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On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks W. I. Coburn for the letter and his campaign work in Vermont.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-02
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary agrees with Jonas A. Young, and likens the matter to that of insurance companies settling with people who have claims under the employers’ liability act.
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1912-09-18
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Jonas A. Young for his suggestion, which he will give to those who can use it.
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1912-09-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Reverend Metzger for his telegram and all the work he has done in Vermont to create support for Roosevelt.
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1912-09-07
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Lewis T. Thayer for sending souvenirs of Roosevelt’s visit to Vermont and for his role in helping Roosevelt obtain support in Vermont.
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1912-09-07
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary apologizes to F. E. Holliday that Roosevelt will not be able to take the pictures with Holliday that were requested in Holliday’s letter. Roosevelt’s travel schedule does not permit it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-29
Frank Harper writes to ensure that Henry Beach Needham received a telegram about Theodore Roosevelt’s schedule during his Vermont trip. Harper also requests that Needham conduct an interview for the Saturday Evening Post. Harper includes some literature about the Progressive Party including a couple of letters from Gordon Russell.
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1912-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt thanks John C. Doxsee for his campaign donation intended to “help split the State of Vermont.” Roosevelt has searched for the enclosures from Doxsee’s previous letter, but it seems they were lost in Chicago. Frank Harper has explained Doxsee’s plan to Roosevelt. While Roosevelt appreciates the offer, he must decline due to overwhelming work.
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1912-08-26
Theodore Roosevelt is glad that Winslow Clark is in Vermont and would like to see him sometime.
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1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt thinks that Maud Howe Elliott will appreciate what he will say in Vermont about women’s suffrage.
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1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mrs. Fawcett for her letter, and encloses the remarks he will make in Vermont on women’s suffrage.
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1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he must decline Governor Woodruff’s invitation to attend a church dedication in Brooklyn. The schedule for his campaign trips will not allow it.
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1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt writes Charles Howard Thompson about Reverend Coburn of Vermont, a recent convert to the Progressive Party. Roosevelt recommends Coburn for his speaking ability if Thompson needs talented speakers in Vermont.
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1912-08-17
Charles H. Thompson advises caution regarding Wallace Batchelder’s proposal to back the Democratic ticket.
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1912-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Wallace Batchelder thanking him for the gold medal and apologizing for the mistake in the book that accredits Batchelder to the Pennsylvania roster instead of Vermont. Corrections will be made in future editions, but he recommends writing to the War Department about the needed change.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-14
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary confirms receipt of the letter by Marshall J. Hapgood and congratulates the families of the twelve babies born in Hapgood’s town. He did not receive the clippings Hapgood wanted Roosevelt to return, although he applauds his “very worthy action in opening accounts in the Savings Bank for the twelve babies.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-07
Theodore Roosevelt is outraged by some of the recent actions of the Associated Press in issuing statements about him that are false, and reporting him to have said things that he did not. Roosevelt has also noticed that the Associated Press seems to be suppressing news about him that is true, but this bothers him less.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-14
Theodore Roosevelt conditionally agrees to attend a jubilee to which he was invited by Charles J. Bonaparte.
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1911-05-19
Theodore Roosevelt discusses Cardinal Gibbons’s Jubilee with Austen L. Crothers. He wishes to know the exact date, but he has another engagement on June 7 which he hopes does not conflict with the Jubilee.
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1911-05-19
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Sidney Rossiter for his paper on Vermont and encourages him to write about race decadence as Rossiter outlined in his letter. Roosevelt believes that all of the arguments made in opposition to the concept have been based on ignorance or thinly-veiled selfishness.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-02