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President Roosevelt instructs Postmaster General Payne to remove John W. Pettit but advises that no action should be taken regarding S. Davies Warfield until further notice. Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou should be consulted on the situation.
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1903-08-19
President Roosevelt would like to consult with Charles J. Bonaparte about the Warfield case and the other post office cases.
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1903-09-11
President Roosevelt does not believe that S. Davies Warfield, postmaster at Baltimore, Maryland, should be removed. Warfield should have brought the case to the attention of Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith, but he was acting under the orders of his superiors.
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1903-08-19
Henry Martyn Hoyt encloses a copy of his reply to the request of Postmaster General Payne for an opinion concerning the liability of Baltimore Postmaster S. Davies Warfield. Hoyt will advise Attorney General Knox to discuss the matter with President Roosevelt.
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1903-12-30
In receipt of President Roosevelt’s letter, Charles J. Bonaparte relays that Holmes Conrad is currently in Washington, D.C., in lieu of traveling to Georgia. Bonaparte discusses the Post Office Scandal report on Joseph L. Bristow, the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, the Warfield report, and the Tulloch report.
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1903-10-28
Louis E. McComas discusses a letter he received from S. Davies Warfield and their discussion of John W. Pettit.
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1903-09-15
Postmaster General Payne realizes that President Roosevelt has received reports regarding the investigation of the offices of the First Assistant Postmaster General in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Payne will submit a full report very soon. He is also optimistic about the investigation in the New York office and trusts that the grand jury will hand down indictments soon.
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1903-09-18
Postmaster General Payne informs President Roosevelt that Charles J. Bonaparte will be in Washington, D.C., on the 8th to further investigate the postmaster in Baltimore.
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1903-09-04
Louis E. McComas asks permission for his letter to be brought to President Roosevelt about S. Davies Warfield’s reputation.
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1903-09-10
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt concerning Holmes Conrad’s professional advice regarding the Baltimore postmaster investigation.
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1903-09-02
Postmaster General Payne informs President Roosevelt of the extravagance of Postmaster S. Davies Warfield in Baltimore.
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1903-08-21
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s telegram regarding the Baltimore Post Office and has consulted with George B. Cortelyou. Payne provides more information on the investigation of S. Davies Warfield and John W. Pettit.
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1903-08-21
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt regarding the case of the postmaster in Baltimore.
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1903-08-25
Postmaster General Payne asks President Roosevelt for an order to remove S. Davies Warfield from his position as postmaster, and John W. Pettit from a clerk position, at the Baltimore Post Office. Secretary of War Elihu Root and Senator John C. Spooner think Payne should act promptly.
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1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne informs President Roosevelt that he is sending the original reports on the removal of the postmaster at the Baltimore Post Office, as well as a written statement by the postmaster.
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1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt, stating his belief that Baltimore Postmaster S. Davies Warfield was complicit in the fraud perpetrated by mail clerk John W. Pettit and should be punished.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-21