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Arthur B. Farquhar conveys support for Leonard Wood’s promotion to Major General and admonishes the testimonies of Estes G. Rathbone and James E. Runcie against Wood. Farquhar comments on the status of the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty and President Roosevelt’s policy in Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-20
Nicholas Murray Butler discusses the recent mayoral election in New York. Butler conveys the public’s positive reaction to President Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington, and the public’s negative reaction to George B. McClellan, Mr. Murphy, and Seth Low. In regard to his recent conversation with Cornelius Newton Bliss concerning campaign tactics, Butler suggests that Roosevelt invite Mr. Kennedy, James Speyer, and James Stillman for lunch or dinner. Butler writes about the Panama Rebellion and editorials on the topic running in The Evening Post and The Times. Butler also discusses the involvement of Marcus Alonzo Hanna, John Edward Addicks, General James Harrison Wilson, and Wayne MacVeagh in the Maryland and Ohio elections. Butler suggests Roosevelt become a professor of American History and Politics in Morningside Heights.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-09
Prince Heinrich of Prussia hopes for Ted Roosevelt’s speedy recovery and congratulates President Roosevelt and the “American Nation” on the commemoration of George Washington’s birthday. He apologizes for his late arrival which is due to “persistent easterly winds.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-22
Nicholas Murray Butler met with Andrew Carnegie regarding Carnegie’s plan to promote research and scholarship in Washington, D.C. Butler supports the plan and believes it is in the spirit of George Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-04
Jacob A. Riis believes that President Roosevelt will be successful.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-10
Henry Cabot Lodge praises Theodore Roosevelt’s work and his latest book and shares reviews of his own work on George Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1889-07-15
In a portion of a letter, excerpted in Worthing Chauncey Ford’s Writings of George Washington, George Washington tells John Adams that he had read about a sword from an unknown Dutch maker that was intended for him, but pawned in Alexandria. He asks Adams, who is serving as a minister in Holland, to find out what he can about the sword. An annotation from Ford says that the sword was made by Theophilus Alte. Alte sent his son to give the sword to Washington, but the son sold it at a tavern and disappeared. The sword is currently in the possession of Alice Lawrason Riggs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-18