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Williams, Samuel L. (Samuel Laing), 1857-1921

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott

President Roosevelt clarifies William H. Taft’s opinion on the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, and on the appointment of African Americans, for Lawrence F. Abbott. Namely, that Taft shares Roosevelt’s sentiments, as well as those of The Outlook, on Mississippi Governor James Kimble Vardaman and Representative John Sharp Williams. Roosevelt offers a list of the principle African American appointments he has made while in office, and encourages Abbott to contact Booker T. Washington for further statement on the character of the appointees.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington

President Roosevelt is pleased with Charles William Anderson speaking at the Tuskegee Institute. Roosevelt also informs Booker T. Washington that Congress handed down the appropriation for the Naturalization Bureau. As a result, the Department of Justice recommended the dismissal of Samuel L. Williams, but Roosevelt refused to allow it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington

President Roosevelt encloses communication between himself and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte regarding the Nashville and Chattanooga Railway for Booker T. Washington. Roosevelt has largely adopted the changes that Washington suggested, with a few exceptions. Roosevelt also notes that now all of the men he and Washington discussed when he first became President have been placed in office. He thanks and congratulates Washington on behalf of the people for recommending men of such high character. He hopes to see Washington on April 7 or 8.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat

President Roosevelt tells Herman Henry Kohlsaat that he hears very highly of Samuel L. Williams, but that he will not be able to appoint him because the Illinois Republicans are against him. Instead he will appoint William Tecumseh Vernon as Register of the United States Treasury. He will be glad if there is another position he can give to Williams later.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-26

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte writes to President Roosevelt about several matters he did not have time to speak with him about today. First, he has “serious objections” to Senator William Edgar Borah’s suggestion of a temporary judicial appointment. Until Bonaparte knows more about the situation, he will have “grave misgivings” about Judge Frank Sigel Dietrich and Judge Edward Whitson. However, Bonaparte does believe that N. M. Ruick will not cause a scandal as long as he does not know or suspect that he will lose his position. Second, Bonaparte spoke with Alford Warriner Cooley about Roosevelt’s desire to appoint Samuel L. Williams, a black man, as district attorney in Chicago, per Booker T. Washington’s recommendation. Edwin Walter Sims, the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, reported favorably about Williams to Bonaparte, and he recommends the nomination. Finally, Timothy L. Woodruff spoke with Bonaparte about Wyoming Senator Frank W. Mondell’s draft of a bill that would amend the coal-land-laws. Bonaparte entertains “very grave doubts” about giving amnesty to large corporations that break the law.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-27