Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter from Ralph D. Sessions to Theodore Roosevelt

Ralph D. Sessions explains that he is disabled from rheumatism and confined to his room. He asks Theodore Roosevelt for a signed photograph. Sessions shares his experience at the 1904 Michigan Democratic State Convention, where the audience responded poorly to Charles A. Towne berating Roosevelt. He assures Roosevelt of the “plain people[‘s]” support and comments on President William H. Taft’s unfortunate election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-25

Letter from Moses H. Clemens to Theodore Roosevelt

Moses H. Clemens quotes Theodore Roosevelt’s speech commending freemasonry. He feels Roosevelt would not support the organization if he knew its true character and suggests he investigate the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-25

Letter from John Christman to Theodore Roosevelt

John Christman shares the prophecy of the International Battle of Flowers with Theodore Roosevelt, which was revealed to him by spirit voices.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-10

Letter from Charles Henry Davis to Frank Harper

Charles Henry Davis thanks Frank Harper for obtaining permission for Victor D. Brenner to create a bas relief of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. He now asks if Bela Lyon Pratt could have permission to create a similar piece.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-14

Letter from Mrs. William Leana to Theodore Roosevelt

Mrs. William Leana, being in financial straits, offers to sell Theodore Roosevelt an old newspaper from January 4, 1800–one month after the death and burial of George Washington. If Roosevelt is not interested in purchasing it, she hopes that he might be able to direct her to someone else who might be.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-28

Letter from Charles Henry Davis to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Henry Davis asks Theodore Roosevelt’s permission to commission Victor D. Brenner to produce a plaque showing George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Roosevelt himself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-30

Letter from Hannis Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt

Hannis Taylor sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of “The Origin and Growth of the American Constitution,” and notes the importance of Benjamin Franklin in the creation of the American constitution. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-13

Letter from William C. Gill to Theodore Roosevelt

William C. Gill commends Theodore Roosevelt for his Memorial Day address at General Ulysses S. Grant’s tomb. He remarks on the ways in which various figures in American history have striven for peace, though that “theories are nicely and happily worked out in Dreamland but how different in practice in near-Utopias.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-31

Letter from Gist Blair to Theodore Roosevelt

Gist Blair discusses the financial issues of George Washington University. The university hopes to secure funds from the Peabody Board. Blair will do what Theodore Roosevelt advises.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-23

Letter from Alfred Spring to Theodore Roosevelt

Justice Spring found Theodore Roosevelt’s editorials on Nationalism and the judiciary interesting and was pleased Roosevelt quoted him. He discusses how judges beliefs influence their interpretations of the Constitution and rights of the public, particularly noting John Marshall and Roger Brooke Taney. Then he discusses the role the three branches of government regarding law making and interpretation. Spring will send an article he wrote responding to Roosevelt’s 1905 recognition of Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-17

Letter from Irving Price Wanger to William H. Sayen and A. Harry Bowen

Irving Price Wanger wants to review the site approved by the Valley Forge Park Commission for the memorial arch on April 12. He argues the ideal location and design for the arch using historical details, local resources, and strategic planning for park visitors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-08

Letter from Alice P. Cornwall to Theodore Roosevelt

Alice P. Cornwall asks Theodore Roosevelt to visit Mrs. A. Bills, the creator of the first American flag made in Portland, Oregon. Bills greatly admires Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-05

Letter from Charles Dyer Norton to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Dyer Norton tells Theodore Roosevelt, that he thinks George Washington’s plan of Washington D. C., “a most important one” as did William McKinley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-02

Letter from C. Edgar Sutphen to Theodore Roosevelt

C. Edgar Sutphen asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the one-hundred-fiftieth anniversary celebration of St. John’s Lodge in Newark, New Jersey. The lodge has connections to the Revolutionary period. Sutphen recalls Police Commissioner Roosevelt’s address to the Holland Society.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-23

Letter from Doris Eleanor Roach to Theodore Roosevelt

Doris Eleanor Roach begs Theodore Roosevelt to stand as a moral force in America and protest the current scandal of Illinois Senator William Lorimer allegedly being elected to office through corruption and bribery. Roach compares the moral decay in America that allowed this scandal with the downfall of Athens and Rome.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-02

Invitation from the New York State Society of the Cincinnati to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt is invited to the New York State Society of the Cincinnati’s dinner celebrating the 179th birthday of George Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-22

Letter from F. V. Greene to Theodore Roosevelt

F. V. Greene provides a source for his statement about Frederick II, King of Prussia’s opinion about George Washington. He is glad that Theodore Roosevelt has a favorable opinion of his book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-24

Letter from Alexander J. D. Haupt to Theodore Roosevelt

Alexander J. D. Haupt argues that the home, which is the foundation of America, is being destroyed by “white slavery.” He has seen its effects in his work with Pittsburgh’s Inner Mission, helping in jails and reformatories and aiding “lost girls.” Haupt calls on Theodore Roosevelt to “set us free from the more terrible white slavery,” just as George Washington delivered the country from British rule and Abraham Lincoln freed the nation from black slavery.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-21

Letter from William E. Paddock to Theodore Roosevelt

William E. Paddock invites Theodore Roosevelt to address the Sunday School of the First Congregational Church of Evanston, Illinois, on the occasion of Washington and Lincoln’s birthday. He would like Roosevelt to speak about George Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-13

Letter from William A. Madaris to Theodore Roosevelt

William A. Madaris is helping Rough Rider John M. Neal secure a pension. He describes how Neal’s legs were damaged in an accident at Montauk Point. The women of a nearby “field hospital” treated Neal. Madaris asks Theodore Roosevelt for information about these women so Neal can contact them. Regarding a personal matter, Madaris requests a picture of Roosevelt to replace the one damaged while on display during his local patriotic event.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-16