes Allen asks Senator Platt to tell President Roosevelt that he wishes to remain in the position of Commissioner of Patents.
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1905-01-16
Edward Reeve Merritt is looking to correct errors in the original application and would appreciate a word from Vice President Roosevelt to his attorney.
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1901
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary recommends Anna P. Haskins contact the Commissioner of the Patents Bureau in Washington, D.C.
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1911-06-07
President Roosevelt accepts Commissioner of Patents Frederick Innes Allen’s resignation, understanding that he can provide for his family better in private practice.
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1907-04-30
Due to the increased needs of the president’s office during the winter season, William Loeb informs Commissioner of Patents Allen that he has sent Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock a request for the temporary transfer of William W. Mortimer from the patent office from December 3, 1906 to February 13, 1907. He regrets the inconvenience this may cause Allen, and thanks him for his courtesy.
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1906-11-21
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep, Comptroller of Currency Murray, and Chief Forester Pinchot provide President Roosevelt with a detailed report of the organization and operations of the Department of the Interior. The report highlights “grave defects” in the structure of the Department such as redundant job functions, an “abuse of letter writing” that impedes public business, and rampant inefficiency. The report recommends the dissolution of several divisions.
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1906-10-22
Keep, Charles Hallam, 1861-1941; Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926; Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
William Loeb informs Commissioner of Patents Allen that William W. Mortimer has recently finished his work in the White House offices, and has been directed to report to the Patent Office the following Thursday. Loeb praises Mortimer’s service, and thanks Allen for his courtesy.
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1906-02-24
Thomas Edison has a case before Commissioner of Patents Allen and President Roosevelt would like every courtesy shown to Edison. The case should be decided on its merits but Allen should “personally and thoroughly investigate the case.”
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1903-12-11
Commissioner of Patents Allen acknowledges William Loeb’s letter and the enclosed copy of a letter to B. Pickman Mann. Allen has met with Mann, and he believes that Mann is aware of his impropriety and will be more discreet in the future. The correspondence regarding the matter will be filed in the department’s records.
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1905-07-13
Commissioner of the United States Patent Office Allen forwards a report by B. Pickman Mann on a matter about which President Roosevelt inquired. Allen confirms that Mann is an examiner in the Patent Office, and that his fourteen-page report acknowledges that he corresponded with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia about the matter.
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1905-07-10
Commissioner of the United States Patent Office Allen tells William Loeb that he has requested a report on the matter about which Loeb inquired and will forward the report soon.
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1905-07-07
Board of Commissioners official MacFarland writes to President Roosevelt regarding a letter from Patent Office clerk and critic Benjamin P. Mann.
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1905-07-06
Archbishop Ireland thanks William Loeb for telling him that Mrs. O’Donoghue has been employed in the Patent Office and for sending him letters about affairs in the Philippines.
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1904-06-29