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J. Hampton Moore invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend the Fourth Annual Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association in Richmond, Virginia, and encourages him to speak in support of inland waterways.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-14
President Roosevelt speaking to a crowd from a speaker’s platform.
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1905
President Roosevelt tipping his hat off, while he and party descends steps of a building
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1905
President Roosevelt riding in a carriage through a street
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs S. B. Woodfin that Roosevelt will have to decline his invitation to contribute to his newspaper columns. Roosevelt is the contributing editor for The Outlook.
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1912-06-18
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Henry Robinson Pollard for his letter and the papers he sent, and inquires if Pollard will ever be in New York so that they might visit and discuss the matter Pollard mentioned in his letter. Roosevelt does not think he will be able to leave New York soon to visit Richmond and “investigate conditions” as Pollard requests.
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1911-05-05
President Roosevelt thanks John Jay White for the letter and advice about his upcoming Africa trip. Reverend W. S. Rainsford wrote to him along similar lines. Roosevelt has directed R. J. Cunninghame to hire the necessary support staff, and he mentioned the names White suggested. He hopes to begin the hunting expedition very soon after arriving in Africa, and will travel during the rainy season if at all possible. He invites White to come see him in Washington on his return from Richmond.
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1909-02-04
President Roosevelt tells his son Ted about some of the adventures of Ted’s little brother Quentin Roosevelt. Quentin, Roosevelt says, “takes with the utmost philosophy alterations of grandeur and of the life of a small street mucker,” and describes Quentin’s trip to get a pig for Thanksgiving dinner. British Ambassador James Bryce spoke with Roosevelt recently, and approves of Ted’s ambition in going to work, rather than living a life of leisure. After leaving the presidency Roosevelt plans to still live a busy life and continue working as long as he can.
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1908-11-27
President Roosevelt heard from William H. Taft that he was very pleased with the meeting in Richmond, Virginia. Roosevelt thanks Wyndham Robertson Meredith for the public service he has rendered, and says he has been pleased to back Meredith up. The one thing that made Roosevelt wish he was running for another term is the opportunity to “make an aggressive fight” to win some ex-Confederate states.
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1908-10-21
President Roosevelt offers Thomas M. Mulry good wishes for the success of the National Conference of Charities and Correction, of which Mulry is president.
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1908-05-05
President Roosevelt asks Postmaster General Cortelyou to review the enclosed petition supporting Arthur M. Seddon for postmaster of Richmond, Virginia. He believes the petition makes a strong case, and that Representative Campbell Slemp should be asked why Wray T. Knight should be reappointed to the position. Roosevelt does not think there is a political reason against appointing Seddon in Knight’s place.
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1906-01-22
President Roosevelt thoroughly enjoyed Archer Anderson’s address, and says that the copy he just received will make a “delightful souvenir” of his recent visit to Richmond, Virginia.
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1905-11-07
President Roosevelt asks Representative Lamb to express his appreciation to the Richmond YMCA Bible Class for electing him an honorary member.
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1905-02-09
President Roosevelt cannot presently make the trip Wyndham Robertson Meredith suggests, but plans to visit Richmond, Virginia, before his presidency is over. When he does, Roosevelt will happily stay at Meredith’s house if he can do so without offending others.
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1904-12-20
William Holcombe Thomas informs Theodore Roosevelt of the discussion about Roosevelt that took place during the National Municipal League recently. Many wish for Roosevelt to lead the Republican Party again in 1912, rather than wait until 1916. There is also a desire for an international committee regarding the Russian government, which would include France, Germany, and Roosevelt as one representative of the United States.
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1911-11-24
Richmond City Attorney Henry Robinson Pollard found Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article interesting, especially because of Richmond’s current housing situation. The city recently passed an ordinance separating white and “colored” residents. Pollard explains that “colored” residents opposed it as unconstitutional, whereas whites supported it to reduce racial “intermingling.” A special joint committee was appointed to investigate the situation. Pollard encloses further information on the matter and hopes Roosevelt will visit and study the problem, which will undoubtedly be an issue in other cities. Pollard believes if the ordinance is “wisely and fairly enacted and enforced,” the “colored” residents will recognize it as beneficial.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-26
A. Hickey asks Theodore Roosevelt to visit Richmond, Virginia. Hickey encloses a song that the children of the city have been heard singing in the streets.
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1911-03-27
Several prominent citizens of Richmond, Virginia, encourage the citizens of Richmond to support the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers, as the fraternal organization has done “untold good […] for the colored people of this City, State, and country.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-20
Witt, Samuel B. (Samuel Brown), 1850-1912; Ingram, John H. (John Henry), 1862-1911; Smith, Hiram M. (Hiram Moore), 1884-1946; August, Benjamin T. (Benjamin Tappan), 1846-1918; Doherty, James B. (James Bernard), 1864-1944; Dabney, William T. (William Taylor), 1868-1930; Pace, James B. (James Baker), 1869-1927; Scott, R. Carter (Richard Carter), 1859-1928; Allen, Edgar, 1875-1931; Richardson, David C. (David Crockett), 1845-1925; Geo. W. Fergusson & Sons, Inc.
Thomas J. Jones, special agent for the Census Bureau, sends Henry Robinson Pollard, city attorney of Richmond, Virginia, a statement regarding the population of that city broken down by race. While some data is difficult to ascertain because of redistricting, Jones states that at least three districts have majority African-American populations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-20
After speaking with President Roosevelt about the American merchant marine, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw thought Roosevelt might want a copy of his speech on the subject, which he has given in many places in both the South and the North. Shaw calls it a “universally popular” subject that is getting a lot of attention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-22