Vreeland, Edward B. (Edward Butterfield), 1856-1936

Where will it strike next?

A comet labeled “Allds Investigation” strikes a planet labeled “Albany Legislature,” causing it to explode among planets labeled “Aldrich, Penrose, Payne, Vreeland, Dalzell, Cannon, Hitchcock, Woodruff, Ballinger, Root, Platt, Depew, Parsons, Sherman, Bliss, Black, Cortelyou, Odell, Lodge, Hale, [and] Elkins.” A lone planet showing the face of Theodore Roosevelt hovers on the far right. Caption: A comet that has cut loose in the Republican constellation.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1910-03-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Raymond B. Cox

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Raymond B. Cox to decline the invitation to speak at the American Institute of Banking’s conference in Rochester. He sent similar messages to Congressman Vreeland and Mr. Bonaparte, describing his desire to avoid public speaking at the present time.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt believes he must have expressed himself poorly to Representative Edward B. Vreeland if Admiral Willard H. Brownson’s feelings were hurt by the letter. He explains to Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte that he was concerned more with the legislation and differentiation between the cases of hazing than he was with what had been done at the Naval Academy in the past. Roosevelt tells Bonaparte that he thinks highly of Brownson, and would like to see him succeed Admiral George Albert Converse in the Bureau of Navigation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-26

Letter from Frederick L. Eaton to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederick L. Eaton encloses a clipping of a letter that he sent to Senator Elihu Root. Root has said he will call up the matter on Friday. Eaton believes that the situation for progressive Republicans in the district has improved since the last convention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-02

Letter from Nila P. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Nila P. Wilson discusses how her son Mark P. Wilson, a Rough Rider, died due to an accident in 1909. She recently applied for a pension following a prolonged illness but was denied due to the circumstances of her son’s death. Wilson requests Theodore Roosevelt’s help as she cannot afford an attorney and does not know what to do.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-16

Letter from Timothy L. Woodruff to William Loeb

Timothy L. Woodruff updates William Loeb on the status of politics in New York state. He believes that Congressman Charles Luman Knapp is all right, and will head the delegation from Lewis County at the convention. At a dinner hosted by Senator Chauncey M. Depew, Woodruff arranged to sit between Congressmen John W. Dwight and Edward B. Vreeland, and believes that they will also be all right. Senator Thomas Collier Platt would prefer not to go as a delegate at large, and Depew will go instead.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-06

Letter from Albert J. Beveridge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Beveridge writes to follow up on an earlier conversation with President Roosevelt about the constitutionality of the Child Labor Bill. The jurisprudence is unambiguous in demonstrating that Congress may regulate all matters relating to interstate commerce. Beveridge also notes that many initiatives by the states to solve this issue have been ineffective, citing several examples. He has also seen the popular sentiment stirred up by the long campaign against child labor, and believes this bill is an example of good governance.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-22

Letter from James Wolcott Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt

James Wolcott Wadsworth sends his opinion to President Roosevelt regarding the political situation in Western New York State. Wadsworth reports that in order to avoid bitterness there in the wake of the incident with Archie Dovell Sanders, Assemblyman Jesse S. Phillips should be appointed in Sanders’ place rather than Harvey J. Burkhart.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-29

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles J. Bonaparte requested President Roosevelt speak with Admiral Willard H. Brownson about a negative Congressional report regarding Brownson and his administration.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-26

Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas Collier Platt encloses a letter to President Roosevelt from Representative Vreeland dealing with the situation on the naval bill in the House of Representatives.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-20

Letter from Arthur C. Wade to Frank Wayland Higgins

Arthur C. Wade tells New York Lieutenant Governor Higgins that Harry B. Bouton, Special Pension Commissioner at Erie, Pennsylvania, is being transferred to a position in Washington, D.C. Wade, among many other citizens, considers Bouton “one of the strongest and most influential men in our County,” and has signed a petition to allow Bouton to remain at his current post. Thus far, this petition has had no effect, and Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware, “has treated him very abruptly and given him no consideration.” Wade asks Higgins to bring the matter to the attention of President Roosevelt or Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-21

Letter from Marcus M. Marks to Theodore Roosevelt

Marcus M. Marks discusses the Republican situation for the 1904 presidential campaign. Marks writes about a potential industrial depression, the economic impact of labor strikes, and the liberalization of liquor laws in New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-23