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Erastus Brainerd informs Theodore Roosevelt that William Wallace Chapin is the owner and manager of a post-intelligencer company, and that Chapin is married to Helen Stuart Wilson Chapin, the daughter of John Lockwood Wilson. Chapin invites Roosevelt to stay at his house while in Seattle, Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-30
State senator Metcalf discusses senatorial candidates and Washington state politics with President of the University of California Wheeler. At Wheeler’s recommendation, Metcalf has been working to build sentiment for Secretary of War William H. Taft as a presidential candidate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-17
This newspaper article details the social aspects of Secretary of War William H. Taft’s trip to Seattle, Washington. Taft and his wife Helen Herron Taft were the guests of honor at a dinner hosted by former Senator John Lockwood Wilson and his wife. Judge Thomas Burke and his wife as well as Manson Franklin Backus and his wife were also part of the party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-10