VOLUME 13 January 3, 1899 to January 17, 1899 SERIES 2[*1*] Jan. 3rd. '99 Mr. and Mrs. Grant La Farge, 101 East 19th St., New York Many thanks. We only wish you could have been here. Theodore Roosevelt. Jan. 3, 1899 Miguel A. Otere, Esq., Care State Department, Washington, D.C. Hearty thanks for your congratulations. In retun send my first telegram as Governor to wish you well and the commonwealth of New Mexico which contributed more than any other State or Territory to the Regiment I had the honor to command. Theodore Roosevelt. [*2*] Jan. 3. 1899. J. H. Strong, Esq., Chicago, Ill. Care Union League Club. Telegram received eleven o'clock Wednesday morning will be convenient time. Theodore Roosevelt Jan. 3, 1899. Otto Raphael, Esq., 222 Bowery, New York City. Hearty thanks for your telegram. Theodore Roosevelt[*3*] Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltJanuary 3, 1899 Hon. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. My dear Allen, Last August a large and valuable book was sent to me called "Lydekker's Deer of all Lands" from Rowland Ward. He says it was sent to the Navy Department. I have never seen it or heard of it. Would you kindly have it looked up for me? It would be rather a pity if it was lost. Faithfully yours, Theodore RooseveltJanuary 3, 1899. Mrs. M. E. Anderson, 134 Lincoln Place, Milwaukee, Wis. My dear Madam, I have your invitation of December 30th and thank you very much. I wish I could accept but it is absolutely out of the question. Respectfully yours, T. Roosevelt8 January 3, 1899. Robert Bridges, Esq., Care Charles Scribner's Sons, 153 Fifth Avenue, New York My dear Bridges: I have your favor of the 31st ultimo and thank you very much for your good wishes. I enclose some photographs that have come, I do not know from whom. They seem to be pretty good. for the 4th or 5th [?] Sincerely yours, Theodore RooseveltJanuary 3, 1899. My dear Comrade: I have your letter of the 8th ult. I am sure you know I will never forget you, and I always want to see you. I only wish there was a chance of your being here in the immediate future.. Many thanks for your good wishes. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Lieutenant Campbell E. Babcock, The "Plaza", Chicago, Ill. 10 January 3, 1899. Rev. John Lewis Clark, Stewart Ave. & 66th Place, Chicago, Ill. My dear Mr. Clark: I have your favor of December 28th. I wish I could help you, but I simply have not a moment to write as you request. Have you seen a little book of mine called "American Ideals"? That possibly may help you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt11 January 3, 1899. William A. Hale, M. D., 25 Cortes Street, Boston, Mass. My dear Sir: I thank you very much for your invitation of January first, but regret exceedingly that it is impossible for me to accept on account of the multitude of engagements. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt12 January 3, 1899. Albert Bushnell Hart, Esq., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. My dear Hart: If you can wait until the Scribner's of next month of month after comes out, I think you could get just the extract you wish. I am giving the account of the Rough Riders there. Faithfully yours, T. RooseveltJanuary 3, 1899. Mrs. John A. Logan, Washington, D. C. My dear Mrs. Logan: I am in receipt of your letter of the 26th ultimo. It would give us the greatest pleasure to do what you ask, if I had not been obliged to make the absolute rule that I would never write excepting about men whom I had myself seen in action, or whose conduct had come under my personal observation. This rule works a hardship in some cases. I am sorry that it should prevent me doing anything you ask, but if I broke it even for you, I do not see how I could keep it for others. I am very, very sorry. Respectively yours, Theodore RooseveltJanuary 3, 1899. Hon. Seth Low, 30 East 64th Street, New York City. My dear Low: May thanks for your letter of December 31st. I hear very well of Partridge. I wonder if he would not be a good man? I am very much impressed with Excise-Commissioner Lyman, but he is very exceedingly reluctant to take the place. Probably I shall drop in very early Saturday morning to see you if you don't mind. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 15 January 3, 1899. Captain A. T. Mahan, 160 West 86th Street, New York City. My dear Captain Mahan: I have your letter of the first. I have not been asked to attend that Colonial Club Dinner. I think I can go to it. Where is it to be, what hour, etc?? Very sincerely yours. Theodore Roosevelt Shall I see you at the country [?] on Friday?16 January 3, 1899. John A. McIlhenny Esq., Avery, La. My dear McIlhenny: I at once sent the letter to Winter which you desired. You have [???] Ted. the happiest small boy in creation by your very delightful gift of bird's eggs. They interested me, too, by the way! Now can't you come on here and stay with us sometime this winter? We should like to have you, [*both of us, by*] [*???? ?? doesn't want you to drop out of ?? ?????,*] Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt [*17*] Hon. B. B. Odell, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York City. My dear Mr. Odell: Two things have come up: One is the vacancy in the office of the District Attorney of Erie County, as Black appointed the judge himself. Hazel has been on here together with Comptroller Roberts and wants Hill made District Attorney. In the next place, I would like to appoint a counsel to represent me in this canal business, and in view of the possibility and even probability of a failure, I want to get a strong man, one who is not identified in any way with my interests, so that there shall be no possible question as to our having made every effort to get a conviction, so far as the effort can honestly and properly be made. With this and in view I think I shall appoint Milburn of Buffalo. They say he is a very big lawyer, and I believe he supported Bacon - a harmless form of entertainment on his part. Could you and the Senator lunch with me next Saturday, and would you like me to have Mr. Root at the lunch? I do 18 not want to have any one but Root, and not Root if either you or the Senator would rather not. Where shall we lunch? I wish you would communicate with the Senator and let me know. It was very good of you to send me the telegram. I am exceedingly sorry you could not be at the Inauguration. Everything went off well. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 19 January 3, 1899. My dear Miss Robertson: I want to thank you and Mengher and Gilmere from both Mrs. Roosevelt and myself for the mistletoe. We really appreciated it very much, and were much toughed by [*your*] [*kind thoughtfulness.*] In your last letter you gave me exactly the information I desired. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Miss Robertson Muskogee, Ind. Ter.20 January 3, 1899. My dear Mr. [???keljohn]: In preparing an article of mine for Scribber's on [??????????], I very desire the reports of the [???????????] of the first, third, sixth, ninth, and tenth cavalry of the July first fight. I am informed [???] [?????] have been [??????]. Can they not be sent to me? I must, however, [??????????????????], [?????????????] not printed, I would liked to [?????] those of the first, third and sixth at [?????????????????????????????????????] sent to me forthwith [?] [??????????????] your kindness so [?????] to ask you to [???] that this [?????????] [for????] [???????????] [??????????????]. [*This is very important to me,*] [??????????] [????????????????????????????????] believe [??], [advance??]- [????]. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt To the [??????] Assistant Secretary of War Washington, D. C. 24 January [?], 1899. Hon. R. D. Hawley, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. My dear Mr. Hawley: One of the most gallant officers at Santiago was a young Texan, Captain Robert Howze, on General Sumner's staff. He is the son-in-law of General Hawkins. I doubt if I ever saw a man with such a genius for finding [deciding] it his duty to be in the most dangerous places. I do not mean that he was foolhardy, but he is one of the most daring men I ever encountered. He knows his profession up to the handle. He seeks advancement, by preference in the Adjutant General's offices, especially if the new bill should go through. He is well worth it. He is an honor to Texas and an honor to the nation. I wish very much I could enlist your good offices on his behalf. He is at present at West Point. I take the keenest personal interest in his welfare & advancement; he is a splendid young soldier. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 22 January 3, 1899. My dear General Wheeler: The enclosed letter explains itself. Major Jenkins was one of the most gallant men in my regiment. I never saw a cooler and more happy under fire. I am sure it would be good thing to have him put back in the army, and from no one could a bill putting him back come with such grace as from you. With kind regards, believe me, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Major General Wheeler, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. 23 January 3, 1899. Sir: I desire to recommend Captains Llewellyn and Houston, late of the first volunteer cavalry for the brevet rank of Major, and Lieutenant Wilcox of the same organization for the brevet rank of captain. These were the only officers who in action exercised the commands for which I desire them to be brevetted, who did not receive the actual promotion. There were other officers who behaved as gallantly and who got their promotions, and there were others who behaved well who were not promoted, but who did not actually exercise any command above that indicated by their title. Captain Llewellyn and Houston were of each in command of the Second Squadron of my regiment during part of the fight of July first. Each showed marked coolness and gallantry in the face of the enemy, both of them being officers upon whom I could thoroughly rely in every emergency. Captain Houston was struck down by heat early in the day. He had for some time commanded his squadron at the fight of LaQuasinas after Captain Brodie was shot. Captain Llewellyn took charge of the squadron when Captain Houston fell and led it in person in the successive charges by which we took the Hill. He was a large, heavy man with a full grown son in the ranks. He[*24*] had been unwearying in looking out for those under him and had strained himself badly by his exertions on the marches. In one of the charges he slipped and fell hurting himself so seriously that ultimately he had to be taken to the hospital and very nearly died, but at the time paid no attention to it, and in spite of the pain continued throughout the rest of the day, and that night, at the front, attending to his duty. Lieutenant Wilcox was first lieutenant of Troop B; at the beginning of the Quasimas fight his captain was shot in the leg and throughout the rest of that fight, and [all] throughout the entire campaign, including all the fighting in front of Santiago, Lieutenant Wilcox was in actual command of the Troop, and was oneof the Troop commanders upon whom I relied most, because of his soldierly performance of every duty, not only in the fighting, but in guarding the trenches, in policing the camp, and on the march. Very respectfully, Theodore Roosevelt To the Adjutant General, Washington, D. C.25 January 3, 1899. My dear General Corbin: I had not intended sending [you] you, for the Board, any letters from men in my own regiment, but the Major of that regiment, the man next in command to me, M. J. Jenkins, has sent me the enclosed, having heard there was a hitch over the medal, and I send it along. Did you receive the letter I sent you from Captain Howze? May I ask you to tell me if these two letters are enough? As I said, I am not quite certain who did see me and who did not. Some saw one incident and some another. I dislike troubling you, but may I not have copies of the reports of the other cavalry regiments at San Juan? I ought to have them at once, in order to complete my article in time. You may remember that I wrote you about this before. Very respectfully, Theodore Roosevelt To the Adjutant General Washington, D. C.[*26*] January 3, 1899. Mr. Charles Sanders, Salem, Mass. My dear Mr. Sanders: I re-enclose your boy's very interesting letter. I am only too glad to have this chance of saying what a fine gallant soldierly young fellow he was. There was no braver or more trustworthy man in all the regiment, and it is a great grief to feel that that bright and gallant young life is closed. But he did his duty in every way, on the march, in camp, and in battle. He was one of the best men in a fighting regiment and he has left a name of honor behind him. With deep regret, believe me, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt27 Jan. 4, 1899. Mrs. W. S. Cowles, 689 Madison Ave., New York Have Corrine and Douglas Friday for dinner and anyone you wish Saturday early. Must go out later. Theodore Roosevelt.28 Jany. 4th, 1899. To the Adjutant General, Washington, D. C. Sir:-- In connection with a book I am now writing I desire a copy of the muster rolls of each troop of the First Volunteer Cavalry made out and forwarded to me. I will be glad to pay for this if necessary. May I ask if this can be done? Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt29 Jany. 4th, 1899. Major General Samuel S. Sumner, Augusta, Ga. My dear General Sumner:-- I have received your letter of the 31st ult. with enclosure. You are more than kind, and I greatly appreciate what you have done. I re-enclose your letter as it had no signature. Will you please sign it and send it to the Adjutant General? I have kept a copy of it which I have furnished to Senator Lodge. I do not want the Brevet and shall not accept it if it is offered in lieu of the model. The April Scribner's, by the way, will contain an account by me of the fight at San Juan, and in it I take particular pains not only to recite the fact that you were in command of the division, but also to describe how you personally fought the division until the fighting was practically over. Pray present my warm regards to Mrs. Sumner. Is there any chance of Mrs. Roosevelt and I having Mrs. Sumner and yourself as our guests at Albany this winter? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt30 Jany. 4th, 1899. Mr. James K. Gracie, Union Club, New York City. My dear Uncle Jimmie:-- It gives me the greatest pleasure to send you the enclosed. It was delightful to catch even so brief a glimpse of you the other day. I do hope that I can see you again when I can have a chance to talk with you at length. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Enclosure.31 Jany. 4th, 1899. Major General Leonard Wood, Santiago, Cuba. My dear General Wood:-- This will introduce to you one of the friends of our family, Mr. Osgood Welsh, who is about to visit Santiago. May I commend him to your courtesy? Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt32 Jany. 4th, 1899. Mr. Moss Morris, 219 Sixth Ave., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Mrs. Roosevelt and I thank you very much for the picture. Give my regards to the little Rough Rider and tell him that the "Governor and Colonel" was so much pleased to hear about him. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt33 Jany. 4th, 1899. Mr. Richard Watson Gilder, [*Century Magazine, Union ???????*] New York. My dear Gilder:-- Do thank Mrs. Gilder for joining in your telegram. I deeply appreciate it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt34 Jany. 4th, 1899. Captain Daniel Delehanty, [?] New Brighton,S. I., N.Y. My dear Captain Delehanty:-- Your telegram of the 2nd gave me real pleasure. One of the things that I always look back upon with gratification in connection with the Navy Department, was my relations with some of the Navy game-cocks-- Dewey, Evans, Bronson, yourself and Wainwright. Do let me see you if you ever come to Albany. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt35 Jany. 4th, 1899. General Charles H. T. Collis, New York. My dear General Collis:-- Please accept my hearty thanks for your telegram of Dec. 31st. It was very good of you. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt36 Jany. 3rd, 1899. Caspar Whitney, Esq., 254 Madison Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Whitney:-- I thank you very heartily for your favor of 1st. I do not know whether that cut is from a photograph or not. Rockwood has my best photograph. No, Selous did not get up to breakfast.. I shall hope to see you soon. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt37 January 4, 1899. Captain Wiel Gedde, Christiania, Norway. My dear Captain Gedde:- I have your letter of December 16th. You are most kind. I am just publishing an account of the Rough Riders in Scribner's magazine, and if I can get hold of advance sheets, I will send them to you. It was a pleasure to be brought in contact with you. I fear greatly that there will not be much chance of any man not actually a citizen being appointed to the army of the United States. With great regard, believe me, Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt38 January 4, 1899. Lieutenant Colonel Alex. O. Brodie, Wagoner, Arizona. My Dear Colonel:- I have your letter of December 27th. I enclose you copy of the letter which I have sent to the President. Do you think it is all right? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt39 January 4, 1899. Mr. Thomas J. Crowder, Staunton, Va. Dear Sir:-- I am in receipt of your favor of December 30th. You are more than kind and I would very glad come as you request, in the first place, for your sake, and in the next place, for the sake of the people whom I would so like to meet: but it is an absolute impossibility. I am driven to death here. Well, My Dear Sir, I hope some day business will take you in this direction, and that you will stop in to see me. I should like to tell you something about the regiment. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt40 January 4, 1899. Major Ellis McCormick, Macon, Ga. My Dear Major McCormick:- I have your favor of the 28th ultimo. I had utterly forgotten about that board check. I am afraid I shall have to make other arrangements as to the place here. I shall explain to you about it fuller than I can write when we meet. If anything goes wrong about the medal let me know. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt[*41*] January 3, 1899. Major M. J. Jenkins, Youngs Island, South Carolina. My dear Major: I thank you very much for your letter. I have sent it to the Adjutant General. If it is not in the proper form I will let you know. Meanwhile I enclose a letter which will probably be of interest to you. I have written at once to General Wheeler. I should strongly advise your bringing every influence to bear that you can. Then let me know anyway in which you think I can be useful to you and I will be glad to aid you, with all my heart and strength. Believe me, as always. Most Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt42 Jany. 3rd, 1899. Hon. T. C. Platt, Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. My dear Senator:-- The enclosed letter and bill explain themselves. It seems to me that this offers a very good way out of the difficulty. As you are on the Naval Committee, I lay the matter before you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 43 Jany. 3rd, 1899. My dear Mr. Gerard:-- I just received your letter with the news about Happy Jack. A Trust Company wanted to know about him, but I did not recognize him under his regular name, and so paid no heed to the request, and, in fact, tore it up. I have always believed Jack a very good and trustworthy fellow. Would it be too much trouble for you to let me know what trust company it was, so that I may send them the information asked for. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Mr. Sumner Gerard, 17 Gramercy Park, New York. 44 January 3, 1899. Captain Robert L. Howze, West Point, New York. My dear Captain Howze: I at once wrote to Mr. Hawley. I know him very well, and told him it would be a great favor to me if he would back you. If when the time comes, you wish it, I will gladly go round with you in person to see the President. [*Let me know absolutely anything you wish me to do. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt45 January 3, 1899. Miss Florence Locke, 1818 Corcoran Street, Washington, D. C. My dear Florence: Edith and I were very much touched by your telegram. It was most kind of you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt46 Jany. 4th, 1899. William T. Ferguson, Esq., 1420 Pierce Pl., Washington, D. C. My dear sir:_ Many thanks for your kind letter of the 30th ult. I shall certainly try to remember the Negro in my appointments. I confess, however, I was a little disappointed in the fact that I was the first republican candidate for Governor against whom there was considerable Negro opposition, although I had while Civil Service Commissioner done more for them than any other public man whom I know. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt47 Jany. 4th, 1899. Col. Kimball, Army Building, Whitehall Street, New York City. My dear Col. Kimball:_ I have written you a line about Troopers Murphy and Prentiss. They were included in my last request for transportation, but for some reason could not take advantage of it then. May I ask you to be kind enough to let them go now. With hearty thanks, I am, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt [*48*] Jany. 4th, 1899. Mr. Maxwell Keyes, Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. My dear Mr. Keyes:-- You are very kind. I think I shall get you to put that statement in the form of a certificate addressed to the Adjutant General, and if you will be kind enough to forward it to me I shall be very much obliged. Now, about yourself. Would you like me to call upon the President in person about you? I think I shall go down to Washington towards the end of this month. If Colonel Wood gets your regiment I shall most strongly urge your being put under him. I am going to ask for Brodie and yourself first,- or rather in the order of Wood, yourself and Brodie, according to my priority of promise. Do you wish me to file a letter now? Tell me exactly the kind of a letter you wish filed and I will write it at once. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt The certificate should state your own rank, adjutant, and what you were on separation, and that I "distinguished (himself) above (his) fellows for marked gallantry in action." The acts (leading the two charges, one on horseback, on my own initiative, & going through the regulars and ordering the charge) should be set forth specifically & as much in detail as you are able. [*48*] Jany. 4th, 1899. Mr. Maxwell Keyes, Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. My dear Mr. Keyes:-- You are very kind. I think I shall get you to put that statement in the form of a certificate addressed to the Adjutant General, and if you will be kind enough to forward it to me I shall be very much obliged. Now, about yourself. Would you like me to call upon the President in person about you? I think I shall go down to Washington towards the end of this month. If Colonel Wood gets your regiment I shall most strongly urge your being put under him. I am going to ask for Brodie and yourself first,- or rather in the order of Wood, yourself and Brodie, according to my priority of promise. Do you wish me to file a letter now? Tell me exactly the kind of a letter you wish filed and I will write it at once. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt The certificate should state your own rank, adjutant, and what you were on separation, and that I "distinguished (himself) above (his) fellows for marked gallantry in action." The acts (leading the two charges, one on horseback, on my own initiative, & going through the regulars and ordering the charge) should be set forth specifically & as much in detail as you are able. 49 Jany. 4th, 1899. Mr. Will S. Murphy, c/o Hoffman House, N. Y. City. My dear Murphy:- I have only just received your letter of the 30th of December. Your telegram had no address on it. I have written to Col. Kimball as you suggested. I enclose another letter to him similar to the one I have sent him. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Enclosure. 50 Jany. 5th, 1899. 8. Laflin Kellogg, 135 W. 70th St. N. Y. City. Will gladly come. Will have to be late, about half past nine. Theodore Roosevelt.51 Jany. 4th, 1899. Rev. F. M. Bell, M. E. Church South, Appomattox, Va. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of Jany. 1st. I wish I could help you, but I fear it is an absolute impossibility. You have no conception of the number of claims made upon me, and I simply cannot go into anything new. I am very sorry. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 52 Jany. 4th, 1899. Mr. Charles M. Dow, Jamestown, N.Y. My dear Mr. Dow:-- Replying to your very kind letter of Jany.3, I will with the greatest pleasure look into the matter referred to and see if it can be done. Many thanks for your good wishes. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 53 Jany. 4th, 1899. Mrs. Kate E. Jones, Ilien, N.Y. Dear madam:-- I have your communication of the 3rd inst in reference to the State Woman's Relief Corps Home, and will have the matter looked into. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 54 Jany. 4th, 1899. V. Christopher Liller, Esq., Lancaster, Pa. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of Jany. 3rd, and I would approve of the formation of such a society as you suggest, but I entirely too busy a man at present to speak about the details. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 55 Jany. 4th, 1899. Peter B. Peterson, Esq., Warren, Pa. My dear sir:-- Replying to your telegram, it will be simply impossible for me to come to Warren,much as I should like to. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 56 Jany. 5th, 1899. Col. Alex O. Brodie, Prescott, Arizona. My dear Colonel:-- Will you thank Trooper Allen heartily for Mrs. Roosevelt and myself. We were really delighted to get the candlesticks, and the children enjoyed them particularly. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 57 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. J. B. Bishop, Editorial Rooms, The Evening Post, New York City. My dear Bishop:- Accept my hearty thanks for your letter of the 4th. Do you know, I have not seen a paper of any kind or sort. Would it bother you to have The Evening Post containing your views sent to me at 689 Madison Avenue, New York? I am inclined to look very favorably upon Weber. There are many pros in his case. There are one or two cons which I will tell you about if I see you at the Century tomorrow (Friday evening). I hope you will get there. [*Lyman is its best man, but I don't think he will like? it.*] That is a good idea about talking over the telephone and I will take advantage of it. There has been some grumbling in the legislature over my message, especially the Civil Service reform part, but it has not as yet amounted to anything serious. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 58 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Louis T. Ewen, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 4th inst. You are very kind. Indeed, I had forgotten it, because I was very stupid myself and I rather think the help must have been the other way. But I was a student at McMullin's, although not for a very long time. With best regards, I am, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 59 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Hector Monroe Ferguson, Assynt, Novar, Scotland. Dear Hector:- I was very glad to get your letter. I have time for but a line in response. As things came out, I was very glad that Bob. went. It is a good thing for him to have won his commission for gallantry and efficiency in a fighting regiment on a hard fought field. I do wish you could come over here and visit us at Albany or at Sagamore. We should all so like to see you. Give my warm love to your mother and sisters, and believe me, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt60 Jany. 5th, 1899. Hon. Isaac L. Hunt, Adams, N.Y. My dear friend:- I have yours of the 3rd inst. That is a pleasant editorial but your letter is still pleasanter. I thank you very much. It pleased me greatly. I am very sorry you have got the grippe. Cant I see you here soon? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt61 Jany. 4th, 1899. Colonel Kimball, Army Building, Whitehall St. New York City. My dear Col. Kimball: Is it possible to get transportation to Cuba for Trooper Albert Johnson, formerly of G. Troop in my Regiment. If so, I shall be much obliged. Very respectfully, Theodore Roosevelt62 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. H. K. Love, c/o Senator Allison, Washington, D. C. My dear Mr. Love:- I have your letter of Jany. 1st. I remembered all about the incident to which you refer and it was because I so remembered it that I took particular pleasure in writing as I did. Goodrich had explained to me the whole affair and I knew it was exactly as you now describe it to be. When I found out what the facts were, I took Capt. Luna aside and told him I should expect him to make the recommendation which he afterwards did make. I could not tell you this while the regiment was in [?.], for you well know how absolutely indispensable it is that discipline be preserved; but I am only too glad to tell it to you now. Tuesday morning Goodrich took breakfast with me, and I told him then what I had done about you, greatly to his pleasure. I am very sorry to hear that it does not seem likely to be successful. With best regards, believe me, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 63 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. U. S. Grant Morgan, Durango, Colo. My dear Comrade:- I have your letter of Dec. 27th. Of course I will do as you request. It is a pleasure to back a good soldier like yourself. With best regards, believe me, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt64 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Frank C. Overton, 104 Times Bldg., New York City. My dear Mr. Overton:- Your letter of the 3rd ins really pleased and touched me. I only wish I could see you in person. If you come to Albany you must call upon me. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt65 Jany. 4th, 1899. Mr. Albert Rydell, 149 Alexander Ave., New York City. My dear Rydell:- Replying to your letter of the 3rd inst, I enclose herewith the letter requested. Very truly yours, T. Roosevelt Enclosure.66 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Thomas Sturgis, 42 E. 23rd St., New York City. My dear Sturgis:- Will you ask Eaton to call upon me Saturday morning at ten oclock at No. 689 Madison Avenue, New York City, and oblige, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt67 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Richard Sheridan, 47 Broadway, New York City. My dear Mr. Sheridan:- I have your letter of the 4th inst and will do what you ask if I can, but I will have to find out whether it is possible or not. I thank you very much for your good wishes. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt68 Jany. 5th, 1899. Hon. F. H. Wilson, Postmaster, Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear Mr. Wilson:- Many thanks for your letter of the 4th inst. I shall treat it as entirely confidential. It was a great pleasure to see you at the inauguration. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt69 Jany. 5th, 1899. Frank J. Disbrow, M. D., 85 W. 104th St., New York City. My dear Dr.:- I have your letter of the 2nd inst. I am sorry to say that I cannot give any more letters. I find that when I give so many as I am asked to give, it does no good to any one. I am therefore obliged to limit them to my Rough Riders and two or three people whom I was intimately thrown in with. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt70 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mrs. Louise Sellery Haire, 120 E. 113th St. New York. My dear Mrs. Haire:- Replying to your letter of Dec. 28th, I am very sorry, first, to have to tell you that I could not possibly ask any member of the present police commission for any favor of any kind, sort or description; and, in the second place, to say that I have not got a photograph left. They are all gone or I would most gladly send one to your son. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt71 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Morris K. Jessup, 197 Madison Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Jessup:-- I have your favor of the 2nd inst and thank you very heartily. I am glad you liked the address. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt72 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Fredk. Kohl, 542 East 11th St. New York City. My dear Mr. Kohl:-- I have your letter of the 4th inst. You are very kind and I am very much obliged to you. I take pleasure in sending my photograph to my young namesake. With warm congratulations to Mrs. Kohl, believe me, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt73 Jany. 5th, 1899. Alexander E. Orr, Esq., David Dows & Co., New York City. My dear Mr. Orr:- You are very kind and I am very much obliged to you for writing me. I began making diligent in- quiries about Mr. Sooysmith. I will go over the whole matter with you when we meet. It is a very difficult matter to get just the right man. I will tell you what we have been doing when I see you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt74 Jany. 5th, 1899. Hon. T. C. Platt, President, U. S. Express Co., 49 Bway, N. Y. City. My dear sir:- Mrs. Roosevelt requests me to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 31st ult. containing franks over your lines, and to express her thanks for the same. Very respectfully, Theodore Roosevelt75 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. B. F. Remmitz, 1244 C. St. N. E., Washington, D. C. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 3rd inst, I am very sorry, but I have been trying in vain to get one of those appointments for a young friend of mine and have failed in even placing him. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt76 Jany. 5th, 1899. Refine L. Rossman, Jr., 557 Warren St., Hudson, N. Y. My dear young friend:-- I have received your very nice letter of the 4th of January and am very much obliged to you. I value your letter highly. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt77 Jany. 5th, 1899. Hon. Simon F. Rosendale, No. 325 State St., Albany, N.Y. My dear Mr. Rosendale:-- I fear it is going to be impossible for me to get around to the dinner. I rarely leave the office until six. What time shall I be at the reception? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt78 Jany. 5th, 1899. Miss Rena N. Sangster, 754 Prospective Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. Dear madam--- Replying to your favor of Jan. 2nd, I thank you very much but I do not think you had better dedicate any songs to me in my present position. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt79 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Harry Thomson, 1395 Gates Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of Jany. 4th, what did your former letter refer to? I do not remember of having seen it. Thanking you for your good wishes, I am, Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt80 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Maurice E. Viele, Albany Academy, Albany, N.Y. My dear sir:- I thank you for your letter of the 2nd inst. I intend sending my boys to your school. It begins next Monday, does it not? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt81 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Walter Webb, Court of General Sessions, Clerk's Office, New York City. My dear Mr. Webb:- Replying to your letter of the 3rd inst, as I have already written you, it is impossible for me to place one in a hundred of the applicants whom I should like to place. I never interfere with the appointment of officers like Judge Steele. You should see him yourself. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 82 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. T. St John Gaffney, No. 290 Broadway, New York City. My dear Mr. Gaffney:- The Irish Historical meeting is on Thursday evening, January 19th, is it not? If so, I fear I shall be utterly unable to come. While the legislature is in session it is with the utmost difficulty that I can get away on any except Friday and Saturday evenings. On Friday evening of that week I shall be down in New York. Are any of the members going to stay over so that I can see them then? Or would it be possible for a delegation, just as large as they wish, to come up here and let me give them a little [attention?]. [*I'd like to entertain them as Governor*] Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt83 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. H. L. Herbert:-- 15 Church St. N. Y. City. Dear Herbert:-- I have your letter of Jany. 4th with enclosure. It is all right, and I entirely agree with you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt84 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Woodbury Kane, Knickerbocker Club, 319 Fifth Ave, New York City. My dear Woody:-- Thank you very much for yours of the 4th. I prefer the title of "Colonel" too. No, I did not see that in The Herald, but it is true that I had thought of you and wanted to put you on; but I found that there would be a good deal of feeling if I put on more than one Rough Rider, and as I had not been able to give Craig a commission (for which I really thought he fit), and as it therefore would mean a great deal more to him than to you, I thought I had better give it to him. [*Don't you think I was right, old man?*] I wish you could come up here a little later on. Don't you think that the Stanley Mortimers and you might organize an expedition together? We have just the spare room for that number. At the moment my family is having a break down, but they will all be well soon I think. [*I want you to read my interest? articles on the regiment.*] Ever yours, Theodore Roosevelt 85 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Frank D. Rodgers, C/o Thousand Island Publishing Co., Clayton, N. Y. My dear Mr. Rodgers:-- I thank you very much for your volume. I am anticipating with great pleasure reading it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt86 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Dean Sage, Menands, Albany Co., N. Y. My dear Mr. Sage:- I have your letter in reference to admitting Dr. L. C. Sanford to the Boone & Crockett Club. I will most gladly see to that, but I am afraid the list is now full. I am very anxious that we should extend the membership to 200. We now have a large waiting list. There are a number of people whom I am anxious to get in and have not been able to do so. Will you be at the annual dinner? We might bring that matter up. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt87 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. F. B. Thurber, 143 Chambers St. New York City. Dear Mr. Thurber:-- I have your letter of the 4th enclosing one from Mr. Gompers. Wont you and Mr. Gompers lunch with me at my rooms in the Capitol at one oclock on the 11th of January? Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt88 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Francis T Underhill, 9 Pine St., N. Y. City. Dear Frank:-- I have your letter of the 4th inst. I will with pleasure look into the matter and see what can be done. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt89 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Thomas F. Wright, 12 W. 23rd St. N. Y. City. My dear Mr. Wright:- I have yours of the 2nd inst. Can you come here Monday next and call at the Executive Chamber, possibly about 12, when we can talk the matter over. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt90 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Herbert Welsh, Hancock St., Germantown, Phila., Pa. My dear Mr. Welsh:-- Many thanks for your letter of the 4th. Waring I was quite sure was under a misapprehension in the matter. You must recollect, however, that Waring was a man of most erratic character. He was vey anxious to get the Tammany nomination for Mayor instead of Van Wyck. As for Shurs and Parkhurst and the others, I shall always feel that their conduct in the campaign was such as to deprive them of all right to criticize any public official who, however mistaken, was acting in accord with his lights; for these men sinned against the light; and when men hold up a very high standard for others and then err grossly themselves, they deserve a reprobation not visited upon the ordinary wrong-doer. As for my own work here, as a matter of course I intend to set as squarely and decently as I can. I am a party man and a republican, and I shall act as such, but I believe in decent government, in honesty and fearlessness and am against spoils politics; and I shall act up to my belief on these lines also. I shall not expect the slightest reward from the particular champions of good government when I do this, for I shall realize that, whatever they may say at the time, when I again get in any contest where I really need their help, they91 2. Herbert Welsh. will be against me; whereas, a great many of the professional politicians whom I shall have to oppose on points where they honestly think themselves right and I honestly think them wrong, will nevertheless support me when it comes to one of those contests which really determine the fate of good government. However, this will not alter either my duty or my view of my duty. Thanking you for writing me, I am, Truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt92 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. E. H. Bulkleey, Milton, N.Y. My dear Mr. Bulkeley:-- I have your favor of Jany. 3rd and thank you heartily. You are very kind and I will gladly hang up the calendar in my room. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt93 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mrs. Fred. Bronson, 174 Madison, Ave., N. Y. City. Dear Mrs. Bronson:-- Indeed you did absolutely right in applying to me, and you know how glad I am to hear from you at any and every time. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt94 Jany. 5th, 1899. Thomas L. Church, Esq., Cor. Yonge & Temperance Sts., Toronto, Ont. My dear sir:- I thank you very much for your letter of the 1st inst and take pleasure is sending you one of my photographs Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt95 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. George W. Fife, No. 8 North Bennett St., Boston, Mass. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of Jany. 4th, I wish I could do as you request, but it is not possible. I am not able to place but one in twenty of my own Rough Riders who apply to me. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt96 Jany. 5th, 1899 Mr. Chares F. Horner, New York City. My dear Mr. Horner:-- I thank you very much for your kind letter of Jany. 4th. I think I shall be able to come to the Silk Association dinner, but I cannot answer definitely until I get a little further along in my engagement. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt97 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Thomas R. Jordan, Y. M. C. A., Johnston, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your very kind invitation for Feb. 4th, but regret very much to say that I shall be unable to attend. My engagements are such that it is simply impossible. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt98 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mrs. Edith W. Pierce, 1874 Vanderbilt Ave., N. Y. City. Dear madam:-- Many thanks for your letter of the 1st. I cannot write sentiments, I regret to say. The enclosed article seems to reflect credit upon New York. Respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt99 Jany. 5th 1899. Rockwood, Photographer, 40th St. & Bway, N. Y. City. My dear sir:-- Will you please send me as soon as possible twenty(20) of the photographs of the head of myself in uniform, addressed to Executive Chamber, Capitol, Albany, N.Y., and greatly oblige. Yours very truly, Theodore Roosevelt100 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Julius B. Rhodes, 616 N. Capitol St. Washington, D.C. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of your favor of the 4th inst. I am very sorry but no action could possibly be taken upon the matter you refer to without the most ample proof. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt101 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. S. H. Wales, 25 E. 55th St. New York City. My dear Mr. Wales:-- I have your letter of the 4th inst. You are more than kind and I very much appreciate your having written. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt102 January 5, 1899 D. H. Boughton, Captain Third Cavalry, Camp Mackenzie, Ga. My dear Captain, Many thanks for your kind congratulatory letter of January 1st. I note that you put in an interrogation after the word "pleasant" in relation to Santiago. They are indeed pleasant to look back upon. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt103 January 5, 1899 Hon. Charles Steckler, World Building, New York City. Dear Sir, Many thanks for your congratulatory letter just received. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt104 January 5, 1899 Morris Hine, Esq, Minnesota Bank Building, St. Paul, Minn. Dear Sir, I thank you very much for ending me the editorial. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt105 Jany. 4th, 1899. [To Board of?] To the Adjutant General, War Dept., Washington, D.C. Sir:-- In addition to the three names I mentioned yesterday, I would like to place before you that of Lieutenant J. Armistead Carr who commanded D. Troop when Captain Houston was acting as Major. Lieut. Carr behaved with the utmost gallantry. He was at the very front throughout both fights, and was severely wounded at the close of the July 1st fight. I cannot understand my oversight in passing him by. I cordially commend him for a Brevet Captaincy. Very respectfully, Theodore Roosevelt106 Jany. 5rh, 1899. William C. Boyden, Esq., 107 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. My dear Mr. Boyden:-- I have yours of the 3rd inst. I doubt if I shall be in Chicago on the evening of Feby. 21st. I have had to tell my Chicago friends that I could come out [at] only once and I want to find out what time they wish me to come. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt107 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. J. Armistead Carr, 2127 R. St., Washington, D. C. My dear Mr. Carr:-- I have your letter of Jany. 2nd, and I have at once written recommending you for the Brevet Captaincy as having commanded the troop during the action. Does that meet the case? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt108 Jany. 5th, 1899. Gen'l Chas. H. T. Collis, 150 Nassau St., N.Y. City. My dear General Collis:-- I have yours of Jany. 4th in reference to Mr. Wilde and shall give the same careful consideration. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt109 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. John B. Devins, Ed. Rooms, N.Y. Observer, 156 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City, My dear Devins:-- I have your favor of Jany. 4th in reference to Mr. Sage. It is always a pleasure to hear from you. I will carefully consider Mr. Sage's case. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt110 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. J. I. Falk, 32 O'Connell St., Sydney, N. S. W. My dear Mr. Falk:-- I am just in receipt of your kind letter of November 25th. I do recollect you well and I thank you heartily for sending me the copy of the cable. It really pleased me. With warm regards, believe me, Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt111 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Hugh Hastings, State Historian, Capitol, Albany, N.Y. My dear Mr. Hastings:-- In reply to your letter, would say that unless something comes up that I at present know nothing about, my intention is to re-appoint you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt112 Jany. 5th, 1899. Agnes F. Mahony, Ph G., 17 Prospect Pl., N. Y. City. Dear madam-- I have your favor of the 4th inst., and am glad you like my Civil Service part of the message. Respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt113 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. George H. Putnam, 27 & 29 West 23rd St., New York City. My dear Haven, In reply to yours of the 3rd inst., all right. I will do as you suggest about the signature. Shall be delighted to see you here at any time. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt114 Jany. 5th, 1899. W. J. O'Loughlin, C/o J. H. Stetson, 15 Howell St. Rochester, N. Y. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of Jan. 4th I am sorry to say that General Wood has told me that he does not want any more Americans down there for his police. I regret this. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt115 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Henry C. Selvage, 11-13 Cliff St., N.Y. City. Dear Mr. Selvage:-- Replying to your letter of Jany. 4th, would say that I have none of the books you request. If you would find out your Senator or Assemblyman you could probably get one through him. Try that, and the if you fail, I will endeavor to get one for you, but make the effort first. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt116 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. Robert B. Van Vleek, C/o Pate & Robb, 100 Williams St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Van Vleek:-- I have your favor of the 4th inst and it shall receive careful consideration at my hands. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt117 Jany. 6th, 1899. Miss Rella E. Adams, Xenia, Ohio. Dear madam:-- I thank you very heartily for your favor of the 4th inst, but I doubt if I will be able to either visit Dayton or Xenia. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt118 Jany. 6th, 1899. Douw H. Fonda Drug Co., Albany, N.Y. Gentlemen:-- I have your favor of Jany. 5th and thank you very much, but we have already made arrangements about the matter mentioned. Theodore Roosevelt119 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mrs. N. Levi, 705 Corinthian Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Dear madam:-- Acknowledging your letter of the 4th inst., I thank you heartily and send my warm congratulations. I will send you one of my photographs for him. Respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt120 Jany. 6th, 1899 Mary W. Morrison, Waltham, N.Y. Dear madam:-- I thank you very much and much appreciate your sending me the book. I will carefully look into the matter. Respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt121 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr. John K. Rankin, Lawrence, Kas. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of Dec. 26th. I wish I could be of assistance, but I am afraid it is out of the question. I have been writing for so many of my Rough Riders that I find that I accomplish literally nothing. I have evidently got to stick to two or three and try to benefit them or else I shall succeed in benefiting in nobody. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt122 Jany. 6th, 1899. Judge James A. Blanchard, Tribune Bldg., New York City. My dear Judge:-- I have your letter of the 5th. It was the most genuine pleasure to appoint you. It is not a very pleasant thing in all respects to be Governor, but the nicest thing about it is, when I can put in office men who are a credit to he State and a credit to the party. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt123 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. James Douglas, Spuyten Duyvil, N.Y. My dear Mr. Douglas:-- Permit me to thank you most heartily for your kindness to Mr. Osborn, formerly of my regiment. I am delighted to learn through Mr. Gerard that Mr. Osborn will be able to sail for England soon and from thence I presume to his Australian home. I have been uneasy about him and I got Mr. Gerard to make the inquiry as I am overwhelmed with work here. Give him my warm remembrances. With renewed thanks, I am, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt124 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. Sumner Gerard, #17 Gramercy Park, New York. My dear Gerard:-- I have your letter of the 5th inst. You were very good. I wish "Happy Jack" would try to find some vacancy in some private employment, and then let me try to get it for him, or would let me know exactly what he is fit for and let me try my own hook. Tell him that the trouble seems to be that it is doubtful whether I can appoint a man who is not a citizen of the State of New York, and a political job is poor business for a Rough Rider anyway. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 125 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. Henry Hotchner, Sec'y &c., 16 E. 113th St., N. Y. City. My dear young friend:-- I have your letter of Jany. 3rd. The purposes of your society are most praiseworthy. I wish you every success and only regret that it is impossible for me to be present with you at your reception on Feby 4th because of prior engagements for that evening. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt126 Jany. 5th, 1899. Mr Y. Johnson, Fort Duchesne, Utah. My dear sir:-- I have your favor of Dec. 27th. I thank you heartily, but the Rough Riders are making so many demands upon me that I am afraid there is not a chance for me to provide for my old comrades as I should like to. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt127 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. Dwight Lathrop Elmendorf, No. 201 E. 68th St., N. Y. City. My dear Mr. Elmendorf,-- As I figure so much in those lectures, do you think it quite right for Mrs. Roosevelt to appear as a patroness? I rather shy off from it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 128 Jany. 6th, 1899. Hon. Patrick Eagan, No. 271 Bway, N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Eagan:-- I thank you most cordially for your letter of the 3rd inst. You may be sure I will not forget you. I am also sure you understand how difficult it is for me to do all I desire. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt129 Jany. 6th, 1899. Fred. K. Lee, C/o Officer of the Day, Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. My dear Sergeant:-- Your letter of Dec. 31st grieves and astonishes me, but I feel that your former offenses should be passed by in view of your exceptionally good conduct, both in point of courage and in point of devotion to every soldierly duty during the campaign in Cuba. I was an eye-witness of what you did on many different occasions. There was no First Sergeant in the regiment whom I found I could trust more than I could trust you, and in view of what you did in battle, in camp and on the march throughout your active service in the face of the enemy, I believe that you should be forgiven. Now, show this letter to your Company Commander and ask him what steps I had better take on your behalf. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt130 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. Gerrit H. Smith, Hagerstown, Md. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of your favor of the 5th inst and am very sorry to say that there is absolutely nothing that I can do in the matter. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt131 Jany. 6th, 1899. S. C. Upshaw, Esq., Hillsboro, Hill Co., Texas. My dear sir:-- I thank you most heartily for your favor of Dec. 29th. You fought in the big war and I in the small one, but we showed ourselves not entirely unworthy of the men who went before us. By the way, one of the most gallant men in the whole gallant cavalry division was a Texan, Robert Howze, on General Sumner's staff. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 132 Jany. 6th, 1899. My dear General:-- Replying to your inquiry of the 4th, I have to say that Major Brodie showed great ability and distinguished gallantry. He is a fine fellow and I have recommended him to the President. With great regard, I am, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Major General Wm. N. Shafter, Governor's Island, N.Y.133 Jany. 6th, 1899. Hon. G. H. Lyman, Collector of the Port, Boston, Mass. Dear George:-- You are quite right. I shall refuse the Brevet. The War Department has been doing funny work in connection with the medal of honor. In one way I dont mind it, for it gives me the free hand hereafter in dealing with the beloved Alger. I will find out about the Boone-Crockett dinner and let you know. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt134 January 6, 1899 A. Birdsall, Esq, 92 Edgecomb Avenue, New York City. Dear Sir, Many thanks for your kind letter of January 2nd just received. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt135 January 6, 1899. General Charles H. T. Collis, 150 Nassau Street, New York City. My dear General, You are more than kind. I thank you heartily. I do not think I shall accept the brevet, however, if it is tendered in lieu of the medal of honor. Sincerely, Theodore Roosevelt136 January 6, 1899. Thomas P. Cook, Esq.- Baggs Hotel, Utica, N.Y. Dear Sir, Thanks for your letter of January 5th just received. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt137 January 6, 1899. Mr. McKnight, Republican State Committee, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York City. Dear sir, Do you know the address of McCann, the Rough Rider, who was over on Staten Island? He used to write me several letters. If you will notify him at once I can place him here as a stenographer providing he can come up on Monday. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt138 139 January 6, 1899 Charles Nutt, Esq, New Rochelle, N.Y. Dear Sir, Many thanks for your kind letter just received. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt140 January 6, 1899 Thomas Smyth, Esq, College Point,N.Y. My dear Sir, Many thanks for your kind letter of January 4th which is just received. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt141 January 6, 1899 William Burnett Wright, Esq, 547 West Ferry Street, Buffalo, N. Y Dear Sir, Yours of December 5th just received, but I presume it is meant for January 5th, and in reply I beg to say that I propose to give the matter concerning which you write careful and considerate attention. When it is completed I hope that you will be satisfied with the result. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt142 Jany 6th, 1899. Mr. Albert Lawrence, Burling Slip, New York City. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of Jany. 5th. I have made inquiries about the matter to which you refer, and I find in endeavoring to place some of my own men that no attention was paid to my recommendations. I am now trying to get a couple of my Rough Riders in but have not yet succeeded. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt143 Jany. 6th, 1899. Lieut. Lincoln C. Andrews, West Point, N.Y. My dear Lieut. Andrews:-- The enclosed letter explains itself. I greatly regret it. Will you please return it. The War Department would not answer my first letter about you at all, and this letter has only just come. I am more than inclined not to ask for any man from the War Department in your place. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt144 Jany. 6th, 1899. My dear Lieutenant Cooper:- I thank you very much for your favor of the 5th inst. I wish I could accept, but I fear it is absolutely impossible. I have more on my hands now than I can attend to and I would not dare to make another engagement. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Lieut. George F. Cooper, U. S. Naval Institute, Anapolis, Md.145 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. H. T. Crist, 3133 A. Franklin Ave., St. Louis, Mo. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 4th inst, would say that the regiment is now disbanded and I know nothing of the whereabouts of Mr. Sherrick. I wish I could help you in the matter. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt146 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. Daniel T. Heisey, C/o Baltimore American, Cor. South & Baltimore Sts., Baltimore, Md. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 5th, you are most kind. I appreciate both your letter and the editorial. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt147 Jany. 6th, 1899. Major Henry La Motte, Williamsburg, Mass. My dear Major:-- I have yours of the 5th inst and will look that certificate up and send it on, if it can be found. With warm regards, I am, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt148 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. Francis deCordy Matthews, 11 to 19 Williams St., Norfolk, Va. My dear Mr. Matthews:-- I have your letter of Jany. 4th, and in reply would say that I have given several such recommendations already. I cannot give any more as it would nullify the effect of those I have written and deprive them of all value. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt149 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. Michael Hogan, 548 E. 142nd St., New York City. My dear Mr. Hogan:-- Replying to your letter of the 5th inst, I wish I could help you, but there are nearly a hundred Rough Riders seeking employment here and I have not been able to place more than one or two. I think it very unwise for a Westerner to remain in the east where the chances of employment are so small. I am very sorry for you but I do not see how I can help you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt150 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. George MacLeod, 100 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 4th inst, would say that I very much fear that no letter of mine would do any good. I have given these letters on a number of occasions and I cannot find that they have produced the slightest difference. If under these circumstances you still wish me to ask that your case be looked into, I will. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt151 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. A. M. Coville, C/o W. S. Nichols & Co., Colorado Springs, Colo. My dear Mr. Coville:-- I have your letter of Jany. 3rd. I was glad to hear from you, but I am a little puzzled to know what to do as to your request. You know that if I give too many recommendations I nullify absolutely my influence. Now, I am already committed to eight or ten men for those positions. One of them, Lt. Col. Brodie for a position below that which you ask. I know I could not get you the position you ask. They would not give so high a one to a trooper. At least they would not when the Lieutenant Colonel was applying for a lower one. I am sorry to have to write you in this way. I am willing to do anything I can for you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt152 Jany. 6th, 1899. Bishop Henry C. Potter, New York City. My dear Bishop:-- Your telegram gave me great pleasure and I thank you for it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt153 Jany. 6th, 1899. Messrs Moses, Rosenthal & Kennedy, 600 The Temple, LaSalle & Monroe St. Chicago, Ill. Dear sir:-- Your letter of the 3rd inst. without signature, has been received. I do not understand what you mean. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt154 Jany. 6th, 1899. Rev. Dr. W.T. Rainsford, 209 E. 16th St., New York City. My dear Dr. Rainsford:-- Your letter of the 5th gives me real pleasure. I appreciate it very much. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 155 Jany. 6th, 1899. Mr. Charles H. Young, 170 Bway, N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I am very much obliged to you for your kind letter of Jany. 6th. It gave me real pleasure. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt156 Jany. 9. 9. Hon. Frank C. McLaughlin [?????] Buffalo, NL.Y. I have appointed Judge [???] in accordance with your letters. 157 1/9 Newell C. Fulton Clerk Dep. Ct. Rochester Ny Judge Spring will be designated. Theodore Roosevelt158 Jany. 9th, 1899. My dear Bay:-- Will you do me a favor which will cause you some little bother? I appeal to you as a fellow literary man. My fourth article in Scribner's deals with the Cavalry at Santiago. I want to do full justice to the Regulars, and so I want to get the reports of the Colonels of the First, Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Cavalry for July First, Second and Third. I have written to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary and the Adjutant General for them. Neither of the first answered me. The latter wrote me three weeks ago that they were to be sent me immediately, as they were being printed, but has not answered me since. I must send in my article to Scribner's this week, so I cannot delay any longer. Will you go to the War Department and find out if they have been printed, and if so, send them to me. If they have not been printed, then will you have the reports of the Third and Sixth Cavalry copied out and sent to me? I know from my own observation most what the Ninth and Tenth did. Yours faithfully, Theodore Roosevelt Mr. George Cabet Lodge, Washington, D.C.159 Jany. 9th, 1899. My dear Col. Kimball:-- The bearer, Trooper John F. Page, formerly of my regiment, is very anxious to go to Cuba. On presentation of his discharge certificate, can you grant him the transportation, and very much oblige. Yours sincerely, Theodore Roosevelt160 Jany. 9th, 1899. Hon. H. C. Lodge, Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. Dear Cabot:-- I think that on the whole your last chapter is the best thing you have done. Edith thinks as highly of it as I do. I am especially delighted with the way in which you show that so far from our reversing our attitude towards England, we have kept the same attitude and England herself has accepted it, so that we can appear as in hearty friendship to her instead of in opposition to her. Let me again repeat how greatly I appreciate, not merely the matter, but the manner of your book. As I re-read it. I am more and more struck by the style. It seems to me to be higher, purer, more vivid and stronger English than we have yet had from any American historian, and the thought matches the diction. As for Bay's poems, as you know, I think he has the "touch of the purple" in him. My favorites in his book are: "The Song of the Wave"; "The Song of the Sword"; "The Mothers of Men"; "The Norsemen"; and the First and Fifth Sonnets-- especially the Fifth, although I am not absolutely clear what it is about! I enclose you four letters which I do not want you to do anything about, but I simply want you to know of their exist-161 H. C. L. 2. ence. One of them is Alger's letter to me apologizing for publishing my private letter. You may notice its opening sentence. The other three make, with Captain Howze's, the four certificates from eye-witnesses, which I submitted as soon as I was informed( five months after the event ) by the War Department, that these certificates were needed. The rules call for only two. These certificates include one from the Major General who was at the time the Acting Division Commander; one from a Captain on his staff, a regular officer and himself a medal of honor man; one from a captain of the 9th Cavalry through whose regiment I moved my men to the charge; and one from the Major of my own regiment, the senior officer next to myself. With General Sumner's letter, I now have recommendations for the medal from both Brigade Commanders and the Division Commander of the cavalry; that is, from every officer of superior rank to mine in the field, who could speak or had a right to speak of the matter. Will you send me back the letter of Captain Howze? I find I have not got a copy of it. If the President has lost it, a copy can be obtained from the War Department. Will you also hand the enclosed letter to Bay? It is nothing that he need bother about, but I am utterly unable to get anything from the War Department myself. They have even refused me the detail of a young officer who was down at162 H. C. L. 3. Santiago with us, whom I wanted to have look after the militia here, although this is something that is always granted and there is one here now about to be relieved, and though I had seen the young officer's immediate chief at West Point who said he could be spared. I have got your telegram but not your letter about Weber. I do not intend to appoint him. I shall probably appoint Partridge, upon whom the machine and anti-machine people of Brooklyn have agreed, and who seems to be a very good man. So far I have gotten along beautifully. You may possibly have noticed that in the matter of the Naval Militia I took exactly the ground you indicated. I hope Allen was pleased. I continue to be on excellent terms with the Senator so far as I can find out. He is treating me perfectly squarely and I think he is satisfied that I am treating him the same way; at the same time, I think every one realizes that the Governorship is not in commission. Give my love to Nannie. I must soon get down to spend a cuople of days with you. Always yours, Theodore Roosevelt163 Jany. 9th, 1899. Hon. G. H. Lyman, Custom House, Boston, Mass. Dear George:-- You are quite right. I shall refuse the Brevet. The War Department has been doing funny work in connection with the medal of honor. In one way I dont mind it, for it gives me the free hand hereafter in dealing with the beloved Alger. I will find out about the Boone-Crockett dinner and let you know. It is to be at the Metropolitan Club, on the 21st. Be sure to come on. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt164 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mrs. James T. Leavitt, 247 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Mrs. Leavitt:-- I think it was too sweet of you to send me such a lovely present. I appreciate it peculiarly, and I appreciate even more the thoughtfulness that prompted it. I am so glad you were able to visit us at Sagamore. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt165 Mr. John F. Page, Hoffman House, N.Y. City. My dear Page:-- I enclose letter to Col. Kimball requesting transportation for you. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt Enclosure.166 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. W. M. Titus, St. Mary's Inn, Fort Steele, B. C. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your letter of Dec. 12th. I think the article to which you refer is in my book "American Ideals" published by Putnam & Sons, 27 W. 23rd St., N. Y. City. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt167 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Matt P. Byrnes, 1242 3rd Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Sergeant:-- Replying to yours of the 6th inst, of course I will help you, if I can, but I do not think you quite understand. I do not see how I can possibly help you in the way you suggest. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt168 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. John H. Clark, 159 Chestnut St., Lockport, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your letter of the 5th inst. I should like some information about any candidates for the position. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 169 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Milo Roy Maltbie, Sec'y, Reform Club, 52 William St., N. Y. City. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 6th inst. I thank you very much and shall read the book with pleasure. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt170 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Amos R. Wells, 646 Washington St., Boston, Mass' My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 6th inst, I am very sorry, but it is absolutely impossible for me to do as you desire. I have to refuse hundreds of such requests. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt171 Jany. 9th, 1899. To the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D.C. Sir:-- I herewith furnish the certificate of Captain Stevens of the 9th Cavalry, an eye-witness, in reference to the medal of honor, for which I was recommended by my Brigade, Division and Corps Commanders. I have already furnished you the certificate of Captain Howze, another eye-witness, both Captain Howze and Captain Stevens being of the Regular Army; and the letters of two other eye-witnesses also recommending me for the medal, viz: Major General Sumner who was on the day in question commanding the Cavalry Division, and of Major Jenkins who was the second in command of my own regiment. Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt172 Jany. 9th, 1899. Captain Charles G. Ayres, Huntsville, Alabama. My dear Captain Ayres:-- Hearty thanks for your letter of the 4th inst. Will you give the enclosed to Dr. Brown? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Enclos.173 Jany. 9th, 1899. My dear Dr. Brown:-- Of course you can dedicate the song to me and I thank you very much for your attitude towards me. I appreciate such a thing from an officer of the Regular Army. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Lieut. A. M. Brown, Huntsville, Ala.174 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Delmore Elwell, C/o John H. Davis & Co., #10 Wall St. New York City. My dear Elwell:-- Replying to your letter of Jany. 7th, I am very sorry, but I do not see what I can do. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt175 Jany. 9th, 1899. Major M. J. Jenkins, Youngs Island, So. Car. My dear Major:-- Will you draw out exactly what answer I should make to the enclosed letter of General Wheeler? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Enclosure.176 Jany. 9th, 1899. Col. A.S. Kimball, Army Building, Whitehall St., New York City. My dear Col. Kimball:-- Do you think I could be of any assistance to you in the matter of your promotion? I do not believe I have much influence within the War Department but I may possibly have a little with the President. I know how efficient and courteous you have been and I appreciate it and would like to help you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt177 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. McKnight, Stenographer, Rep. State Committee, Fifth Ave Hotel, N. Y. City. Dear Mr. McKnight:-- Do you know the firm name and address of the parties of whom I ordered those badges from for the Rough Riders? If so, please send it to me at once and oblige. Yours very truly, Theodore Roosevelt178 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. James H. Morgan, 816 Lord's Court, 27 William St. New York City. My dear Mr. Morgan:-- Herewith I return the papers filled out Sincerely yours, 179 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. P. T. Neely, Fifth Ave, New York City. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the Jany. 7th, I am sorry to say it is not possible for me to do as you request. I cannot be responsible for any biography of myself in any way or shape. I have to refuse a number of such requests as this. With regret, I am, Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt180 Jany. 9th, 1899. Miss Alice M. Robertson, Muskogee, Indian Territory. Miss Alice M. Robertson:-- I have yours of the 5th inst. Few things have given me more pleasure than to write as strongly as I know how to urge your appointment as Supervisor of Schools. I only hope it will be successful and that my interference will have some little effect. I enclose a copy of letter I have written to the Secretary of the Interior. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt181 COPY. Theodore Roosevelt. 182 Jany. 9th, 1899. To the Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Sir:-- It gives me the greatest pleasure to back as strongly as I know how Miss Alice M. Robertson of Muskogee, Indian Terri- tory, for appointment as supervisor of schools for Indian Territory. I know Miss Robertson's work well. Some of her pupils were in my regiment in Cuba and they distinguished themselves not only for gallantry, but for good behavior. One of them was killed at San Juan; another died of fever; others I am glad to say, returned in safety. Miss Robertson has done remarkably good work and I cannot speak too highly of her. I earnestly hope the appointment can be made. Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt183 Jany. 9th, 1899. My dear Captain Stevens:-- I have yours of the 4th inst with enclosure. You are more than kind and I am very much obliged to you. The department has evidently decided not to give me the medal but to give me a brevet which I will not take. That makes me value your letter none the less however. I want you to look at the article I shall have in Scribner's three months from now, on the Cavalry at Santiago. With hearty regards, believe me, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Capt. C. J. Stevens, Huntsville, Ala.184 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Rowland Ward, The Jungle, Piccadilly, London, England. My dear sir:-- I have written to the Navy Department and can find no trace whatsoever of the book. There has been some miscarriage somewhere, and I am now without it. Surely the express company must have taken some receipt for it when they delivered it. Cant they give you that? At any rate, having paid for the book, I have never received it. Please let me know about it and oblige, Yours very truly, Theodore Roosevelt185 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Geo. E. Adams, 184 Lasalle St., Chicago, Ill. My dear Mr. Adams:-- Replying to your letter of the 7th inst, I only wish I could come, but I fear it will be impossible for me to get away from New York at this time. I am very sorry. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt186 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Geo. Watson Austin, 202 Bee Bldg., Omaha, Neb. My dear sir:-- I thank you very cordially for your letter of the 5th inst, and I quite agree with you. I am more than content to be "Colonel." Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosvelt 187 Jany. 9th, 1899. Nathan Bijur, Esq., 34 Nassau St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Bijur:-- Your letter of the 7th inst interested and amused me very much. I do not know how to deal with those gentry. After the experience you relate I am inclined to advise that they see Senator Platt. I am glad you have been seeing him and hope you will keep in touch with him in this matter. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt188 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Wm. J. Balfe, Sec'y. &c., Gaelic Society, 64 Madison Ave., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I thank you most heartily for your favor of the 3rd inst. Holding the views I do about the Judiciary, I could npt have acted otherwise than I did about Judge Daly. As for Mr. Gaffney, you cannot appreciate him more than I do. I only wish there was some place I could give him. Outside of re-appointments, however, I shall have very few places indeed, and those in almost every instance call for special capacity. I have a hundred applicants for every place. If I can do anything for Mr. Gaffney, you may be sure I will. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt189 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Addison M. Burt, 135 W. 41st St., New York City. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 7th inst, would say the statement is a peculiarly base lie. The man making it and the editor of the paper publishing it stand on an equal plane of infamy for fathering such a slander. You are quite welcome to publish this. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt190 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Hope Reed Cody, C/o Hon. James R. Mann, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. My dear Mr. Cody:-- All right, I shall accept definitely for April 8th and be your guest. Do you think I had better speak twice? If so, I will. I find that on Feby. 27th I shall have to go to Detroit if I go anywhere. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 191 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. A. E. Dewhurst, Sec'y. 179 Howard Ave., Utica, N.Y. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 9th instant, I would like to do as you request very much, but it is an absolute impossibility. I cannot go into anything more now. I wish I could. With regret and best wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt192 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. N. H. Egleston, Jr., 75 Tribune Bldg., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of yours of the 7th inst, and in reply would say that if I had time I would most gladly look into the work about which you write me. As Governor, of course, my name cannot be put upon any endorsement or petit- ion unless I take a personal interest in the work, and that I cannot do at present. With regrets, I am, Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt193 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Mortimer C. Earl, Sec'y. &c., W. V. & S. Assc' 26 Court St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of your communication of the pth inst and the same will receive my careful consideration. By the way, I hope you will have seen what I said about the veterans in the Civil Service part of my message to the legislature. Very truly yours, T. Roosevelt 194 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Geo. M. Eichelberger, Urbana, Ohio. My dear sir:--I have your favor of Jany 6th and am very much pleased with it. I hope soon to have the pleasure of meeting you. As to my own career, I shall be more than satisfied if I make a good Governor of New York for the next two years. Sincerely yourd, T. Roosevelt 195 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Sumner Gerard, 17 Gramercy Park, New York City. My dear Mr. Gerard:-- The enclosed explains itself. As I am trespassing altogether too much upon your good nature if I ask you to see Osborn when he is in New York, and then go to Douglas Robinson and get him what money he really needs? Apparently Douglas has not given him the means. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt196 Jany. 9th, 1899. Captain Robert Howze, West Point, N.Y. My dear Captain Howze:-- I have yours of the 8th inst. Let me know when you want me to go and I will go with you to see the President. Of course, I may have to get you to put it 48 hours one way or the other, if there is something of great importance here, but I want to go with you. Captain Stevens has sent me a certificate. General Sumner also sent one. It was not quite regularly drawn up, but as the technical requirements were filled by yourself and Stevens, I have let it go along. He stated he was an eye-witness, only it was not drawn up in the form of a certificate. From what I see I am very confident the War Department will not grant the medal. They have refused my application to have Andrews detailed here, although Andrew's immediate chief at West Point, when I met him at the Century Club, very courteously told me that he would spare him for such a purpose. Remember me warmly to Colonel Mills. I want both him and you to look at what I say in the April Scribner's about the Cavalry at Santiago, and indeed he will probably be interested in the March number. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt197 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Wm. H. Hotchkiss, 319 Main St., Buffalo, N.Y. My dear Hotchkiss:-- Replying to yours of the 7th inst, all right. Many thanks. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt198 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Albert Bushnell Hart, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. My dear Hart:-- I am very much obliged to you for sending me the enclosure with yours of the 5th inst. It is really interesting. I return it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Enclos.199 Jany. 9th, 1899. My dear Johnson:-- In reply to your letter of the 7th I enclose one to Supt. McCullagh which I hope will aid you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Mr . Albert Rydell, 149 Alex Ave., New York City. Enclos.200 Jany 9th, 1899. Mr. H. T. Johns, Bureau of Pensions, Dept. of the Interior, Washington, D.C. My dear Mr. Johns:-- I thank you very much for your letter of recent date. You are more than kind. I entirely agree with you. I was recommended by all the Generals of the Cavalry Division for the medal of honor. That is something I should like to have had. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt201 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. William H. Jacques, 277 Clarendon St., Boston, Mass. My dear Mr. Jacques:-- Pray accept my hearty thanks for your very kind letter of the 7th inst. I appreciate it very much. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt202 Jany. 9th, 1899. Capt. W. H. H. Llewellyn, Santa Fe, New Mexico. My dear Captain Llewellyn:-- I have yours of Jany. 7th. Count me in on the medal business. Shall I write for another one for you? McQueen deserved one. I have written to General Miles and told him about the beef. I recollect it perfectly. Probably you recollect that we had some chemically prepared beef piled on the fore part of our ship, which smelt so that we had to throw it overboard. The War Department has refused to grant the medal of honor for which I was recommended by every General in the Cavalry Division, Wood, Sumner and Wheeler, as well as Shafter. It is possible I may ask you to give me a certificate as to what I did on that July First day in leading our men through the lines of the regulars and in heading the two charges. I have recommended you for Brevet. I hope it goes through all right. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt203 Jany. 9th, 1899. Hon. Lucius A. Littauer, Gloversville, N.Y. My dear Lucius:-- I have yours of the 6th in reference to Alex. R. Smith. No, I am not considering him. I know various facts about him. I think it is likely I shall take Low's man, Partridge, as the best of the remaining candidates. Lyman would be a corker, but he won't take it. Do let me see you soon. I have so much to talk over with you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 204 Jany. 9th, 1899. John McCullagh, Esq., Supt. of Police, Havanna, Cuba. My dear sir:- The bearer, Albert Johnson [?????] was in my regiment and showed himself a gallant and trustworthy man. I should myself employ him without hesitation in police work. Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt205 Jany. 9th, 1899. General Nelson A. Miles, War Department, Washington, D.C. My dear General Miles:-- I do not distinctly understand about this beef controversy, but possibly what I have to write may be of some use. The canned corn beef we found to be good. The so-called canned roast beef that was issued to us for travel rations, both on the transport and on the train, and which we occasionally got even at the front, was practically worthless. Unless very hungry, the men would not touch it, and even when suffering from lack of food, they never ate a fifth of it. At the best it was tasteless [worthless]: at the worst, it was nauseating. There was also a supply of beef (in the shape of quarters) which was put aboard our transports at Tampa. It was supposed to be fitted by some process to withstand tropical heat [sun]. It at once became putrid and smelt so that we had to dispose of it for fear of its creating disease. I think we threw it overboard. At any rate, it was condemned. The beef we got in Santiago after about the 24th or 25th of July-- that is, after the siege had ended, and when my Brigade had been without fresh meat or vegetables for a month, was generally good. By that time the Cavalry Division was in a sickly condition. The fact that the meat ration was so bad as generally to be inedible, [cost] caused very great hardship to my men, and reduced the supply of206 Gen'l Milee 2. food below what was necessary to keep them in proper condition. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt207 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. StClair McKelway, Ed. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear Mr. McKelway:-- I have yours of the 7th. You are very kind. I think I shall appoint Col. Partridge, though I have not definitely decided as yet. He strikes me as a square and good man. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt208 Jany. 9th, 1899. Capt. L. S. McCormick, 7th Cavalry, Macon, Ga. My dear Captain McCormick:- I have yours of the 8th inst. enclosing check for $14.35, for which accept thanks. I did not ask for Col. Wessels. I asked for Captain Hardin, because the Major General of the Guard and the Adjutant General here, both of whom are West Pointers, wanted some men who had had a good deal of connection with the National Guard and Hardin had been Colonel of one of our New York regiments (the 2nd) and had done very good work. I came to the conclusion, as they wanted an infantryman who knew how to deal with the Guard and what it needed, that I had better not consider my personal feeling in the matter. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 209 Jany. 9th. 1899. Mr. Everett L. Millard, 1110 Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago, Ill. My dear sir:- I thank you for your invitation of Jany. 5th, but I fear I shall not be able to get to Chicago Feby. 22nd. With great regret, I am, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt210 Jany. 9th, 1899. George S. Mott, D.D., & others, President, The American Sabbath Union, 203 Bway, New York City. Gentlemen:- I have your petition of the 6th inst.. Permit me to express my hearty thanks for the same and to say that I think you can count on me in every struggle for morality and decency. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt211 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Thos. W. Pitts, Gainesville, Fla. My dear Mr. Pitts:-- I have your letter of the 4th inst. You are more than kind. Will you accept my photograph for my young namesake? Our State Constitution prevents my accepting your kind offer of a pass over your railroad, and I therefore return it With great regards, believe me, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt212 Jany. 9th, 1899. Howard Miller Swiggett, 2314 North Lawrence St., Indianapolis, Ind. My dear little friend:-- You write a good deal better than my small boy of your age, or at least you spell better, for I think his letters are very cunning too. I do not like that picture [] either and I send you a photograph that I do like. Is your aunt Miss Alice Robertson? If so, I think very highly of her. Gilmore was a good soldier, and some of the best soldiers I had were Indians and Half-breeds. I have four little boys of my own and they have three Guinea pigs and three dogs and a good many rabbits and a pony. Your friend, Theodore Roosevelt213 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Richard Stockton, 45 Wall St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Stockton:-- I have your letter of the 6th inst. The trouble is, if I give too many endorsements, there [are] will none of them [?] worth anything. I have not succeeded with a single man as yet. I am pledged to Wood, Brodie and Keyes. I must try to do what I can for them, before I take up others. I am very sorry. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt214 Jany. 9th, 1899 Mr. Axel G. Shogren, Dawson High School, Dawson, Minn. My dear young friend:-- Your letter of Jany. 5th really pleased me, and I shall read the oration with great pleasure. I thank you for having written me. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt215 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Simon J. Schermerhorn, Schenectady, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 5th inst. I thank you very much for the kindly sentiments expressed therein. Shall be pleased to see you at any time you may call. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt216 Jany. 9th, 1899. Messrs Tiffany & Co., Union Square, New York City. Gentlemen:-- On Christmas I received from you a gold watch for my small son, Theodore Roosevelt. I have never been able to find out who sent it. Can you tell me? Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt217 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Gilson Willets, 603 West End Ave., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I have your favor of the 6th inst. If you will excuse me for saying so, I think that the firmest believers in what Christian means and has [have] accomplished would object to answering such questions in such a way. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt218 Jany. 9th, 1899. Prof. Benj. Ide Wheeler, Ithaca, N.Y. My dear Prof. Wheeler:-- Replying to yours of the 7th inst, I must see you in person soon, but I do not dare make a date for the speech yet. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt219 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Harbert Welsh, 1305 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Mr. Welsh:-- I have your letter of Jany. 7th. That Col. Waring wanted the Tammany nomination for Mayor was a matter of common notoriety. It was alluded to in the newspapers. I have talked it over with a score of men and never understood that there was ever any question about it. Col. Waring had told me personally that he thought Tammany very much maligned, and that, as he was not a party man, he should accept any nomination whether from Tammany or otherwise. I of course should not make this statement public, and should not have made it to you privately, if I had supposed you did not know it. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt220 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Arthur E. Williams, Las Cruces, N.M. My dear Mr. Williams:-- I have your favor of the 31st of December and was pleased to hear from you. I think I have tried to place at least a hundred men of my regiment and I do not believe I have succeeded in more than six cases. A great number of them have wanted to be placed on account of their familiarity with the Spanish language. All I can say is, if you will find a convenient place which you think is open, I will try to help you get it. Whether I will succeed or not I do not know. Very truly yours, T. Roosevelt221 Jany. 9th, 1899 Mr. Jesse Bowman Young, 1505 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. My dear Bowman:-- At this moment my eldest and second eldest small sons are in anything but a peaceful frame of mind, owing to a disagreement as to who should read your book first! I have endeavored to utilise the opportunity by enforcing a compromise between the soldierly and peaceful virtues. With hearty thanks, pray believe me, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt222 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. W. S. Bryan, C/o The Mississippi Valley Democrat, St. Louis, Mo. My dear sir:-- I thank you heartily for your favor of the 7th inst. I shall read your article with great interest. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt223 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Frank B. Beers, 200 Montague St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I thank you for your favor of the 6th inst and the same shall have my careful consideration. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt224 Jany. 9th, 1899. Joseph D. Bethune, Prescott, Arizona. My dear sir:-- I thank you for your letter of the 4th inst and regret that it is impossible for me to do as you request. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 225 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. P. W. Baker, Pay Dept. U. S. Army, 1744 G. Street, N.W.,Washington, D.C. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 6th inst. You are more than kind and I greatly appreciate your letter. I wish I could have the pleasure of seeing you here. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt226 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. B. L. Christian, C/o Board of Trade & Business Men's Asso', Norfolk, Va. My dear Mr. Christian:-- It gives me pleasure to state, for such use as you desire, that you were one of my regiment in Cuba and did your duty faithfully and well, showing yourself to be a gallant and trustworthy solider. I take the greatest pleasure in writing this letter for you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt227 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mrs. H. E. Crain, Wheatland, Wy. Dear madam:-- Replying to your letter of the 4th inst, I wish greatly I could help you, but I have such a multitude of calls made upon me that it is an absolute impossibility for me to comply with your request. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Albert Bushnell Hart, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. My dear Hart:-- I am very much obliged to you for sending me the enclosure with yours of the 5th inst. It is really interesting. I return it. Sincerely yours,228 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Lewis W. Davidson, Rec. Secy., 1642 Amsterdam Ave., New York. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of your esteemed favor of the 7th inst and thank you for writing me. I shall give the same my careful consideration. Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt229 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Wm. H. Early, 280 W. 127th St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 8th inst, I would very gladly help you, but I have no power whatever to do as you request. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 230 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. E. J. Hutchinson, Dwight, Ill. C/o Dr. Broughton. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 7th inst, I am very sorry, but it is impossible for me to do as you request. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 231 Jany. 9th, 1899. E. M. Hukill, Jr., Box 754, N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Teplying to your favor of the 7th inst, I am sorry to say that I am already committed to an Assistant Paymaster. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 232 Jany. 9th, 1899. Thaddeus P. Hyatt, D.D.S., 516 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your favor of the 7th inst and thank you very much for it. I was very much interested in your letter. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 233 Jany. 9th, 1899. Miss Lucy O'Hara, #16 Steward Ave., Port Jervis, N.Y. Dear madam:-- I have your favor of the 7th inst. I am extremely sorry, but the places you refer to are very hard to obtain, and must be had through the Civil Service. I have not one in my gift. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 234 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. W. D. Johnson, Editor, Kentucky Standard, Louisville, Ky. My dear sir:-- You are more than kind and I very much appreciate your letter of the 6th inst. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt235 Jany. 10th, 1899 Miss Mary H. Askew Mather, 1021 Madison St., Wilmington, Del. My dear madam:-- I have your letter of Jany. 9th. I wish I could accept your invitation but it is an abso- lute impossibility. I receive literally hundreds of invita- tions and it is not in my power to go to one in a hundred, and hardly ever to one outside of this State. With real regret, believe me, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt236 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mrs. V. B. B. Noland, Nicholasville, Ky. Dear madam:-- Replying to your favor of the 8th inst, I am sorry to say that I know nothing of the matter you speak. I thank you heartily for your cordial expressions about myself. Respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt237 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. John Niman, 833 5th Ave., McKeesport, Pa. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your kind letter of the 5th inst and appreciate your courtesy in writing. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 238 Jany. 10th, 1899. Messrs Harris & Nixon, 13 W. 27th At., N. Y. City. Gentlemen:-- Referring to the attached bill, will you please inform me what it is for, and oblige, Yours very truly, Theodore Roosevelt 239 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mrs. S. Elizabeth Le Prince, 622 W. 152nd St., N. Y. City. Dear madam:-- Replying to your letter of the 7th inst, I am very sorry, but that is a matter for the city authorities, and there is nothing that I can do about it. Very Respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 240 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. H. C. Talbot-Perkins, 1197 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear Sir:-- I am very much obliged to you for your favor of the 7th inst. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 241 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. R. B. Reineck, Martins Ferry, Ohio, My dear sir:-- I am very much obliged to you for your courtesy which I very much appreciate. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Mortimer C. Earl, Sec'y &c., W. V. & S. Assc' 26 Court St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of you communication of the [?]th inst and the same will receive my careful consideration. By the way, I hope you have seen what I said about the Veterans in the Civil Service part of my message to the legislature. Very truly yours, 242 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. James Jeffry Roehe, The Pilot, Boston, Mass. My dear Roche:-- I am afraid it is going to be impossible for me to be at the Irish Historical Society meeting. Friday and Saturday are usually the only nights that I can be away while the legislature is in session. I wish very much the members could come up here and let me give them a little reception in the Governor's mansion or here in my rooms at the Capitol. At any rate, cannot you yourself turn up the day before. On Friday I shall go down to New York. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 243 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr Ralph K. Smith, Ass't Hight Ed., Boston Advertiser, Boston, Mass. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of Jany. 5th, I have to say that I am sorry but it is quite impossible for me to do as you desire. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 244 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mrs. C. K. Veleris-Strunok, The Berkshire, 125th St. & 8th Ave., New York City. Dear madam:-- I am very much obliged to you for your favor of the 7th inst. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 245 Jany. 8th, 1899. Mrs. [????] S. Varley, 515 North Division St., Buffalo, N.Y. Dear madam:-- Replying to your favor of the 5th inst would say that I am very sorry, but there is nothing more I can do in the matter. Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 246 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mrs. Mary Norton Youngs, Ann Arbor, Mich. My dear Mrs. Youngs:-- I thank you warmly for your courtesy. The two Norton boys were most gallant fellows. There were no braver men in the regiment and I mourn the death of the brother. With great regret, I am, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 247 Jany 10th, 1899. Mr. J. J. Bixby, Norwich, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your favor of the 9th inst. You are extremely kind and I thank you very much. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 248 Jany. 10th, 1899. Hon. Joseph H. Choate, #52 Wall St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Choate:-- I have your letter of the 6th inst endorsing Mr. Tracy Booker of Buffalo for the position of District Attorney of Erie Co., and the same will receive my very careful consideration. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 249 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Hope Read Cody. C/o. Ebbitt House, Washington, D.C. My dear Mr. Cody:-- I shall be with you on April 8th and will, at any rate, make one speech. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt250 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. John B. Colton, Kansas City, Mo. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your letter of the 7th inst. It is very good of you to have remembered me. I re-enclose the two bills. Naturally I have a stronger feeling than ever now for the men who have had experiences like yours. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 251 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mrs. B. E. Crowell, Box 21, Phoenix, N.Y. My dear madam:-- Replying to your inquiry of the 9th inst, I am sorry to say the regiment has been disbanded and I am unable to furnish you with the information you desire. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 252 Jany, 10th, 1899. Mr. Wm. C. Dodge, C/o Kenetic Mfg. Co., 27 William St., N.Y City My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your letter of the 9th inst, but I do not know what you mean by "joining a regiment". You can join any regiment by enlisting, but I do not know how you could do it otherwise. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 253 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. C. W. Eaton, 21 No. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. My dear Mr. Eaton:-- Replying to yours of the 9th inst, I am sorry to say that I do not think you will be appointed. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt254 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Dwight L. Elmendorf, 301 E. 68th St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Elmendorf:-- Replying to your favor without date, all right, you can put us down as you desire. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 255 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Frank Prants, Prescott, Arizona. My dear Mr. Prants:-- I have yours of the 3rd inst. Good, I shall be very glad to see you when you come here. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 256 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Frederic Gross, 16 W. 24th St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 9th inst, it will be a pleasure to see you here any day this week other than S aturday. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt257 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. W. H. Gunning, 308 W. 119th St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 9th inst, I am very sorry to say that I am already pledged to a candidate for the position of Assistant Paymaster, U. S. N. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 258 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. James L. Gernon, 380 Fourth St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I thank you cordially for your kind letter of the 9th inst. I was very much interested in reading what you had to say. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt259 Jany. 10th, 1899. Joseph Genthner, 1346 Col. Ave., New York City. My dear young friend:-- I am very much obliged to you for your letter of the 9th of January. I was very much interested in it. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 260 Jany. 10th, 1899. W. Starr Gephart, Central Savings Bank Bldg., Baltimore, Md. My dear sir:-- I thank you for your letter of the 9th inst and assure you I very much appreciate it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt261 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Frank P. Hayes, Catskill, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of your esteemed favor of the 9th inst. All right, I will be very much obliged. Yours very truly, Theodore Roosevelt 262 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. E. Rowley Munger, 396 Walnut St., Yonkers, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of your favor of the 8th inst, and when I settle upon my Factory Inspector it will receive my careful consideration. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 263 Jany. 10th, 1899. Hon. B. B. Odell, Jr., Fifth Avenue Hotel, N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Odell:-- The attached letter from Rev. P. Butler Tompkins is respectfully referred to you for comment. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 264 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Thomas Rhodes, Ukiah, Mendocino Co., Cal. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of Jany. 4th, I am very sorry to say that the regiment is now disbanded and I have no means of knowing where your brother is. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt265 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. J. K. Rathbone, U.S. Navy Yary, B. M. Shop, Washington, D.C. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your letter of Jany. 8th. I only wish there was some chance of my getting appoint- ments for half of the veterans who apply to me for places, but it is simply impossible. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt266 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mrs. Edwin L. Scofield, 23 South St., Stamford, Conn. My dear madam:-- Replying to your favor of the 9th inst, I am sorry to say that it is simply impossible for me to do as you request, much as I should like to. I already have so many engagements that I dare not take on anything new. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt267 Jany. 10th, 1899. Rev. P. Butler Tompkins, 250 W. 40th St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I shall carefully consider your letter of the 9th inst. I will consult with Mr. Odell about the matter. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt268 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. John Williams, Utica, N. Y. My dear sir:--- I am very much obliged to you for the explanation contained in your letter of the 9th inst. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 269 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. William Pest, c/o W. P. Pest,Supt., Cunningham & Son, Canal St., Rochester, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I am very much obliged to you for your kind letter of the 9th inst. I would gladly send you the stamps, but I only receive the ordinary two cent ones which I am afraid would be nothing to send you. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt270 Janh. 10th, 1899. Mr. L. A. Warner, C/O New Waverly Hotel, Hot Springs, Ark. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your favor of the 7th inst. I was very much entertained with the letter. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 271 Jan 10 9 Hon. H. C. Lodge 1765 Massachusetts Ave Washington D. C. It was a matter of course, but still I am delighted. Theodore Roosevelt272 Jany. 10th, 1899. Captain J. M. Andrews, Schenectady, N.Y. My dear Captain Andrews:-- You are very kind and I really appreciate your letter of the 9th inst. By the way, you have the undying affection and gratitude of my small boy Ted. who thinks he has an unusually far-sighted father, in view of my finding a staff officer of qualities which appeal so directly to every healthy small boy! I need not tell you what a pleasure it is to have you associated with me. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt273 Jany. 9th, 1899. My dear Miss Andrews:-- I have your letter of the 6th inst and was very glad to hear from you. Your uncle, Col. Hamilton was killed very near me. He was one of the most gallant men in the army and all of us honored him. With great regard, I am, Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Miss Jean B. Andrews, 43 Rutland St., Watertown, N.Y.274 Jany. 10th, 1899. Col.Charles Page Bryan, U. S. Legation, Petropolis, Brazil. My dear Col. Bryan:-- I have yours of the 15th of December. It was a real pleasure to hear from you. I congratulate you upon your success. I shall hope to see you whenever you get back to this side. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt275 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Douglas Robinson, NO' 55 Liberty St., N.Y. City. Dear Douglas:-- I have yours of the 9th. I should particularly like to have you write Blanchard and try and get Chamberlain that place. It never occurred to me until now, but if Blanchard has no one else in view, it would be a most excellent thing to do. The trouble with the Troy man is that he is a democrat, so I could not appoint him. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt276 Jany. 10th, 1899. My dear General:-- Hearty thanks for your letter of the 5th. I felt very strongly that General Young at Las Quasimas and even more especially you at San Juan, were not given proper consideration. My book will be but a small matter, still for whatever it does count, it will be on the right side and will place you as you ought to be placed. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Maj. Gen'l, S. S. Sumner, U. S. Camp, Augusta, Ga.277 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mrs. Helen Kendrick Johnson, c/o D. Appleton & Co., Publishers, New York City. My dear madam:-- I had already read your book and was much interested in it. If you will pardon me for saying so, I think you confound two phases of the struggle for what are rather vaguely called "Woman's rights". I do not wonder at this at all, for the advocates of the movement not only do the same thing, but the noisiest of them usually lay all the stress on the very undesirable side; in other words, the professional woman's rights people contain in their number altogether too many representatives of the same intellectual and moral type as the bulk of the professional abolitionists. The anti-slavery cause was eminently just, and even the professional abolitionists probably on the whole did good; but the more one reads of these professional abolitionists (I do not mean men like Birney, but the men who advocated disunion or anarchy and who betrayed a foolish and feeble violence in dealing with all practical questions [it is ????] were about as undesirable a class of people as the country ever saw. But it would have been literally criminal folly to wish to perpetuate slavery because so many of the extreme professional anti-slavery champions were noxious members [upon] of the body politic, or278 2. because most of their ideas were wrong, or even because the slaves would not do as well when free as was hoped. The extreme advocates of any cause always include fanatics, and often, fools, and they generally number a considerable proportion of those people whose mind is so warped as to make them combine in a very curious degree, a queer kind of disinterested zeal, with a queer kind of immorality. A great many self-styled woman's champions revolt, not against the laws of man, but against the laws of nature. It certainly seems to our finite minds a great injustice of nature that the hardest lot in life should fall to the weakest half of the human race. On the average the woman has a harder time than the man, and must have, from the mere fact that she must bear, nurse and largely rear her children. There is no use in blinking this fact. It must simply be accepted as war or any necessarily hazardous profession must be accepted. The first duty of woman is the duty of motherhood, just as the first duty of the man is bread-winning-homemaking. Marriage is, of course, just as much the duty of one as of the other. There are exceptional men and women who need not or ought not to marry, just as there are exceptional men and women who need not or ought not to work, or to go to war; but these are exceptions, sometimes to be honored and sometimes to be pitied. The normal, healthy man should always count upon working hard and should hold himself ready at any time to go to war, or to go into any occupation, no matter how hazardous-- like that of a miner, a deep sea fisherman, a railroad man or a fireman,--- while the normal, healthy woman should be a mother. Our race279 3. is unfit to cumber the earth, if its men do not work hard, and are not always ready, if there is need, to fight, and, of course, a race is neither fit to cumber the earth or able to do so, unless its women breed. Work-- fight-- breed-- a race may do all these things, and yet be worthless; but unless it does them, it certainly must be worthless. So far then as the movement for woman's rights represents a revolt against either common sense or morality, it should be smashed. But we are no more justified in opposing it because there is this element in it, than we would have been in championing slavery because there was a similar element in the abolition movement. It is not necessary to say that I entirely agree with you about the home and its all importance. Remember that the very evils which the opponents of the present movement most dread exist to their fullest extent in societies where that movement has absolutely no footing. In France the race has begun to decrease and the nation is decaying mainly because of the way in which men and women look upon the relations between the sexes, upon family life and upon having children. But France is the very country where the legal and social attitude of the body politic on questions like divorce or property of [?] headship of the man, the different standard of morality for the man and [?][?] the political rights of the woman &c. is the least progressive and is the most mediaeval and most divergent from the views taken by the advocates [for] of the betterment of woman's condition. The worst results that could280 4. follow the adoption of the ideas of the new champions of woman, could no more than equal the results that have happened in France, where those ideas have never gained the least foothold. Sane advocates of woman's rights would bring about, I am confident, a great betterment in her status, while at the same time simply causing her better to perform every duty she now performs. Just the same arguments that were advanced against giving women the suffrage are or were advanced in favor of keeping the man the absolute tyrant of the household. As a rule the headship of the man is most complete the lower we go in the social and ethnic scale (heroic Greeks to the contrary notwithstanding), and the higher and nobler the race is, the more nearly the marriage relation becomes a partnership on equal terms-- the equality, of course, consisting not in the performance of the same duties by the two parties, but in [by] the admirable performance of utterly different duties, and the mutual forbearance and respect. I do not for a moment believe that the suffrage will do all that is claimed for it, whether for women or for men, and I should always introduce it tentatively in the new groups of either sex. There are great bodies of women who are unfit for it, just as unquestionably, taking the world as a whole, (including Asia and Africa for instance), the great majority of men are unfit to exercise it. Only the [?], is it [?] its [?] suffrage. In our own country the gradual betterment of woman's condition has been due to the working of forces which may or may not ultimately find expression through [in] the suffrage. But I think the suffrage would accomplish [be] something.281 5. If you will read a story as Mary E. Wilkins's "The Revolt of Mother", you will [?] bodies of, on the whole, pretty good people [?]. What we need is to trach the woman self-resepct, and the man to respect the woman, for in the last resort I hardly know whether to despise most the being who neglects his or her duties, or the being who fails to assert his or her rights. If the woman were a voter, if the woman were in the eye of the law a citizen, with full rights of citizenship, it would undoubtedly on the whole have a tendency to increase her self-respect and to bring a measure of reluctant respect to her from [the] man. There never was an extension of the suffrage yet which was not accompanied by some evil results, but on the whole, in the present state of society, the only way to ensure the proper regard for the rights of any particular section of a community, [?] to let that section have a voice in the general affairs. Practically I may mention that in my own little school district admission of women to the franchise for school matters has resulted distinctly well. I should like by degrees to increase the sphere in which the women of New York State can exercise the suffrage, doing it very cautiously and by degrees, and seeing how each extension practically works. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt282 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Wm. H. Kelly, Newburgh, N.Y. My dear Mr. Kelly:-- I have your letter of Jany. 9th. I cannot come next Saturday, but would like you to show this letter to Captain Boughton. It happens I was an eyewitness to Captain Boughton's gallantry and soldierly conduct and he struck me as a peculiarly good man, well deserving of promotion. I allude to one of the things he did in an article I have for Scribner's. Any way I can help him I most gladly will. I shall [????] it a favor if you will let me know how I can be of use to him. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt283 Jany. 10th 1899. Hon. F. H. Wilson, Postmaster, Brooklyn, N. Y. My dear Mr. Wilson:-- I thank you very much for your letter of the 9th. Is Ex Senator Brush a veteran? I am not sure that I shall be able to appoint a veteran, and there are geographical reasons against appointing any man from the southern end of the State. What position is Lawton an applicant for? I am going to ask Mr Youngs, my Private Secretary, to help me see if there is some place where we can put him. I should like to recognize the Colored voters, though I am bound to say that this year they did worse than I have ever before known them, a thing which was especially discreditable, in view of the fact that while Civil Service Commissioner I did more for the Colored man than any other public official I have ever known. It is not necessary for me to say that I entirely agree with the political views you express. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 284 Jan 10 9 Hon. John H. Clark Lockport, N.Y. Will confer with you any day except Saturday Theodore Roosevelt285 Jany 11th 9 General Leonard Wood War Dept. Washington, D.C. Hearty congratulations on your return. Have written, Very anxious to see you. Theodore Roosevelt286 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Frederick Almy, 140 North St., Buffalo, N.Y. Me dear Almy:-- I have yours of the 9th inst. I know I had the pleasure of seeing your brother today. I do not know quite how I shall get about that Board of Arbitration matter. If I can appoint your brother, of course it will give me the greatest pleasure. However, it is not possible for me to make any promise at present. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 287 Jany. 10th, 1899. Miss Cheney, C/o The Pilot, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Dear Miss Cheney:-- Will you look in my house and see if a letter from Trooper Clare H. Stewart of my regiment can be found? We dont know his address. Will you also see if you can find for me a letter from Captain Robert Howse about my medal of honor, and a type- written copy of three short notes from Generals Wood, Wheeler and Shafter recommending me for the medal of honor? I shall be very much obliged if you will do this. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt288 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mrs. Mariana W. Chapman, 160 Hicks St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear madam:-- Replying to your favor of the 9th inst, would it be possible for you to call upon me here? I thought the two bills which I saw good. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt289 Jany. 10th 1899. [???]. Fredk. K. Lie. Fort Sam Huston, San Antonio, Texas. My dear Sergeant:- I have your letter of the 6th inst. with enclosure. Did you get my former letter? Was it satisfactory? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt290 Jany. 10th, 1899. A. Monae Lesser, M.D., 235 W. 100th St., N.Y. City. My dear Dr. Lesser:-- I have yours of the 9th inst. I hate not to do anything you ask, and especially to have to refuse a request like the one contained in your letter, but this Saturday it will not be possible for me to be in New York. I only wish it were. Can I not have the pleasure of seeing you in Albany sometime? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt291 Jany. 10th, 1899. Mr. Geo. MacLeod, 100 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. Dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 9th inst, I am very sorry but the Secretary never, under any circumstances, gives a letter like the one you suggest. This I happen to personally know. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt292 Jany. 10th, 1899. Major A. C. Sharpe, Sec'y. & Treas. Dear sir:-- Enclosed herewith please find one dollar in payment of my dues in the Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba. Please acknowledge receipt and oblige, Yours very truly, Theodore Roosevelt293 January 11th, 1899. General Francis V. Greene, #33 E. 30th St., N.Y. City. My dear General:-- I am [was] very much touched indeed by your having taken all this trouble. I enclose you copies of three of the certificates I sent on. The copy of the fourth had been sent on to Senator Lodge, but I enclose a copy of the private letter which accompanied it and which repeats substantially the same thing. (This private letter is not to be shown) These are four letters-- two being the number required. They are from the Acting Commander of Division on the day of the fight, from his Senior Staff Captain [Officer] who was in the fight (a regular) from a Captain of the Regular regiment through which I moved my men, and from the Major of my own regiment who was senior in command next to myself,-- all being eye-witnesses. As for outside dictation, remember that I have not said one word in public and that all that has been said, has been said by Secretary Alger, who has publicly announced that I was not to get the medal, and has also privately announced it again and again, once [one time and another] at a dinner at the White House where he told it to Senator Lodge. I have requested Lodge already to take no steps whatever in the matter, and I shall write him again telling him that I do not wish one of my friends to do another thing. You will readily understand however, that both my friends and myself feel that when the294 8. Secretary announces in advance publicly and repeatedly that the medal must not and will not be given, this mere fact itself amounts to coercion of the Board, and I should think that the Board might better display [??netti] [vene??] about this coercion than about my friends having called in consequence of the Secretary's public statements. With great regard and again thanking you more than heartily, I am, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt295 January 11th, 1899. General Leonard Wood, War Department, Washington, D.C. My dear Leonard:-- I have just seen your arrival in New York, together with the statement that you only stay a week. Will there be no chance of my seeing you? Can you possibly get up here? It is a splendid, cold climate and we should be so glad to have you as our guest. I have got any amount to ask you about. If you cannot get up here, when do you go to New York, and how long do you stay, and if you sail, at what hour of the day do you sail? I have so many engagements that it is going to be very difficult to get off, for I am not my own master-- no one in an official position is, I suppose. I do not know whether you got any of my letters about the medal of honor, and simply to tell you what has happened, I may mention that Secretary Alger has stated that I should not receive it, and on inquiry I found it was because your letter gave no details and there were no certificates of eye-witnesses. Accordingly I have submitted certificates from four eye- witnesses, viz: General Sumner, Captain Howze of General Sumner's staff, Captain Stevens of the 9th Cavalry and Major Jenkins. Be sure you call on Senator Lodge while in Washington.296 2. He is a very staunch friend of yours and will do anything he can for you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt297 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. C. W. Burton, 12 Broadway, N. Y. City. My dear sir:-- I am obliged to you for your letter of the 10th inst. I have given no letter to anyone stating I was born in Georgia or asked any one to purchase anything. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt298 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Eugene F. Duffy, 108 Chambers St., Newark, N.J. My dear sir:-- I am very much obliged to you for your letter of Dec. 20th. I have not one photograph left but have ordered some and as soon as I get them I will take pleasure in sending one to you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt299 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mrs. F. A. Foster, 720 Granger St., Fort Worth, Texas. My dear madam:-- I thank you most warmly for your very kind letter of the 7th inst, and I most sincerely appreciate your well wishes. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt300 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Hayward H. Kendall, D. K. E. Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your kind letter of the 6th inst. I have not one photograph left but have ordered some and as soon as I get them will take great pleasure in sending one of them to you. Fraternally yours, Theodore Roosevelt301 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. E. C. Linn, Secy. & Treas., Hartford, Conn. Dear sir:- Replying to yours of the 10th inst, I think we had two men by the name of Merritt in the regiment, but he should produce his discharge certificate which would give you the information desired. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt302 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mrs. J. Eliott Langstaff, President, 19 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. Dear madam:- Mrs. Roosevelt has handed me your favor of the 7th inst. I regret very much to say that owing to the incredible number of requests of the kind you make, Mrs. Roosevelt has been obliged to decline to subscribe for tickets. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt303 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. George W. McCoun, 488 16th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear Mrs. McCoun:-- You are more than kind and I greatly appreciate your letter of the 10th inst. I thank you very much for the handkerchief. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt304 Jany. 11th, 1899 Captain Charles G. Ayres, 10th Cavalry, Huntsville, Ala. My dear Captain:-- I have yours of the 8th inst. All right, I will make the change; but I am [?] sanguine that my new recommendation will be headed, for I have already written three or four on that line. I will write at once to the White House and see if I can get a copy of my letter to the President. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt305 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. J. M. M. Benedum, Silverton, B. C. Dear sir:-- I have your letter of Jany. 4th. Any such statement is a lie pure and simple. I never see The Arena, but you are quite welcome to publish this letter in which I state that the writer who asserts that I ever made any statement of any kind or sort implying that I believed in or would take part in armed resistance to prevent the inauguration of Mr. Bryan, or of any one else, if elected, lies, simply and deliberately, and that the publication of such a lie brands with equal infamy the writer of the article and the editor who publishes it. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt306 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. George Gunton, Union Square, New York City. Dear Mr. Gunton:-- I have your letter of the 10th inst. A week from Saturday I shall be in New York and will be more than glad to see you. I should be even more glad if you could come up here some day and take lunch with me in the Governor's rooms. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt307 Jany. 11th, 1899. My dear Mrs. Kellogg:-- I have your letter of the 11th inst. You do not know how often I am asked to do just what you ask, and I would most gladly do it if I were able. For instance, I have been trying vainly to get a grandson of General Sherman into the Academy. Your boy can be appointed in one of two way: that is, either by the President or by the Congressman of your district. I do not know what district you live in and so of course I do not know who your Congressman is. I do not know whether he has a vacancy or not. As for the President, as I say, I have been in vain endeavoring to enlist him in behalf of General Sherman's grandson. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Mrs. Betty Evans Kellogg, The Baltimore, New Brighton, N.Y.308 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. George C. King, P. O. Box 1443, Seattle, Wash. My dear Mr. King:-- Replying to your letter of the 5th inst, I was very much pleased to get your photograph and thank you for it. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt309 Jany. 11th, 1899. My dear General Kent:-- Do you ever come to Albany? I should like much to see you and talk over the 71st matter with you. I regretted so to find out that you had been at the ball the other night without my knowing it. With great regard, believe me, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt To General J. Ford Kent, First St., Troy, N.Y.310 Jany. 11th, 1899. Hon. Daniel S. Lamont, Metropolitan Club, 5th Av. and 60 St., New York City. My dear Mr. Secretary:- I am glad you like the choice of Locke. I would have made several such ten strikes wit the Commissioner of Public Works but they all refuse. It is difficult to get a fifty thousand dollar man for a six thousand dollar job. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 311 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Philip J. Mosenthal, C/o H. Mosenthal & Son, 45 Cedar St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Mosenthal:-- Your letter of the 10th inst causes me real regret for I am engaged here on Monday, January 30th, and cannot possibly get down to New York. Friday and Saturday nights are the only nights I can get down there as a rule. On the Monday night in question I am, as I say, already engaged, not merely in the evening, but also at lunch and at a meeting in the afternoon. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt312 Jany. 11th, 1899. Hon. John Addison Porter, Private Secretary, White House, Washington, D.C. Dear Porter:-- Two or three weeks ago I wrote a letter to the President on behalf of the promotion of Captain Ayres of the 10th Cavalry. Could you let me have a copy of it? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt313 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. J. E. Roets, Principal, South Milwaukee High School, South Milwaukee, Wis. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 9th inst, I thoroughly believe in the system you mention. I would refer you to a little book of mine called "American Ideals". Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt314 Mr. G. Clifford Russell, 25 Irving Place, Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear Mr. Russell:-- Mrs. Roosevelt has handed me your letter of the 7th inst. I very much wish I could do as you ask, but there are no vacancies at present in the Factory Inspectors and whether there will be such or not I do not know. I of course want men of special capacity for the place and I do not know what your peculiar fitness for the work is. I am very sorry to learn that you are not doing well. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt315 Jany. 11th, 1899. Prof. William M. Sloan, Columbia University, New York City. My dear Professor Sloan:- I have your letter of the 10th inst. I only wish I could come, but Monday is an impossible day for me. I have already three engagements on the Monday in question, none of which I could break. I am awfully sorry for I should particularly like to speak at this meeting. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt316 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. R. A. C. Smith, Union League Club, New York City. My dear Mr. Smith:-- Replying to your telegram of Jany. 10th, on the 18th I have got to be up here. If I took the night train down could I see General Wood the next morning? What time does the boat start? I am exceedingly anxious to see him. Possibly I can get to the dinner; but I fear there is not one chance in a hundred. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt317 Jany. 11th, 1899. Hon. Horace White, Senator, Syracuse, N.Y. My dear Senator:-- I have yours of the 10th inst. Any time you send in your name I will see you at once. Perhaps it would be more satisfactory, however, if when you come here to Albany you would dine with me alone; then we can go over the whole matter. You do not know what a pleasure it is to me to think that you are in the Senate. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt318 Jany. 11th, 1899. Master Henry Hotchner, 16 E. 115th St., N.Y. City. My dear young friend:-- Replying to yours of the 10th inst, you are really kind. I only wish I could be with you. If you liked my short letter, I feel sure you would like to see me, but I am sorry to say it is impossible. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt319 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. L. R. Hinshaw, Newton, New Jersey. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 9th. I am very sorry, but I do not know Brocks and hardly know Ludlow. A letter from me would not be of the least value to either. I have not been able to get one of my Rough Riders in the Cuban or Porto Rican service. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt320 Jany. 11th, 1899. Judge [Mr.] Francis C. Lowell, 157 Benson St. [U. S. District Court,] Boston, Mass. Dear Frank:-- I have yours of the 9th and thank you very much. I dont [sic] know when I shall be able to get on to another meeting. Mrs. Roosevelt is suffering from a collapse at the moment. I hope she will soon be herself again, and then I do want you to come on here. Hitherto I have not no rocks which I have not been able to avoid, but I have very many things to tell you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt321 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. James Nolan, C/o Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, N.Y. My dear Mr. Nolan:-- Many thanks for your letter of the 9th. Judge Kenefick wrote me very warmly on behalf of Mr. Penney. Your letter interested me a great deal. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt322 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Henry I. Newell, Richmond Hill, L. I., N.Y. My dear Mr. Newell:-- I am very much obliged to you. Convey my congratulations to Mrs. Newell. I will take pleasure in sending my photograph to my young namesake. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt323 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mrs. Agnes Rayburn, Corydon, Iowa. My dear madam:-- I return you the five dollars. The badge costs I think only about a dollar and a half. By using this letter of mine as authority you can get one by making application to Messr Lebkruscher & Co., No. 28 Prospect St., Newark, New Jersey. Give my regards to your son, and believe me, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt324 Jany. 11th,, 1899. Mr. E. Pennington, c/o Wells, Fargo & Co., Gonzales, Texas. My dear Mr. Pennington:-- The medal can be obtained of Lebkruecher & Co., 28 Prospect Street, Newark, New Jersey. I have nothing to do with the distribution of them myself. [At?] great [last?] Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt325 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Thomas Sturgis, 158 E. 38th St., N.Y. City. My dear Sturgis:-- I thank you very much for yours of the 10th. I like Col. Eaton but he does not seem to be quite the man for my purpose. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt326 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Gilbert M. Tucker, 395 Bway, Albany, N.Y. My dear Mr. Tucker:-- Your letter of the 10th really pleased me. I am glad to feel that my action met your approval. As you know I hesitated sometime about it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt327 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Frank N. Berry, 719 Clyborn St., Milwaukee, Wis. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 9th inst, would say that Mr. Daniels served with great gallantry and returned in good health to his family. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt328 Mr. F. W. Boyer, 1924 No. Patton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Dear sir:- Replying to your favor of the 10th inst., I thank you very much, but I could not go into the matter you mention now. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 329 Jany. 11th, 1899. Dear madam:-- I have your note in reference to Mr. Bergen. I am bound to say, however, that the majority of letters I have received protest strongly against his re-appointment. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Sister M. de Chautal, St. John's House, Albany & St. Mark's Avenues, Brooklyn, N.Y.330 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Delmore Elwell, 237 Steuben St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear Mr. Elwell:- Replying to yours of the 10th inst.. I cannot give you that place. It does not seem to me that you are the best qualified of the applicants for it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 331 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Gustave A. Gayer, 156 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I thank you cordially for your communication of the 10th inst and was glad to hear from you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt332 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Michael Kenney, 1578 Lexington Ave., New York City. My dear sir:- Replying to your letter of the 10th inst., I wrote to Mr. Croft he told me that he would see that justice was done you. I cannot write him again. It would not be proper. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 333 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. John Kingsley, 26 Dock St., Yonkers, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 10th inst., and thank you. I quite agree with you and wished some system could be devised for taking the laborers' force out of politics. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt334 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mrs. F. McHarris, 724 Comstock Ave., Syracuse, N.Y. My dear madam:-- I have received your letter of the 9th. I am very sorry but you have no idea of the number of applicants there are for positions, and I have hardly any at my disposal. I am very sorry to hear of your misfortunes. Respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt335 Harriet May Mills, 926 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, N.Y. Dear madam:-- I thank you very much for your kind letter of the 10th inst. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt336 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. Benj. Palmer, 31 Ft. Green Pl., Brooklyn, N.Y. Dear sir:-- I thank you for your letter of the 11th inst. The matter referred to will have my very careful consideration. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt337 Jany. 11th, 1899. Rockwood, Photographer, 40th St. & Bway, New York City. My dear sir:-- I shall have to have quite a number of my photographs from time to time. What discount would you allow me from the price I have been paying? When may I expect the lot I ordered of you the other day? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt338 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. George G. Barnard, 44 Court St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear sir:- I thank you very much for your letter of the 10th. Don't you think it would be well to send your bills to some of the Brooklyn legislators? Very sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt 339 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. John Paul Bocock, 391 West End Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Bocock:-- I have your letter of the 11th inst. I saw your campaign stories and greatly appreciated them. I will talk with you at any time but not for publicaiton. I cannot have an interview with any one. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt340 Jany. 11th, 1899. Hon. Gherardi Davis, Assembly Chamber, Albany, N.Y. My dear Mr. Davis:-- I am very much obliged to you for your letter of to-day. I would like to see you again and talk over that matter. Mrs. Roosevelt enjoyed greatly meeting you last night. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt341 Jany. 11th, 1899. Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, Grand Central Depot, New York City. My dear Senator:-- I have your letter of the 10th with enclosures, and shall at once look into Baldwin's case as you request. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt342 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. E. R. Hudson, 123 South 1 Ave., Mt. Vernon, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your very courteous letter of the 11th inst. I value it highly. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt343 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. William H. Kelly, Newburgh, N.Y. My dear Mr. Kelly:- Accept my hearty thanks for your letter of the 11th inst. I would like to be sure what Captain Boughton would wish, however. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 344 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. A. R. Keller, C/o The International Society, 91 & 93 Fifth Ave., New York City. My dear Mr. Keller:-- I have your letter of the 9th inst. I can let you have a portion of that article very soon indeed-- in a few days, if you so desire it. You never answered my last letter. As I do not wish that there shall be any misunderstanding, and as in your last letter you showed a complete misunderstanding and may be under it still, I would like a definite statement from you, first: That this article is not to be used in any shape or way in a magazine or newspaper. Is that agreed to by you? And secondly, Your contract was not made "first of all." You will recall that I told you that I first would have to write for Scribner's, and in one of your letters you mention this fact, except that you called it The Century instead of Scribners. The agreement was that I should describe the expedition to Santiago. You have not yet told me who the other writers are, nor the form in which the book is to come out. In how many volumes is it to be? Who write for the first volume and who for the second? What other writers are in my volume?345 2. The agreement was for fifteen thousand words and the price paid to be one thousand dollars. Do you remember this? I only speak of it as there seems to have been some little confusion as to exactly what was agreed. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt346 Jany. 9th, 1899. Mr. Henry Lulus, 231 Jackson Ave., Borough of Queens, N.Y. My dear sir:- Replying to your favor of Jany. 10th, I am sorry to say I am afraid there is no chance of getting you anything in the way of State employment. I cannot write to General Greene on account of my personal relations with him. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt347 Jany. 11th, 1899. Robert McMurdy, 1608 Marquette Bldg., Chicago, Ill. My dear Mr. McMurdy:-- Replying to your of the 9th, I shall go on to that banquet next April. I have a great regard for the Hamilton Club and the work it has done. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt348 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. G. H. Norton, Eustis, Florida. My dear Mr. Norton:-- I have received a letter dated Jany. 8th evidently from you, but not signed. If it is your letter I thank you very much for it. I was [Shall be] pleased to receive the photograph. Your sons behaved most gallantly and are splendid fellows. With great regard, believe me, Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt349 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. A. E. Orr, 102 Remsen St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear Mr. Orr:-- Many thank for yours of the 10th inst with enclosure from Dr. Backus. The un-named gentleman is a Mr. Hasbrouck. I was very glad to have Dr. Backus's opinion of him. The enclosed letter may interest you. Please return it to me afterwards. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt350 Jany. 11th, 1899. Mr. Henry G. Schrenkeiser, 102 E. 12th St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 10th inst, I cannot advise you simply because I do not know, but you are certainly entitled to bid and to have your bid treated on it merits. So far as this letter will help you, you are entirely at liberty to use it. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt351 Hon. Charles Steckler, World Bldg., N. Y. City. My dear Judge:-- I have yours of the 10th inst. As you saw, I acted on your advice. When I am in the city the next time it will give me the greatest pleasure to see you, but I am a little uncertain just when I will be there. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt352 January 12th, 1899. Mr. W. B. Millar, Sec'y., International Committee, Y.M.C.A. 3 W. 59th St., New York, N. Y. Dear Sir: The plan proposed by you for the organization of a naval branch of the Young Men's Christian Association in the city of New York, has been examined by me. It is endorsed by prominent naval officers and is represented on the International Committee by Commodore Philip of the United States Navy. The plan provides for the entertainment of the saliors of our navy when on shore, and the general care and good influences which it is possible for such an institution to exert. As former assistant secretary of the navy, I came into close touch and sympathy with the sailors of our navy, and this plan meets with my hearty approval and I trust that it may meet with the success which it most surely deserves. Very sincerely, Theodore Roosevelt353 Jany. 12th, 1899. Hon. Wm. W. Armstrong, Senate Chamber, Albany, N.Y. My dear Senator Armstrong:-- What do you thank about the enclosed letter from Hon. Frederick Cook? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt354 Jany. 12th, 1899. Hon. Percy Daniels, Girard, Kansas. My dear sir:-- I have yours of the 7th inst with enclosure and thank you very heartily for your courtesy. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt355 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. F. B. Gill, 921 University Block, Syracuse, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 11th inst. Pray accept my most hearty thanks for that photograph. Tell Mr. Lenz I greatly appreciate his desire to send it on to me. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt356 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. Edward Johnson, C/o Hotel Hamilton, Briston, Va. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 10th inst, I would say, yes, he was my brother, and I am sorry to say he is dead. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt357 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. William Jackson, Roswell, Ga. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 8th inst. and am glad to hear from you. I would gladly help you, but such a multitude of calls are made upon me that it is absolutely impossible for me to satisfy them all. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt358 Jany. 12th, 1899. Miss H. J. Johnson, 759 Washtenaw Ave., Chicago, Ill. Dear madam:-- Replying to your favor of the 9th inst, I am sorry to say I have absolutely no knowledge of the young man about whom you make inquiry. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt359 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. F. W. B. Longhead, Truro, N. S. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 9th inst, I am sorry to say that I would not venture to advise you on the matter referred to. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt360 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mrs B. Freeman Lewis, Ennis, Texas. My dear madam:-- I have your letter of the 6th inst. I am very much obliged to you. I am not a musician but will very much enjoy bearing your march played. Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 361 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr Frank P. Mang, #172 Pearl St. , Brooklyn, N. Y. My dear sir:--- Replying to your letter of the 11th inst, unfortunately I cannot promise you any position. I have but very few appointments to make and those require special ability. There are hundreds of applicants for every place. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 362 Jany. 12th, 1899. W. H. Scott, Esq., Dyersville, Iowa. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 10th inst, would say that the regiment is now disbanded and I have no means of giving you the information asked for in your letter. I can only refer you to the Adjutant General, War Dept., Washington. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt363 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. John A. C. Wright, 28 Elwood Bldg., Rochester, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your favor of the 11th inst with enclosure for which I thank you very much. It shall have my careful consideration. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt364 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. W. F. Works, Naturalist, Washington, D.C. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 10th inst and thank you very much for your courtesy in writing me about the matter. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt365 Jany. 12th, 1899. Rev. J. B. Webster, Fort Edward, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I thank you must cordially. Your letter gives me real pleasure. I am so glad to have heard from you. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt366 Jany. 12th, 1899. Prof. Judson I. Wood, Ilion, N.Y. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 11th inst. course I shall be very glad to see you and your pupils. Please use this letter to get sight of me. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 367 Jany. 12th, 1899. My dear Senator Platt:-- Locke has refused to act as counsel; so has Milburn. I am at a loss to know whom to suggest. George H. Adams of New York and Bowers have both been suggested to me. Have also thought of John E. Parsons. In some respects Edw. F. Shepard would be a good man but I do not like him and do not wish to employ him. I want to get some man whose name will be a guaranty of the good faith in which we are acting. What do you advise? Would not Austin Fox be the best man? Has McDonough acted about his Second Assistant Secretary of State in any way that would commit me about McMackin? The labor men object very strongly to him, and tell ugly stories about his connection with the Coogan campaign. I am really inclined to think that the Utica man, Williams, who is very strongly backed by the Oneida Country Senator and Assemblymen is the best man for the position. But of course, if on the strength of what I said you have been committed so that it is disagreeable to get out of it, I will appoint McMackin? I am strongly inclined to think, however, that it will not be a wise appointment. I was Partridge-- Odell and Woodruff both being present-- and told him just exactly what I had told you, Odell and Root at lunch and what I had told low. Odell will tell you about it.368 2. Everything seems to getting along smoothly here. I do not have one minute's rest from morning until night. With warm regards to Mrs. Flatt, believe me. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 12th, 1899. Hon. Lucius Littauer, House of Representatives Washington, D. C. My dear Lucius:--- The enclosed letters explain themselves. I was an eye-witness of Col. Hamilton's gallantry and death. I earnestly hope that what this widow wishes can be done. Would it be proper for you to hand this to any New York member who is on the Committee on Pensions? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 369 Jany. 12th, 1899. Hon. H. C. Lodge, Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. Dear Cabot:-- Thank Bay for his efforts on my behalf. If I do not get the reports in time I will send in the article anyway. I hear through a friend that the War Department is indignant at what it is pleased to call my "efforts to coerce the Board into giving me the medal", saying that I had gotten you to bring pressure to bear upon them through the President; at which they express much indignation. I told my friend that when the head of a department repeatedly states in public that I am not to have the medal, it certainly looks to me like coercion of the board of subordinates who are supposed to decide whether I ought or ought not to have the medal. I am recovering my equanimity in the matter. After all, whatever the Board does, the fact remains that both Brigade Commanders, the Division Commander and the Corps Commander recommended me and the letters of Howse, Stevens and Jenkins, besides the letter of Sumner, give the testimony of eye-witnesses. There is a subsequent letter of Wood as to what I actually accomplished; so that as far as my friends are concerned, my record in the matter is entirely clear. Indeed the offer370 2. of the brevet would estop the department from saying that I had not acted well. All I am concerned in is to know whether these four letters have gotten before the Board. Do you think you could possibly find out? If they only have the bare recommendations of Wood, Wheeler and Shafter, they very possibly would not act. Now, old man, after finding this out, if you can do so without any trouble, do not do anything further in the matter. You have great and serious interests to deal with and you ought not to worry over small matters. My chief difficulties at present arise from the fact that really first class men will not accept small State positions where there is neither enough salary nor enough glory to tempt them. I have secured a good and upright Superintendent of Public Works who is acceptable to all republicans, but I do not think he is a very strong man. I send you and advance copy of a poem of Kipling which is rather poor poetry, but good sense from the expansion standpoint. Last night, by the way, I met Whitelaw Reid at dinner. He was, as always, delightful. He was excellent about the Phillipines. However, I am glad we have Choate as Ambassador. Think of the odd partnership between Bryan and Hoar! Well, it is a great comfort to feel that you have six more years of good work in the Senate, come what may thereafter.371 3. It almost seemed nonsensical to telegraph you, but Edith and I were so pleased when Mr. Youngs, my Private Secretary, telephoned us the news, that I could not resist sending a line. With best love to Nannie, believe me, Always yours, Theodore Roosevelt Wood has sent me a captured spanish Mauser rifle + machete for you; I'll send them on at once.372 Jany. 12th, 1899. Major General Leonard Wood, War Department, Washington, D.C. My dear Leonard:-- This morning came your letter from Santiago and the box of rifles. I am going to send Lodge on his at at once. I thank you heartily for the letter. Pray do not think of the medal any more. There is nothing to be done about it. I really care more for the recommendations for it than for the medal itself. We were all delighted with the rifles + edged weapons. You are awfully good to have sent this. I gather from your telegram [letter] that you will not be able to come here [up]. Do write me where you will be in New York, what time you sail and what engagements, if any, you have? Somehow I must see you. By the way, I wish you would look at the last numbers of both Scribners and The Outlook as I have in them articles touching on you. Always yours, Theodore Roosevelt373 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mrs. Isabel B. Hamilton, 1306 South 29th St., Omaha, Neb. My dear Mrs. Hamilton:-- I have written to Congressman Lucius Littauer, sending a letter both from myself and the Adjutant General of this State heartily endorsing your claim. I only trust that it will be of some use. With great regard, believe me, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt874 Jany. 12th, 1899 Mr. S. S. McClure, 141 E. 25th St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. McClure:-- I have your letter of the 11th inst. I quite agree with your views. I cannot write a single thing further at present. When the opportunity arises I shall only be too glad to do as you request. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt I [?] a good poem of Kipling's. Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. Peter B. Sweeney, 41 E. 68th St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I thank you most cordially for your communication of the 10th inst, and it shall have my very careful consideration. I assure you I made the recommendation in no partisan spirit. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 375 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mrs, Hamilton Ward, Belmont, Allegany Co. , N. Y. My dear Mrs. Ward:-- I have your letter of the 10th inst. I am very sorry, but after careful examination it seems to me wise to appoint Mr. Penney for District Attorney. Respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. Charles P. Bates, Fort Grant, A. T. My dear Mr Bates:-- I have your favor of the 6th inst. You have given me just the information I wished and I shall not use it in any way outside. I have arranged to have a full inquiry into the 71st business. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 376 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. D. D. Draper, Phoenix, Arizona. My dear Mr. Draper:-- I have your favor of Jany. 5th. You were absolutely right and I would be glad to help you in any way I can. Dr. Church can be reached Care of the War Department, Washington, D.C. I do not know where Dr. Massie is. Dr. Thorp's name I will try to find out for you. I wish you all success, as you are entitled to a pension in my judgment. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. Douglas Robinson, #55 Liberty St., N.Y. City. Dear Douglas:-- Replying to your favor of the 11th inst, relative to the Statutory Revision Commission, I shall do nothing about that until I Messrs Choate and Company. As always, Theodore Roosevelt377 Jany. 12th, 1899 Mr. George A. McCarter, Camp Albert G. Forse Huntsville, Ala. My dear sir:-- I thank you very heartily for your letter of the 8th inst. It is a pleasure to hear from you. Let me know when you come back to this country. I wish you all luck in your career as a Regular. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt378 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. J. B. Bishop, The Evening Post, New York City. My dear Bishop:-- Accept my hearty thanks for your letter of the 11th and the editorial. To my great chagrin Milburn has refused. I have just sent him a very long and urgent telegram, stating that I thought he owed it to the State and to me to accept. I have not heard from him as yet in response. I am at my wits' ends in my endeavor to get the best men to serve with me. It will be a sheer impossbility for me to get the best results if I cannot get really first class men to take the biggest places. I believe Col. Partridge will do his work well. He strikes me as a thoroughly upright man who cannot be swayed by any improper consideration whatever, no matter it be fear or self-interest. Tell the compositors that I shall make a point of seeing them the next time I come down. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 379 Jany. 13th, 1899. Geo. M. S. Bose, Lisbon, Lincoln Co. Ga. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 10th inst, I am sorry to say I can only refer you to the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, for a list of the members of my regiment. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt380 Jany. 13th, 1899. Bishop Wm. Croswell Doane, Albany, N.Y. My dear Bishop:-- Replying to yours of the 12th-- Can you come to see me at a quarter to eleven on Saturday? It will give me the greatest pleasure to see you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt381 Jany. 13th, 1899. My dear Admiral Dewey:-- This is to introduce Mr. Peter MacQueen who represented one or two of the Boston papers down at Santiago and was much with my regiment. I found him an absolutely honorable and trustworthy man and I commend him in every way to your courtesy. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Rear Admiral George Dewey, Manila, Phillipines.382 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. Selmar Hess, 557 Bway, N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 12th inst, It is absolutely impossible for me to write anything more now. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt383 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mrs. Edmund B. Horton, Cranford, Union Co., N.J. My dear madam:-- Replying to yours of the 11th inst-- Mrs. Roosevelt is not in very good health, and if she accepted one such position, she would have to accept many; and so in spite of her keen sympathy with the purposes of your organization, she feels obliged to regret. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt384 Jany. 13th, 1899 Mr J. E. Jones, Hillsboro, N. C. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 11th inst, I am very to say that I now have not an idea what my authority was. I have not the book by me and I have not one moment to myself to look the matter up. I regret this. Very truly yours, T. Roosevelt 385 Jany. 13th, 1899. Hon. Geo. W. Kavanaugh, Cohoes, N.Y. My dear Mr. Kavanaugh:-- Replying to yours of the 12th inst- I shall be pleased to see you either Monday or Tuesday of next week. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt386 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. H. W. Knight, 156 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Knight:-- Replying to yours of the 12th, Yes, I will make the address at Grant's tomb on Memorial day, with great pleasure. I am particularly glad to have this chance of speaking to the old soldiers. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt387 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. James B. Ludlow, 45 Cedar St., N.Y. City. My dear Ludlow:-- I thank you for yours of the 12th inst. You are very kind. I shall carefully consider both those names. You have given me just the advice I wish. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt388 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. Peter MacQueen, C/o Murray Hill Hotel, N. Y. City. My dear Mr. MacQueen:-- Replying to yours of the 12 inst-- It gives me great pleasure to send you the enclosed. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt Enclosure.389 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mrs. May McCurley, Box 325, Depew, N.Y. My dear madam:-- Replying to yours of the 10th inst,-- If you will accept a poor substitute, dont you think you could name your little girl "Theodora". If so, I will send her my photograph. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 390 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. William Pollock, Pawnee, Okla. My dear Mr. Pollock:-- I have yours of the 5th inst. It is a real pleasure to hear from you. I want you to read what I write about the regiment in Scribners Magazine. You will find I have mentioned you once or twice as among my very best soldiers. What are you doing now? I hope you are prospering. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt391 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. A. Altman, 713 E. 5th St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Accept my hearty thanks, and convey my congratulations to Mrs. Altman. I will take great pleasure in sending my photograph to my young namesake. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt392 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. John F. Cahill, St. Louis, Mo. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 10th inst, I thank you most cordially and much appreciate your having written. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt393 Jany. 13th, 1899. Hon. C. M. Depew, Grand Central Depot, N. Y. City. My dear Senator:-- I am sure I need not tell you how glad I am at your election, nor how heartily I congratulate you. It is a good thing for you, for the State and for the party! With great regards, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt394 Jany. 13th, 1899. Hon. J. S. Passett, Elmira, N. Y. My dear Mr, Passett:-- In compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 12th, I sign the enclosed, although it is against my practice. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 395 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. W. W. Hall, 87 Houstis St., Ithaca, N.Y. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 11th inst-- It would give me great pleasure if I could come, but I fear it is absolutely out of the question. While the legislature is in session it is extremely difficult for me to get away at any time in the middle of the week. I regret this very much. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt396 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. James P. Hayes, 432 Lexington Ave., N. Y. City. My dear sir:-- Naturally your letter of the 12th inst pleased and touched me very much; but it is the kind of a letter which really makes me feel very humble. I do not deserve at all what you say, and without any question I shall commit many mistakes and have not a few shortcomings to my credit; but you may rest assured that according to my lights I will try my best to make a square and decent Governor. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt397 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. James B. Haig, 153 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear comrade:-- I thank you most heartily not only for your letter of the 11th inst, but for the poem. I wish I could be present with you in person. I have just accepted an invitation to speak at Grant's tomb on Memorial Day. I want to have some chance of addressing the men whom I am so proud to call comrades. With hearty regards, I am, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt398 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. Norton P. Otis, 38 Park Row, N. Y. City. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 18th inst. I am very sorry to say I shall not be in New York this week. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt399 Jany. 13th, 1899. Hon. Elihu Root, 32 Liberty Street, New York City. My dear Root:-- First-- Would John M. Bowers make a good man for me to get as counsel in this canal business? I shall evidently have to make, whoever takes the place, understand that I want him not merely to prosecute the matter through, in case he feels it should be prosecuted, but to tell me unhesitatingly in case he feels that no prosecution is warranted, or in case he has any other line of action to suggest. Second-- The New York City Tax Assessors, having got into the habit of assessing me at $50,000 personal property, are unable to break themselves of it. They have accordingly just assessed me again at that amount. As I voted last year at Oyster Bay, and as the question of my residence and domicile seems now to have been settled with reasonable certainty, and as next summer I shall not be in Santiago and shall [will] see that my personal taxes are paid at my home, I intend to call on the Tax Assessors, or whoever they are, when next I go to New York, and swear off my taxes. Is there any form I should draw up or should follow? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt400 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. Walter Werner, 513 Washington St., Hoboken, N. J. My dear sir:---- Hearty thanks for your favor of the 11th inst. Convey my congratulations to Mrs. Werner. I will take pleasure in sending my photograph to my young namesake. Sincerely yours Theodore Roosevelt 401 Jany. 13th, 1899. T. St. John Gaffney, 333 W. 77th St ., N. Y. City. Make it Friday afternoon at four oclock. How many delegates will attend? Wish to know so as to fix place to receive them. Theodore Roosevelt. Jany. 13th, 1899. Mrs. W. S. Cowles 689 Madison Ave. , N. Y. City. If necessary, could I have small reception Friday afternoon next at six eight nine. Theodore Roosevelt. 402 Albany, Jan. 13 9 Chauncey M. Depew New York, N.Y. Have written but think I must telegraph alas, to congratulate you, the party and the State. Theodore Roosevelt403 Jany. 13th, 1899. Hon. William B. Allison, Senator, Washington, D.C. My dear Senator Allison:-- It gives me pleasure to state for Mr. Andrew T. Devine that I have been thrown into contact with him in connection with Charity Organization work and the work of the University Extension Society. He has impressed me with his absolute disinterestedness and thorough knowledge of the work which he had undertaken. I am glad to be able to speak for him. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt404 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. C. A. Babcock, Oil City, Pa. My dear Mr. Babcock:-- Replying to yours of the 12th inst-- I cordially sympathize with your work. I cannot write at length and will only say that every lover of nature should join with John Burroughs and Olive Thorne Miller and try to carry out the principles of your club, founded as it is in memory of the greatest of American Naturalists, Audubon. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt405 Jany. 13th, 1899. Capt. A. Bainbridge Hoff, Annapolis, Md. My dear Captain Hoff:-- Replying to your telegram of this morning, I am afraid I would not have any influence with Low in that. I am very sorry. He knows my attitude well. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt406 Jan. 13th, 1899. Major Charles L. Cooper, Mayaguez, Porto Rico. My dear Major:-- Your letter of the 6th inst really pleased me. You may be sure that anything I can do or say for the Regulars will be done. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 407 Jany. 13th, 1899. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:-- This is to introduce Mr. Starr M. Wetmore, formerly a trooper in my regiment. He showed himself to be a good soldier and an upright man while with me. I most cordially commend him. I should be delighted to employ him myself in any service where I could. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt408 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. Edward T. Devine, 170 W. 81st St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Devine:-- Complying with your request of the 11th inst, it gives me pleasure to send you the enclosed. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Enclosure.409 Jan. 13th, 1899, Captain Robert Howze, West Point N.Y. My dear Captain Howze:-- The enclosed explains itself. I guess Hawley will be all right. I will get him to go around with us when we call upon the President. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 410 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. R. Boyslton Hall, 59 Congress St., Boston, Mass. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your very kind letter of the 12th inst. I am delighted to hear from my old class-mate's brother. I shall greatly appreciate your book. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt411 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. P. R. Robb, 1600 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 10th inst, would say that both were right. Like several other members of the class of '80 at Harvard, I am a member of both fraternities. That year the Harvard D. K. E. Chapter was outlawed and several of us joined Alpha Delta Phi. Later on the whole Harvard chapter was taken back into the D. K. E. Society. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt412 Jany 13th, 1899. Mr DeLancey Rochester, 469 Franklin St. , Buffalo, N.Y. My dear Mr Rochester:-- I am really pleased with your letter of the 11th inst. It is especially gratifying to hear thus from a fellow Harvard man. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 413 Jany. 13th, 18999 Mr. Henry J. Seller, Williams, Arizona. My dear Mr. Sellers:-- Replying to your letter of the 9th inst, Of course I will write on your behalf, although I do not feel very sanguine as to any effect from it. I would like to have you send me a line first as to what your certificate of dis- charge says. I want to allude to it in what I say. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt414 Jany. 13th, 1899. Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Governor, Des Moines, Iowa. My dear Governor:-- It gives me pleasure to state for Mr. Andrew T. Devine that I have been thrown into contact with him in connection with charity organization work and the work of the University Extension Society. He has impressed me with his absolute disinterestedness and thorough knowledge of the work he had undertaken. I am glad to be able to speak for him. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt415 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. Starr M. Wetmore, Newkirk, Okla. My dear Mr. Wetmore:-- Replying to yours of the 9th inst, I enclose the endorsement. I did not know your address. You did not state to me specifically what you wished. If the endorsement is not in the form you desire, let me know. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Enclosure.416 Jany 14 9 General Nelson A. Mills War Dept. Washington, DC Unfortunately will not be in New York. Wish very much you could come to Albany but suppose that is impossible. Have written. Theodore Roosevelt L Jany 14 9 Hon. F.N. Holls Equitable Bldg. New York City Shall expect you there at lunch Executive Mansion one thirty Sunday. Ask Butler if he cant [sic] come too. Please answer Theodore Roosevelt R417 1/14 T. St. John Gaffney 333 77th St., N.Y. City Shall expect members Irish Historical Society Six Eighty Nine Madison Avenue at four Friday afternoon. Telegraph me how many to expect. Theodore Roosevelt L418 January 14th, 1899. Mr. J. Howard King, Albany Savings Bank, Albany, N.Y. My dear Mr. King: I have been considering your very kind offer which you made me a few days ago in person, to name a date upon which I would accept a dinner which you desired to tender me. I find that owning to my very arduous duties and obligations to the legislature, and my many other important engage- ments, that I shall be obliged to decline all invitations for private dinners and a large proportion of those received for public entertainments. I regret exceedingly that I cannot accept your very courteous invitation as nothing would give me greater pleasure than to accept your kind hospitality. But, having now established this rule, you will appreciate how diffi- cult it would be for me to deviate from it. With renewed expressions of thanks and sincere regards, believe me, Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Nothing but absolute necessity makes me adopt this rule; I have to; I have [?] only [?????] I simply cannot accept [?]419 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. Robert Bridges, Charles Scribner's Sons, 153-157 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Bridges:-- Many thanks for yours of the 12th. I have been trying to get that roster too and have received a letter exactly like yours. I think I shall have all three remaining articles for you by the beginning of next week. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt420 Jany. 13th, 1899. Arthur Stabler, Esq., Maryland Republican Club, Washington, D.C. My dear sir:-- I thank you very much for your letter of the 12th inst and very genuinely appreciated your editorial. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt421 Jany. 12th, 1899. Mr. George B. Noyes, Waupaca, Wis. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 11th inst, I can only refer you to my essays printed in my little book called "American Ideals'. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt422 Jany. 13th, 1899. Mr. L. A. Coolidge, Correspondent, Washington, D.C. My dear Mr. Coolidge:-- I am very much obliged to you for your letter of the 12th inst and much touched at Chandler's allusion to me. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt423 Jany. 14th, 1899. General James R. O'Beirne, 32 Bway, N.Y. City. My dear General:-- Replying to your letter of the 12th inst with enclosures,- I have already wired Mr. Gaffney and written both him and Mr. Roche to know if the members can come to #689 Madison Avenue, N. Y. City to be received by me at four oclock [sic] on the afternoon of the 20th. It is only on Fridays and Saturdays that it is possible for me to get away, especially as I may have to next Tuesday be down there in the evening- that is, I ought to for public reasons, and yet I may be prevented from doing so. Thursday is the day before the legislature adjourns for the week and I simply cant [sic] leave here. Friday and Saturday are my two open nights. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt424 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. John A. Sleicher, 666 Madison Ave, Albany, N.Y. My dear Mr. Sleicher:-- Your letter of the 12th has only just reached me and comes to [i.e. too] late for me to make an appointment for this Sunday. Any Saturday morning that I am here, if you will use this letter as an introduction, I will see you at once. I believe you are going to find Bender a satisfactory man. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt425 Georgine Milmine, 108 Everson Bldg., Syracuse, N.Y. Dear madam:-- Replying to your favor of the 13th inst, You are very kind, but I fear I could not do that without running the risk of having it misunderstood; otherwise I should be delighted. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt426 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. Delmore Elwell, C/o J.H. Davis & Co., 10 Wall St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I have your favor of the 13th inst. I thank you for the book. I was greatly interested in it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt427 Jany. 14th, 1899. General J. Ford Kent, 154 First St., Troy, N.Y. My dear General:-- I have yours of the 13th. I did fail to recognize you. Would you be willing to come here and take a very frugal lunch with me in the Executive Chamber at one oclock [sic] Tuesday? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt428 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. J. P. MC DONNELL, Ed. Labor Standard, Paterson, N.J. My dear sir:-- I am in receipt of your favor of the 13th inst with enclosure and thank you very much for your courtesy. I shall look very carefully into the matter you refer to. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt429 Jany. 14th, 1899. Helen M. Mac Elwee, 107 Columbia St., Albany, N.Y. Dear madam:-- Mrs. Roosevelt has requested me to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 13th inst and to say that she already has a governess who teaches her daughter music. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt430 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mrs. Mary A. Phillips, 19 W. 38th St., N.Y. City. My dear madam:-- Replying to yours of the 13th inst, You are very kind and I very much appreciate it, but I do not dare to make an engagement to go to the theatre at present, however. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt431 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. Geo. G. Rockwood, Photographer, 1440 Bway, N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 13th inst, quot- ing prices, Please send me 100 cabinets at $25. and one dozen of the half length standing, panel mounts, at $6. I should like to have the above at the earliest possible date. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt432 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mrs. Caspar Hauser Conrad, The Oxford Hotel, Washington, D.C. My dear madam:-- Your letter of the 12th touches me deeply. I wish I had any power in the matter, but I have not. All I can do I certainly will do. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt433 Jany. 14th, 1899. TO THE PRESIDENT, Washington, D.C. Sir:-- In reference to the letter of General Flagler endorsing Mr. Sherburne Whipple for appointment to West Point, I wish to cordially join in the endorsement, provided always that my en- dorsement shall not be held to conflict with any endorsement I have already made. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 14th, 1899. Mrs. [Miss] Evelyn Sherburne, #7 St. James Ave., Boston, Mass. My dear Mrs. [Miss] Sherburne:-- I have your letter of the 13th inst. Will the enclosed do any good? If so, you are most wel- come to use it. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt434 Jany. 14th, 1899. Prof. J. G. Schurman, President, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. My dear President Schurman:-- I am greatly honored with your confidence. It is not necessary to say that it shall be absolutely observed. For such a commission the President could not have made a wiser choice than yourself, for you, I believe, more than almost any man in similar standing before the country, understand the need of firmness and if necessary, unflinching boldness and determination, no less than of tact. I only wish it were to be my good fortune to see you before you leave-- not to offer you any advice, for I know nothing as to the situation, but to talk matters over with you. For my own sake I regret to have you out of the State during the first important months of my administration, but this regret is merely selfish. With great regard, I am, Very faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt435 Jany. 14th, 1899. Hon. Sherman S. Rogers, Buffalo, N.Y. My dear Mr. Rogers:-- I have your two favors of the 13th inst. Buffalo is quite right in thinking you have great influence with me. What you said about Weber before made me pretty lukewarm about him. Partridge I think is a good man. Of course, I cannot get for the salary, Frank Greene, or his like. At any rate, Partridge is absolutely upright and has had the training which I need. I think I got the District Attorneyship matter settled pretty well. I thoroughly appreciate the good of that Cancer bill, but my dear sir, it is a question of the innumerable good things we can afford to bring [bear]. I would like to have homes for truant children built; I would like to have homes for poor girls who are in danger of falling (not fallen) built; I would like to have a State Library building built; and I would like to have the Cancer Hospital built; but how are we going to pay for them all? Always yours, Theodore Roosevelt436 Confidential Jany. 14th, 1899. My dear General Miles:-- I am in receipt of yours of the 12th inst. Unfortunately I have no specific data about the beef that was put on the transport at Tampa and that was condemned. I was not in command of the regiment at the time and was simply told that it was specially prepared beef which was being tried as an experiment. I very shortly began to receive complaints from the men who lived on the forward deck around the beef, that the smell was intolerable. I went up, found this to be the case, and so reported it. At first I was told that I must be mistaken and that the beef should be kept. Next day the men made further complaints to me and I again investigated myself and took up one of the Surgeons-- I think Dr. Church-- and upon our report that the meat was putrid and dangerous to [injured] health, it was disposed of. We had very few papers aboard and our report may have been verbal. As you know, we took hardly any papers with us. What I am about to write now I would rather not have made public. I was dumbfounded by a refusal of many of the officers' testimony and am wholly unable to understand it. I have, however, found that very naturally even brave and good officers are most reluctant to testify where their testimony may get them into trouble and may ruin their future careers. I do not blame them, but for this very reason, when I saw you testifying to what I knew to be the truth [case] about the meat, I felt it my duty to write and aid you. Up to the day of our disbandment I never met one officer in the437 2. Army of Santiago-- and I have conversed with hundreds on the subject-- who did not state exactly what I have stated about this beef. At the time I supposed they would all make the same statements before an investigating committee; but they evidently won't. However, as regards my own regiment, they are committed. Just before we were disbanded on September 15th, orders were sent us to report on the rations, transportation &c., these orders being to each brigade and regimental commander. I was half shocked and half amused to find the flutter into which these orders threw many good and gallant officers who had hitherto been loudest it their complaints as to the way the Santiago army had been treated, and i found that in very many cases, at any rate, the reports would bear very little relation indeed to the statements which the men had made to me, when the making of them did not involve a clash with the department. I decided to fortify myself well, and accordingly; before I made my report, I read it to all the officers of my regiment who had been with me in the campaign and got their assent to it. I submitted also reports from our Surgeon, Dr. Church, our Quartermaster, Lieut. Coleman, and Captains Llewellyn and Day and Lieut. McIlhenny, these reports dealing chiefly with the medical supplies, the commissary supplies, the transportation and the accomodations [sic] on the transports. my letter was dated about September 12th. The War Investigating Commission informed me they had it and the enclosures and intended to make it public. This has never been done to my knowledge. At the time I was just about entering upon the Governorship campaign and was not as careful as I might have438 3. been in retaining copies of my correspondence. I think I have copies of this letter and the accompanying documents, but they are out at my country home and I do not know how to get at them now. Surely the War Department would be willing to give you a copy upon my authorization! I must again ask you to keep this part of my letter as confidential, for I do not want to get into a controversy with my fellow officers as to the reasons why they do not testify in the way in which they spoke during the campaign itself. Most fortunately my own reports, not only the one alluded to above, but the one which has already been printed, written toward the end of July at Santiago, do touch upon some of these very facts. Understand me, I do not in the least shirk a controversy with the people whom I think are to blame. I have already testified before the War Investigating Commission as to the shortcomings in pint [i.e. point] of transportation, supplies &c., in the army at Santiago and shall be delighted to testify again whenever it is necessary. I feel it my simple duty to do this, not because I want to blame any one for what has passed, for I am quite content to let that sink into oblivion, but to prevent such troubles arising in the future. The administration of the War Department ought to be as efficient as the administration of the Navy Department. It is folly to pretend that this was the case during the last war, and it will be worse than folly if we fail to realize that such was the case and to try to bring the Army up to the standard it should be brought up to. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt439 January 14, 1899. My dear Clowes:-- Since my last letter I have received the third volume. I like it very much and particularly your chapters which contained a great deal that was entirely new to me. Mahan, of course, has repeated a little what he had said before. I do not blame him for this, for it is precisely what I have done in The War of 1812, so far as the battles themselves were concerned, though I think I take [took] a different and larger view of the causes of the war and of the campaigns as a whole. You may be interested in the enclosed poem out out of Harper's Weekly. It shows the spirit which I earnestly hope will now continue. I do not suppose we can expect the relations between the two countries to remain permanently at the present pitch of fervor, but I am more and more convinced that although there will be occasional fluctuations, yet that the tide of common aspirations [?] will sweep the English speaking [?] gether in the face of the rest of the world. It is a very real pleasure to know that you are at any rate no worse. I cannot say how much I admire the indomitable courage with which you have continued to do your work. By the way, I was particularly pleased with the good temper and good sense of your answer to the rather comical criticisms made, for instance, on your account of the Dutch War. Will my chapter be in the next volume? When will it appear? With great regard, Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt440 Jany. 14th, 1899. Paul Dana, Esq., New York Sun, New York City. My dear Dana:-- I have never had any connection with General Miles and have but a slight acquaintance with him, and I have no concern whatever with what he does, save when it seems to me that he takes a position in the interest of the army. I have don my best to keep out of any unpleasant controversy with the War Department, except where it seemed to me, in the interest of the future of the army, it was necessary to call attention to certain facts. As regards this canned beef business-- Every Regular officer I met in Cuba had had precisely my experience. Not one in ten of them will testify to it when they think the department takes the other view, for they very naturally hesitate to jeopardize their own chances in their career. If we have trouble tomorrow and this canned roast beef is issued to the troops, it means more suffering and more loss. The men will not eat it until they are so hungry as to be measurably on the way to starvation, taking them as a whole; and some of them are not able to eat it anyway. I testified to its being bad just exactly as I testified to the corned beef being good. It is not of the slightest consequence to me which is good and which is bad any more than I am personally concerned in the fact that the chemically441 2. chemically prepared beef put aboard our boat at Tampa early in June was bad, and the beef issued to us in Santiago late in July was good. I merely mention these facts. There is no object whatever in discrediting any one for what has occurred, but it seems to me that there is a great object in preventing the possibility of future discredit. The army at Santiago was within measurable distance of a great disaster due purely to gross mismanagement. There was plenty of food on the transports while there was a scarcity of everything but bacon and hard tack at the front, and the sick and the half sick had nothing to eat. It seems to me that if we are to learn aright the lessons of the war, we ought to consider, merely for the purpose of correction in the future, the causes that led to the utter unpreparedness of the army, exactly as we consider those which led to the preparedness of the navy. I would like much to have a chance to talk over this with you next Saturday or Sunday when I come to New York. Could you breakfast with me either day, whether at 422 Madison Avenue or 689 Madison Avenue? Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Do you know the Reverend Thomas Slider? Do you object to meeting him at breakfast? Answer, of course, with entire frankness.442 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. Grover Osborne, Spuyten Duyvil, N.Y. My dear Mr. Osborne:-- I have your letter of Jany. 13th. I have asked Mr. Sumner Gerard of No. 17 Gramercy Park, N. Y. City, to attend to the matter. Just at the moment it is a little difficult for me to raise $200. as this is the beginning of the year, but I guess I can fix it. If Mr. Gerard does not come to see you, will you telegraph me and call upon Douglas Robinson, No. 55 Liberty Street, N.Y. City. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. Sumner Gerard, #17 Gramercy Park, N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Gerard:-- The enclosed letter explains itself. I guess the best thing to do will be to ask Douglas Robinson to lend [???] for me the $200. I think I have to see Osborne home. Will it be too much trouble for you to see Robinson at 55 Liberty St. [and] arrange for the money? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt443 Jany. 14th, 1899. Hon. Hugh R. Belknap, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. My dear sir:-- I have to approach you as I am about to do, but I believe you would like all the information you can obtain about any of the applicants for appointment by you to West Point. One of the applicants is Walter S. Sharpe, formerly of my regiment. He will show you his certificate of discharge. He was a member of the troop which suffered a heavier loss of officers and men than any other troop of my regiment. He was an excellent soldier and proved his worth in actual conflict. It is a pleasure to me to write on his behalf. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. L. D. Condee, 37 Portland Block, Chicago, Ill. My dear sir:-- Replying to your letter of the 13th inst, It gives me great pleasure to enclose this letter, on behalf of Mr. Sharpe. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 444 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. A. R. Keller, 91 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Keller:-- Putnam, The Century Co., Houghton, Miflin & Co., and Scribner's have all published books for me, so I fear your suggestion would not be practicable. I should be delighted, however, to have you talk with any or all of them on the subject, and whatever arrangements they make would no doubt be satisfactory to me. I looked up our memorandum and it simply stated "The Expedition to Santiago". I looked this up before I wrote you that it was not the Rough Riders. I do not need to write to Miss Barton about you. Of course I should like to have the article reviewed in the newspapers, but I do not want this review to come out way in advance. There is to my mind no point in having the book reviewed long before it is issued, and I do not want such an extract published from it as will constitute a little article [book] by itself. How extensive a quotation do you intend on using? Am I to understand that the story will not appear in any magazines? You see I could not permit this, on account of my contract with Scribner's. I received the volumes, I was greatly obliged for them. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt445 Jany. 14th, 1899. Hon. Seth Low, President, Columbia University, N.Y. City. My dear Low:-- Ought we to accept the enclosed? If so, we will. Partridge is of course an unknown man and the attitude of the public towards him, outside of Brooklyn, is rather one of expectancy. Much pressure will be brought to bear upon him. I shall stiffen him myself, but I very much wish that from time to time you would ask him to call upon you in New York and have a little talk with him, telling him that next to me you are the man most interested in his success and that he must administer the canals just as well as if they were his own private business. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt446 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. Geo. Douglas Miler, #125 State St., Albany, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I than [i.e. thank] you very much for your favor of the 11th inst containing the offer of membership in the Fortnightly Club to Mrs. Roosevelt and take pleasure in accepting the same. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt447 Jany. 14th, 1899. Messrs Charles Scribner Sons, 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City. Gentlemen:-- Will you kindly forward to me, if possible by return mail, the Scribner's containing the account by Richard Harding Davis and Captain Lee of the fighting at ElCaney and San Juan and the number of Harpers Monthly containing Caspar Whitney's account of these fights? Unfortunately I have lost the copies I had and I need them in preparing my articles. I will be much obliged if you will have this attended to so that I can get the number by Tuesday morning. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt448 Jany. 14th, 1899. Hon. Joseph H. Choate, New York City. My dear Ambassador:-- I almost forgot to congratulate you, for I knew you would take my congratulations as a mere matter of course. I hope I am right in feeling that my nomination and election, and the way in which the party has been brought together, partly in consequence thereof, have been of some slight assistance in securing your appointment,-- literally an ideal appointment. Always faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt449 Jany. 14th, 1889. My dear sir:-- I have just received the volume of your poems. Permit me to thank you for them most heartily. I appreciate their patriotic spirit and I need not assure you, my dear sir, that I appreciate extremely the very kind way in which you allude to me. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt To John Savary, Esq., Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C.450 Jany. 14th, 1899. Darling Corrine:-- On Saturday or Sunday next would you be willing to have me at breakfast and to ask the Paul Danas and possibly the Rev. Mr. Slicer? Do not ask either until you hear from me. Perhaps Nicholas Murray Butler would be a good man too. Always yours, Theodore Roosevelt To Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Jr. 422 Madison Avenue, N.Y. City. 451 Jany. 14th, 1899 My dear General Johnston:-- I hope that you have not forgotten that we shall hope to see you up here. When will it be? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt General Bradley T. Johnston, Amelia Court House, Va.452 Jany. 14th, 1899. Mr. Louis T. Hyter, 217 W. 125th St., N. Y. City. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 14th inst, I am sorry to say I have not the least idea how to advise you. I do not know who will nominate the men. I have been trying in vain to get some of my Rough Riders into the service. I suppose the Senators and Congressmen will nominate them. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt 453 Jany. 14/99. My dear General Wilson:-- Is there any chance of your being in this neighborhood? Mrs. Roosevelt and I would be so pleased to see you, and any or all of those belonging to you, here. There is much I would like to say to you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt To General James H. Wilson, War Dept., Washington, D.C.454 Jany. 16th, 1899. John M. Bowers, Esq., #31 Nassau St., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Bowers:_- I want very much to see you in person to ask you to accept the position of my counsel in the prosecution of Superintendent of Public Works Aldridge; that is, to go into the whole matter, to advise me whether we can properly undertake the prosecution and to carry it on if it can be undertaken. Cant [sic] I see you in person? I wish you could come here. If not that, then next Friday when I go to New York I will see you. I earnestly hope that you will not refuse. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt455 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. Mariana W. Chapman, 160 Hicks, St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear madam:-- Replying to your favor of the 14th inst, I did not see the statement. It was of course improper for any one to make a statement about our conversation. I would like you to tell me if you find out who did it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt456 Jany. 16th, 1899. Rev. Gustav Gottheil, 68 Madison Ave., N.Y. City. My dear Rabbi Gottheil:-- Replying to yours of the 14th in reference to Warden Sage-- I am very sorry, but I do not think I have any control over that whatsoever. Supt. Collins was not appointed by me and his term lasts beyond mine. He would do nothing for me except as a favor and I do not like to ask favors of subordinates. I am afraid I cannot interfere. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt457 Jany. 18th, 1899. Austo G. Fox, Esq/, 45 W. 33rd St., N.Y. City. My dear Fox:-- I have yours of the 15th for which accept my hearty thanks. I shall carefully consider McFarlane's name. I am now trying to get John. M. Bowers. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt458 Jany. 16th, 1899. Miss Louise B. Fechheimer, 57 w. 56th St., N.Y. City. My dear Miss Fechheimer:-- You are more than kind and I very much appreciate what you have done. I shall not only read your article with the greatest pleasure but shall take it home and show it to my small people. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt 459 Jany. 14th, 1899. To the Quartermaster General, War Dept., Washington, D.C. Sir:-- In response to your kind favor of the 11th inst, requesting me to suggest a representative of the First Volunteer Cavalry to accompany the Agent of your Department to Cuba, for the purpose of locating and marking the graves of soldiers and others killed or dying in the vicinity of Santiago, permit me to suggest the name of Mr. Edward G. Norton who can be reached care of G. H. Norton, Eustis, Florida. Whether he shall go as the representative of my regiment or as an employe of the Quartermaster's Department, I will leave that entirely to you. Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt460 Jany. 16th, 1899. Master Randolph Howard Earlville, N.Y. My dear young friend:-- I have had so much on hand that I have not been able to answer your letter of the 14th of November before. I am not very fond of Peck's Bad Boy myself. I want every boy to be manly and able to fight for his own rights and those of his country, but I want him to be gentle and upright also. I send you a little volume called "American Hero Tales". The men described in them are good models for any young American. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt461 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. T. W. Hall, Summit Hill House, Catskill, N.Y. My dear Mr. Hall:-- Replying to your letter of the 13th inst-- I do not mind the books being dedicated to me if I am not responsible for their contents. This seems to be an ungracious way to put it, but you do not know how careful I have to be. So do not put on "dedicated with my permission," as that seems to imply an endorsement by me. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt462 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mrs. Helen Kendrick Johnson, C/o D. Appleton & Co., Publishers, N.Y.City. My dear madam:-- Will you please send me by return mail, if possible, my letter to you of the 10th inst in reference to Woman Suffrage and I will send it back at once. I wish to have a copy of it made and my letter press copy is so blurred that it cannot be read. If you choose, you can send me a copy instead of the original. Thanking you in advance, I am, Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt463 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mrs. J. S. Lowell, 120 E. 30th St., N.Y. City. My dear Mrs. Lowell:-- Replying to yours of the 14th inst, Mr. Fairchild would be a splendid man. I have just written to John M. Bowers, however. Now, about the Warden Sage matter-- the Superintendent of State Prisons was appointed before I came in and his term lasts longer than mine. I have no power over him unless he does something for which I can remove him under charges, as I could remove Mayor Van Wyck, for instance. I cannot, and ought not to, ask him for favors. When I ask favors I must expect to return them. I am afraid there is nothing I can do, much as I should like to, in trying to keep Warden Sage. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt464 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. D. W. Lawler, Chic. Great Western Ry., St.Paul, Minn. My dear Mr. Lawler:--Your letter of the 14th amused and touched me. Give my warm regards to your little son. I am really pleased at what you have written. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt465 Jany. 16th, 1899. Dr. Alexander Lambert, 125 E. 36th St., N.Y. City. Dear Alex:-- I have your letter of the 13th inst. All right, I will do as you suggest. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt466 Jany. 14th, 1899. My dear Mr. Norton:-- The Quartermaster General has written me as follows: "It is contemplated by this Department to send at an early date to Santiago de Cuba and agent of this Department, who has already visted [sic] that place, for the purpose of locating and marking the graves of soldiers and others killed or dying in that vicinity during the late Cuban campaign, who will be entrusted with the work of disinterring and preparing the bodies for transportation to the United States, and to their former homes, if so desired. As it is believed that it would be gratifying to the families and comrades of the deceased to have a representative of the command to which they belonged accompany the agent for the purpose of assisting in the work of identification and return of the bodies, some of which are as yet unidentified, if so desired, one suitable representative of your regiment should be designated by you, who has personal knowledge of the burial places of its member interred in Cuba. The Government will furnish transportation from New York to Cuba and return for the man you designate. It should be understood, however, that work will be done systematically in disinterring remains in one place before going to another, and as interments cover a space of about fifteen square miles, those who go to Cuba must expect to await the arrival of the burial party in the locality where the members of the regiment are buried. If, however, and intelligent, able-bodied man, one who is willing to go as a laborer to perform such duties as may be assigned to him, is selected, he will be employed at the rate of $60.00 per month for such time as his services may be needed for the purpose and are satisfactory. He should be ready to sail from New York on short notice." I will appoint you if you will at once accept. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Mr. Edward G. Norton, C/o G. H. Norton, Eustis, Fla.467 Jany. 14th, 1899. My dear Mr. Norton:-- The Quartermaster General has written me as follows: "It is contemplated by this Department to send at an early date to Santiago de Cuba an agent of this Department, who has already visited that place, for the purpose of locating and marking the graves of soldiers and others killed or dying in that vicinity during the late Cuban campaign, who will be entrusted with the work of disinterring and preparing the bodies for transportation to the United States, and to their former homes, if so desired. As it is believed that it would be gratifying to the families and comrades of the deceased to have a representative of the command to which they belonged accompany the agent for the purpose of assisting in the work of identification and return of the bodies, some of which are as yet unidentified, if so desired, one suitable representative or your regiment should be designated by you, who has personal knowledge of the burial places of its members interred in Cuba. The Government will furnish transportation from New York to Cuba and return for the man you designate. It should be understood, however, that work will be done systematically in disinterring remains in one place before going to another, and as interments cover a space of about fifteen square miles, those who go to Cuba must expect to await the arrival of the burial party in the locality where the members of the regiment are buried. If, however, an intelligent, able-bodied man, one who is willing to go as a laborer to perform such duties as may be assigned to him, is selected, he will be employed at the rate of $60.00 per month for such time as his services may be needed for the purpose and are satisfactory. He should be ready to sail from New York on short notice." I will appoint you if you will at once accept. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Mr. Edward G. Norton, C/o G. H. Norton, Eustis, Fla.468 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. H. L. Nelson, University Club, Madison Sq., N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Nelson:-- I have yours of the 14th inst for which I thank you. Before receiving your letter I had written to John H. Bowers. Have Austen Fox as an alternative. Macfarlane would be an excellent man. I shall use him as a third string to my bow. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt469 Jany. 16th, 1899. The Century Publishing Co., N.Y. City. Gentlemen:-- Please send me at your earliest convenience one copy of "American Hero Tales". Very truly yours, T. Roosevelt470 Jany. 16th, 1899. Hon. J. A. Porter, Secretary to the President, Washington,D.C. Dear Mr. Porter:-- I have your favor of the 13th inst with enclosure. As you have done me one favor I meanly come back and ask another of you. Some days ago Senator Lodge put before the President a copy of a letter of Captain Robert Howze to the Secretary of War recommending me for the medal of honor. The copy is the only one I posses and should have been returned to me. I am very anxious to have it. Can you get either it, or a copy of it, back for me? Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt471 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr, F. B. Thurber, Union League Club, N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Thurber:-- I have your letter of the 14th inst in reference to Daniel A. Cooney and will gladly send it at once to Col. Partridge. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt472 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. E. Youngs, #101 7th Ave., Troy, N.Y. My dear Mr. Youngs:-- Accept my hearty thanks for your letter of the 15th inst and convey my congratulations to Mrs. Youngs. I will take pleasure in sending my photograph to my young namesake. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 16th, 1899. Hon. James R. Sheffield, Hotel Bon Air, Augusta, Ga. My dear Sheffield:-- It is a real pleasure to have heard from you. I wish you were well for your sake and for my own. Do Give my warm regards to General Sumner. He a trump and a corking good fighter. I am looking forward to seeing you wen you come up here. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt 473 January 16 1899 Mr. R. A. C. Smith 12 West 72nd Street, New York City Exceedingly sorry my official duties render it absolutely impossible for me to get down tomorrow evening. I send telegram to Wood herewith. Theodore Roosevelt January 16 1899 Major General Leonard Wood Care Mr. R.A.C. Smith 12 West 72nd Street, New York City. Absolutely impossible to get down Tuesday night. When do you sail Friday? Will come down night train Friday if you can breakfast with me. Hope you are staying at my sister's. She wrote and asked it. Theodore Roosevelt474 Jany. 16th, 1899. Miss Josephine C. Aldrich, 64 Elm St., Worcester, Mass. Dear madam:-- Replying to your letter of the 14th inst, I am very sorry, but it is absolutely impossible for me to comply with your request. My duties here will not permit of my taking on anything new. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt475 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. Frank Birdsall, 33 Smith St., White Plains, N.Y. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 19th inst, I am very sorry, but I have absolutely no power in the matter you refer to whatever. I wish I could aid you. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt [*upside down*] Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. H. L. Nelson, University Club, [?ant??n] Sq. N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Nelson:-- I have yours of the 14th inst for which I thank you, Before receiving your letter I had written to John M. Bowers. Have [A???en] Fox as an alternative. McFarlane would be an excellent man. I shall see him as a third string to my bow. Sincerely yours,476 Jany. 16th, 1899. Miss Helen M. Barnes, Garner, Iowa. My dear Miss Barnes:-- Replying to your letter of the 12th, I think that McClure's of November or December had a little biography of me, but I really forget. The Review of Reviews in July 1895 had a similar biography. I have not got any of them in my possession. Very respectfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt477 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. Guy A. Bisset, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. My dear Mr. Bisset:-- Replying to your letter, I wish I could do as you request, but am obliged to decline. You dont [sic] know how many similar requests I receive. I simply cannot do it. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt478 Jany. 16th, 1899. Grace J. Cutler, Room 79, 160 Nassau St., N.Y. City. Dear madam:-- Replying to your communication of the 10th inst, I cannot serve on any Committee where it is not possible for me to give my time to the matter, even one in which I am so much interested as the one you write about. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt479 Jany. 16th, 1899. J. E. Boom, Asst. Adj. Gen'l, H'qrs. 2nd Brig., 2nd Div., 7th Army Corps, Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba My dear sir:-- I would most gladly do as you request but I have already endorsed a number of the officers of my own regiment and have to refuse to endorse scores of others, because if I endorse any more, all my endorsements go for nothing. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt480 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. M. E. Hennessy, The Globe, Boston, Mass. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 14th inst, would say I shall not write my speech out in advance. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt481 Jany. 16th, 1899. Master Charles Marston Luce, 193 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. My dear young friend:-- Replying to yours of the 14th inst, I wish I could help you, but I would not be able to. I would suggest your turning to McClure's Magazine, I think for November or December, where I think you will find a sketch of me. Yours very truly, Theodore Roosevelt482 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. Robert P. Lyon, Secretary, Bway & 49th St., N.Y. City. My dear sir:-- I have your notice of the 14th inst informing me that I have been elected an honorary member of the Old Guard and am pleased to accept the election. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt483 Jany. 16th, 1899. J. W. V. R. Plummer, M.D., or. Simonton & Fleming St., Key West, Fla. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 11th inst, I am very sorry, but I have absolutely no power in the matter you refer to. I have been trying in vain to get some of my Rough Riders these positions and as yet have not succeeded. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt484 Jany. 16th, 1899. Miss J. W. Slaight, 98 Elm St., Newark, N.J. Dear madam:-- Replying to your favor of the 13th inst, I am very sorry to say as the regiment is now disbanded I can only refer you to the Adjutant General, War Dept., Washington, D.C. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt485 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mrs. Sarah B. Stearns, 165 Ried St., Brooklyn, N.Y. My dear madam:-- I thank you very cordially for your letter of the 7th inst which I have only just received. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt486 Jany. 16th, 1899. The Verner Co., Akron, O. Gentlemen:-- I thank you very much for your letter of the 14th inst and will read the book with great interest. I am not able, however, to review or express an opinion of any book just at present. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt487 Jany. 16th, 1899. Lieut. L. C. Andrews, C/o G. E.E. Sparkhawk, 150 Bank St, Burlington, Vt. My dear Lieut. Andrews:-- I have yours of the 14th inst. I would only be too glad to have you try for it. I very much fear the trouble is not about [with] you at all, but is due to the fact that I am persona non grata at the Department. But by all means try your luck. Of course, when I receive a letter like the one I have received from the department, I cannot do anything more myself. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt488 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. Jos. Armistead Carr, 2127 R. St., Washington, D.C. My dear Mr. Carr:-- Replying to yours of the 14th inst, No, I never received that photograph and I should like very much to have it. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt [*upside down*] Jany. 16th, 1899. Master Charles Marston Luce, 183 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. My dear young friend:-- Replying to yours of the 14th inst. I wish I could help you, but I would not be able to. I would suggest your turning to McClure's Magazine, I think for November or December, where I think you will find a sketch of me. Yours very truly, Theodore Roosevelt489 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. A. L. Cheney, The Pilot, Oyster Bay, N.Y. My dear Mr. Cheney:-- I am very much obliged to you for your letter of the 14th. I only hope Miss Cheney will soon be well. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt490 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. W. M. Graham, Editor, The Item, Malvern, Pa. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 14th inst, I thank you cordially. I wrote that letter simply because I felt I ought to. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt491 January 14th, 1899. Mr. Henry Kuhlke, Sec'y., Manhattan Lodge #26, F. & A.M., Masonic Hall, New York, N. Y. Dear Sir:-- I am in receipt of your letter of the 10th instant conveying the information that the masonic lodge will celebrate its 75th anniversary on March 27th next at the Lenox Lyceum. I thoroughly appreciate your courtesy in informing me of this interesenting event and to bespeak for the occasion and the masonic lodge all possible prosperity in the future. Very respectfully, Theodore Roosevelt492 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr. J. D. Perkins, 369 West Water St., Elmira, N.Y. My dear sir:-- I have your letter of the 14th inst. You are more than kind and I wish I could accept, but while I am Governor I am simply unable to go into anything else. I am very sorry, for nothing that has happened has touched me more than what you have done. Sincerely yours, T. Roosevelt493 Jany. 16th, 1899. Hon. James A. Roberts, 316 Mooney & Brisbane Bldg., Buffalo, N.Y. My dear Mr. Roberts:-- I have your favor of the 14th inst. If Mr. Loomis is the man I think he is, he is an utterly unbalanced individual whom I would not feel could be trusted in any important matter. He may possibly not be the same man, but at any rate I would want to be certain first [want to look into it]. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt494 Jany. 16th, 1899. Hon. James M. E. O'Grady, Rochester, N.Y. My dear Mr. O'Grady:-- Replying to yours of the 14th inst in reference to Father Daly, I will make that recommendation cheerfully, but frankly I do not think it will have the least earthly effect. Tell Chaplain Daly, however, to get out exactly what he wants me to do and I will do it-- of course, on the assumption that he will get me proper endorsements from people whom I know in New York, such as Father Doyle, for instance. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Is he any relative of Father Daly of the cathedral in New York? That Father Daly is a trump.495 January 16, 1899 Hon. B. B. Odell, Jr, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York City. My dear Mr. Odell, Enclosed letters come on behalf of one of my Rough Riders. It is to succeed any one of the three incumbents whose terms expire this Spring. I know nothing about them and whether or not they should be re-appointed. The term of Stewart, the Inspector of Gas Meters, is out. I do not think he is a proper man to be reappoint- ed. The only name that has been presented to me with any backing is that of ex-Senator John Grant. All [?] [means] of protests are being brought to bear upon me against Judge Parkhurst's management of the Bath Soldiers' Home matters, and against giving Steuben County so large a share of its management. I rather think I shall re-appoint Colonel Shoemaker, who is vouched for by Archie Baxter, Dunn and others. In the Willard Asylum I think I shall re-appoint Prof. Morris, who is vouched for by a great majority of the best people, by Dunn etc. The opposition to both seems to come simply from496 the fact that they don't allow their respective institutions to be controlled for the benefit of the small localities. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt P.S. I want to consult with you about the Assessors and about the Statutory Revision Commission. Judge Lincoln I am rather inclined to re-appoint, if there is no special objection. Root seems to think that there could be changes made in the other people to advantage. If I receive [get] Lord, how about Senator Wilcox's man Collier? How about Senator Brush of Brooklyn?497 Jany. 16th, 1899. Mr James Roosevelt, Hyde Park, N.Y. My dear James:-- I have yours of the 16th. When next we meet I will go over the whole matter with you. As always, Theodore Roosevelt498 Jany. 17th, 1899. Mr. M. W. Addison, E. & Mgr., The Court Pub. Co., 116 Court St., Boston, Mass. My dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 13th inst, You have no conception of the number of calls that are made upon me. I cannot go into anything more, and am therefore utterly unable to comply with your request. Am very sorry. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Wm J Young WmJYoung 499 Jany. 17th, 1899. Mr. Charles H. Haskell, Haskell & Son, Norwich, Conn. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 16th inst, I am very sorry, but it is absolutely impossible for me to undertake another engagement of any kind at present. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Wm. J. Youngs500 Jany. 17th, 1899. Mr. Frank B. Harvey, 149 W. Bridge St., Oswego, N.Y. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 16th inst, I regret ex- tremely my inability to be of any assistance to you. You have no conception of the number of calls made upon me including many members of my own regiment. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Wm. J. Youngs501 Jany. 17, 1899. Mr. M. H. Joiner, C/o Talladega News Co., Talladega, Ala. My dear sir:-- Replying to yours of the 13th inst, I of course have nothing to do with who Mrs. Fish gives a souvenir to. That is a concern of hers entirely. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Wm. J. Youngs502 Jany. 17th, 1899. Mr. J. M. Morgan, Silverton, Colo. My dear Mr. Morgan:-- Replying to your favor of the 9th inst, I could not possibly do as you suggest. I cannot go into such a scheme. Indeed it would be utterly out of the question for me while I am Governor to start any one else in it. I think you will see this yourself, if you reflect on it. I am very sorry. I return your enclosures. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt503 Jany. 17th, 1899. Mr. L. C. Whiton, 149 Bway, N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Whiton:-- I was glad to receive your letter and enclosure, but I already knew about your career. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt504 Mr. Wm. Noble Peck, Adj. Gen'l Office, War Dept., Washington, D.C. My dear Mr. Peck:-- I am extremely obliged to you for your letter of the 16th and shall be very glad to receive the copy of the Military Notes on Cuba and the Cuban Atlas. Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 17th, 1899. Edward Lovell, Esq., P. O. Box, 1992, N.Y. City. Dear sir:-- Replying to your favor of the 12th inst, I am much obliged to you, but I do not care for the work, and I therefore send it back to you C. O. D. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt505 Schloss, Photographer, 467-469 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City. Sir:-- Jany. 17th, 1899. I am very much pleased with the photographs. I herewith return three [dollars?] and desire a dozen of the profile and half a dozen each of the three-quarter and full faces. I hope the minature [sic] is being made from the profile. It is exceedingly artistic. I shall try to get in next Saturday [week] to have my own photo taken, as you wish it. Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 17th, 1899. Hon. Frank H. Robinson, Hornellsville, N.Y. My dear Judge Robinson:- Pray accept my warm thanks. You are extremely kind and I appreciate not only your remembrance but your speech. With great regard, believe me, Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt[*506*] Jany. 17th, 1899. Messrs Charles Scribner's Sons, 155 Fifth Avenue, N.Y. City. My dear Bridges:-- I herewith send you the last three chapters of my Rough Rider story. I have made so many interlineations that I am going to ask you to send me the galley proofs, as a good deal of what I say is of historic importance, and some of it of considerable contemporary importance. I do not know whether the fourth chapter will strike you as being as interesting as the third, but I think it is even more important. Always yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 17th, 1899. Miss Belle M. Gilcrist, 805 Eighth Ave., DesMoines, Iowa. My dear Miss Gilcrist:-- Mrs. Roosevelt has just handed me your letter of the 12th and I take pleasure in sending an autograph photo. Present my kind regards to your brother and say I only hope I shall do nothing that will make him regret the feeling he has for me. With great regard, believe me, Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt507 Jany. 17th, 1899. Messrs Charles Scribner's Sons, 155 Fifth Avenue, N.Y. City. My dear Bridges:-- I herewith send you the last three chapters of my Rough Rider story. I have made so many interlineations that I am going to ask you to send me the galley proofs, as a good deal of what I say is of historic importance, and some of it of consider- able contemporary importance. I do not know whether the fourth chapter will strike you as being as interesting as the third, but I think it is even more important. Always yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 17th, 1899. Miss Belle M. Gilcrist, 805 Eighth Ave., Des Moines, Iowa. My dear Miss Gilcrist:-- Mrs. Roosevelt has just handed me your letter of the 12th and I take pleasure in sending an autograph photo. Present my kind regards to your brother and say I only hope I shall do nothing that will make him regret the feeling he has for me. With great regard, believe me, Very sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt508 Jany. 17th, 1899. Hon. B. B. Odell, Fifth Ave Hotel, N.Y. City. My dear Mr. Odell:-- Referring to the attached letter from Hon. Alonzo Wheeler, County Judge of Rockland County in reference to the appointment of a District Attorney of Rockland County, what have you to suggest in the matter? Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt P. S. For Civil Service commissioners, what do you think of Ex-Senator Brush of Brooklyn, of Collier of Auburn and of Wheeler of Buffalo who is recommended by Senator Davis and Assemblyman Hill? For Tax Commissioners, what do you think of Priest and of Williams of Dunkirn? Who do you think of for Gas Meter Inspector?509 Jany. 17th, 1899. Mrs. W. S. Cowles, #689 Madison Ave., N.Y. City. Dear Anna:-- I am as yet utterly unable to find out the exact number of Milesian Historians who will crowd your rooms on the afternoon of Friday, the 20th. I have asked for four oclock [sic], Can the Lieutenant Governor and Andrews and myself have an early dinner at a quarter past six? I will telegraph you the minute I get the number. Very small refreshments will be ample. I do think you are too kind to let me do this. Will you ask Corinne if she will have me to breakfast Sunday and ask the Rev. Mr. Slicer, the Paul Danas, John Proctor Clarke and Sumner Gerard of 17 Gramercy Park there too? Ever yours, Theodore Roosevelt Jany. 17th, 1899. Mr. P. S. Fincke, 30 Genesee St., Utica, N.Y. Dear Fred:-- Replying to yours of the 16th-- That dinner is an engagement I shall surely keep! We will go on together. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt13 A E I Adams, Rillo E. 117 Adams, GE, 185 O U Y Austin, G.W. 186A B A Allen, A. S. Mary, 6, Anderson, Mrs. M. E. 7 Andrews, L. C. 143, 487. Andrews, Capt. J. M. 272 Andrews, Miss J. B. 273 Altman, A. 391. E I Allison, W. B. 403, Aldrich, Miss J. C. 474. Addison, M. W. 498. O Armstrong, W. W. 353. U Adj. Gen'l. U.S.A. 171. Y Ayres, Capt. C. G. 172, 304 Almy, F. 286.A Babcock, C. E. 9, Balfe, W. J. 188. Baker, F. W. 225 Barnard, G. G. 338 Bates, Chas. F. 375. Babcock, C A. 404. Barnes, Miss H.M. 476. E Bell, P. M. 51 Beers, F. B. 223. Bethune, J. D. 224. Benedum, J. M. M. 205 [305] Berry, F. N. 327. Belknap, H.R. 443. I Bridges, Robt. 8, 419. Bishop J. B. 57, 378 Blanchard Jas. A. 122, Birdsall, A. 134 Bijur, N. 187. Bixby, J J. 247 Birdsall, F. 475. Bisset, G. A. 477. O Bridges Robt. 8, Broder, Alex. O. 38, 56, Bronson, Mrs. Fred. 93 Boughton D. H. 104, Bd. Brevet Promotions 105, Boyden, Wm C. 106 Brown, Lt. A. M. 173. Boyer, F. W. 328. Bocock J. P. 339 Bose, G. M. 379. Bowers, J. M. 454. Bloom, J E. 479. U Bulkeley E. H. 92 Burton, C. W. 297. Y Byrnes, M.F. 167. Bryan, W. S. 222. Bryan, Col. C. P. 274C D A Can, J. Annistead, 107, 488 Clark, JH. 168, 284. Crain, H.E. 227. Chapman, Mrs. M.W. 288, 455. Cahiel, J.F. 392. [?????] E Church, T.L. 94, Cheney, Miss 287. Century Pub. Co. 469. Cheney, A.L. 489. I Clark, Rev. J.L. 10, Christian, B.L. 226. O Carde, L.D. 443. Corbin, Adjt. Genl. 23, 25, 28, 105 Coroles Mrs. W.D. 27, 401. Collis, Chas H.T. 35, 108, 135, Crowder, Thos. J. 39. Cook Thos. P. 136, Cooper, Gen. F. 144 Crist, H.T. 145 Coville, AM. 151 Cody, H.A. 190; 249. Choate, JH. 248 448. Colthe, J.B. 250 Crowell, Mrs B.E. 251 Cooper, C.L. 406. Cooledge, L.a. 422. Conrad, Mrs. C.H. 432. Clours, 439. U Cutler, Grace, J. 478 Cowles, Mrs. W.S 509. Y A Davidson, L. W. 228. Davis, Hon. G. 340 Daniels, Hon. P. 354 Draper, D D. 376. Dana, P. 440. E Delehanty Danl. 34 Devins, John B. 109 Dewhurst, A. E. 191. de Chautal, Sister M. 329. Depew, Hon. C. M. 341, 393, 402 Dewey Ad. Geo. 381 Devine, E. T. 408. I Disbrow Frank J. 69 O Dow, Chas. M. 52 Douglas James 123 Dodge, W. C. 252 Doane, Bishop. W. C. 380. U Duffy. E. F. 298. YE F A Eagan Patk. 128, Earl, M. C. 193 Early, W. H. 229, Eaton, C. W. 293 E Elwell, D, 174, 330, 426, Egleston, N. H. 192 Elmendorf, D. L. 254, I Elmendorf, D. L. 127 Eichelberger, G. M. 194 O U Ewen Louis 358 YA Falk, JT. 110 Frantz, F. 255 Fasset, J. 394. E Ferguson, Wm.T. 46 Ferguson, Hector Monroe, 59. Fest, Wm. 269. Feckheimer, Miss L.B. 458. I Fife Gen. W. 95 Fincke, T.S. 509. O Fonda, Down H.A. 118, Foster, Mrs. F.A. 299 Fox, A.G. 457. U Fulton, N.C. 157. Y G H A Gaffney, St. John 82, 401, 417, Gayer, G. A. 331, Graham, W. M. 490, E Gedde, Niel, 37, Gerard, Summer, 43, 124, 195, 442, German, J. L. 258, Genthner, J. 259, Gephart, W. S. 260. Greene, Genl. F. V. 293, I Gilder, Rich Watson 38, Giel, F. B. 355, Gilcrist, Miss B. M. 506, O Gracie Jas. K. 30, Gross, F. 256, Gottheil, Rev. G. 456, U Gunning, W. K. 257 Guntar, G. 306. YA Hale, W.A. 11, Hart, A.B. 12 Hawley R.B. 21 Haire, Louis Sellery 70, Hastings Hugh 111, Hart, A.B 198. Harris & Nixar, 238. Hayes, F.P. 261. Hamilton Mrs. J.B. 373. Hall, W.W. 395. Hayrs, J.P. 396. Haig, J.B. 397. Hall A.B. 410. Hall, T.W. 461. Haskell, C.H. 499. Harvey, F.B. 500 E Herbert H.L. 83, Heisey Danl T. 146 Hess, S. 382 Hennessy, M.E. 480. I Hine, Morris, 104, Hinshaw, L.R, 319, O Houge B.H. 44, 196, 409 Horner, Chas. F. 96 Hotchner, Henry 125, 318 Hogan Mich. 149, [Houge, Capt R. 196, 409] Hotchkiss, W.H. 197. Hoff, B. 405. Halls, F.W. 416. Howard, R. 460. U Hunt, Isaac. L. 60, Hutchinson, E.J. 230. Haskill, W.M. 231 Hudson, E.R. 342 Herton, Mrs. E.B. 383. Y Hyatt, T.P. 232 [Column 1] A Jacques, W. H. 201, Jackson, Wm 357, [Column 2] E Jenkins, M. J. 41, 175, Jessup, Morris K. 71, [Column 3] I [Column 4] O Jones, Kate E. 53 Jordan Thos R. 97 Johnson, J. 126,. Johns, D. T. 200 Johnson, W. D. 234, Johnson Helen Kendrick 277, 462, Johnsion, Ed. 356 Johnson Miss H. J. 358. Jones, J. E. 384. Johnston, Gnl G. T. 4[5]9 Joiner, M. H. 501. [Column 5] U [Column 6] YK L A Kane, Woodbury 84 Kavanaugh, Hon. G.W. 385 E Keyes, Maxwell, 48, Kellogg, S.L 50 Kelly, Mrs. H. 282, 343 Kendall, H.H. 300. Kellogg, Mrs. B.E. 307 Kent, Genl. J.F. 309, 427. Kenney, M. 332. Keller, A.R. 344, 444. I Kimball Col. 47, 61, 159, 476. King, G.C. 308. Kingsley, J. 333 Knight, H.W. 386. King, JH. 418. O Kohl, Fred 72 U Kuhlke, H. 491. Y A La Farge, Mr. & Mrs. Grant Lawrence Albert, 142 La Motte Henry 147 Langstaff, Mrs. J. E. 302. Lamont, Dan'l S. 310 Laulu, D. W. 464, Lambert, Dr. A. 465 E Levi Mrs. M. 119 Leavitt Mrs. J. T. 164, Llewellen Capt. W. H. H. 202 Le Prince Mrs. S. E. 239, Lesser, A. M. 290. Luris, Mrs. B. F. 360 I Liller, W. C. 54, Lie F'redk K. 129, 289. Littauer, L. A. 203, 368 Lurn, E. C. 301. O Logan, Mrs. J. A., 13, Low, Seth, 14, 445. Locke, Florence 45 Love, H. K. 62 Lodge, H. C. 158, 160, 271, 369, Lowell, F. C. 320 Longhead, F. W. B. 359, Lovell, Mrs. J. S. 463. Lovell, Ed. 504 U Lubias, H. 346 Ludlow, J. B. 387. Luce, C. M. 481 Y Lyman Gen, 21 Lyman, G. H. 163. Lyon, R. P. 482M Mc. A Mahan, A.T. 15, McIlhenny, J.A. 16, Mahony Agnes P. 112 Matthews, Fidel. 148 Maltbie, M.R. 169. Mather, Miss M.H.A. 235. Mang, F.P. 361. E Meickeljohn, 20, I Miles, Gen. U.A. 205, 418, 436. Millard, E.L. 209 Mills, Harriet M. 335 Millar, W.B. 352 Milenine, G. 425. Miller, Geo D. 446. O Morris, Mrs. 32 Morgan, U.S. Grant, 63 Morrison Mary W. 120 Moses, Rosenthal & Kennedy 153 Morgan, J.H. 178. Mott, Rev. G.S. 210. Mosenthal O.J. 317 Morgan J.M. 502. U Murphy, Will S. 49 Munger, E.R. 262. Y[Column 1] A McCormick, Ellis 40 Mae Levd, Geo. 150, 291, Mc Laughlin F. C. 156, Mc Harris, Mrs. F. 334. MCarter, G. A. 377, MacQueen, P. 388. MacEleree, Helen Ms. 429 [Column 2] E McKelurey, S[t]. C. 207, [Column 3] I steu Rep. Com. McKnight, Mr. 177. [Column 4] O McCoun, Mrs. G. U. 303. McDounell, J. P. 428. [Column 5] U Mclaullagh, J. 204, McMurrdy R. 347, McCaluce, S. S. 374. McCusley Mrs. M. 389. [Column 6] YA E I Neely, F.T 179. Niman John, 237. Newell, H. J. 322. Nelson, H. L. 468. O U Y Noland, N. B.B. 236. Nutt, Chas, 139 Nolan, Jas. 321. Norton, G. H. 345. Noyrs, G. B. 422. Norton, E. G. 466.A E I Odell, B.B. 17, 263, 495.508 OBeirne, J.B. 423. OLoughlin NJ, 114, OHara, Miss Lucy 233, Otis, N.P. 398. OGrady, JME, 494 O U Y Otero, Miguel A. 1 Overton, Frank C. 64. Orr, Alex. E. 73. 349. Osborne, G. 442.P Q A Page, J.T. 165 Palmer, Benj. 336 E Peterson, Peter B. 55 Perkins, H. C. Talbot--- 240. Pennington, E. 324. President, USA. 433. Perkins, J. D. 492 Peck, Wm. N. 504. I Platt T. C. 42, 74, 367, Pines, Edith W. 98 Pitts, T. W. 271. Phillips Mrs. M.A. 430 O Potter Henry C. 152 Porter, A. J. 312, 470. Pollock, W. 390. U Putnam, Gen. H. 113 Plummer, Dr. Jnr. R. 483. YU Q.M. General, 459R S A Raphael, Otto, 2, Ranken, Jns. K. 121 Ramsford W.T. 154 Rathbone, JK. 265 Rayburn, Mrs. A 323. E Remonitz P.F. 75, Rhodes Julius B. 100, Resnick, R.B. 241, I O Robertson, Miss 19, 180. Rossman, Refine L. 76 Rosendale S.W. 77 Rodgers, Frank D. 85 Rockwood, 99, 337, 431. Roche, J.J. 242 Rhodes, T. 264. Robinson, D. 275, 376 Roets, J.E. 313 [Robinson, D. 376] Robb, P.R. 411. Rochester, DeL. 412. Rogers, S.S. 435. Robinson, Mrs. D Jr. 450. Roberts, J.A. 493 Roosevelt, J. 497 U Russell, G.C. 314. Root, Elihu. 399. Robinson, TH. 505. Y Rydell, Albert, 65, 199, Ryter, L.J. 452 [Column 1] A Sanders, Chas. 26, Sangster, Rella N. 78, Sage, [D??n] 86 Sharpe, A. C. 292 Shaw, L. M. 414, Stubler, A. 420 Savary, J. 449. Slaight, Miss J. W. 484, [Column 2] E Sheridan, Ruh. 67, Selvage Henry C. 115, Shaften W. N. 132 Sec. Interior 182. Stevens, Capt. C. J. 183 Schermerhorw, S. J. 215. Schrenheiser, [?]. G. 350 Stuckler. Chas. 351 Surrney, P. B. 374, Seller, H. J. 413 Sleicher, J. A. 424, Sherburne, Mrs. E. 433. Stearus, Mrs. S. R. 455. [Column 3] I Smith Gerritt H. 130 Smyth Thos. 140 Surggett, H. M. 212, Smith, R. R. 243, Smith, R. A. C. 316, 473, Screbruis, Chas' Sans, 447, 506, [Column 4] O Strong, J. H. 2, Sturgis, Thos. 66, 325. Stickler Chas. 103 Stocklon, R. 213. Shogren A. G. 214. Scofield, E. L. 267 Sloan, W. M. 315. Scott, W. H. 362. Schloss, 505 [Column 5] U Summer, Genl. S. S. 29, 276. Struuck, Mrs. C. L. Volens 244 Schurman, J. G. 434 [Column 6] YT U A E Thomson, Henry, 79 Theuber, F, B, 87, 471, I Titus, W. M. 166, Tiffany 160, 216. O Tompkins, Rev. P. B. 267, U Tucker, G. M. 326. YI Underhill F.T. 88 U Upshaw, D.C. 131 A Van Vleck Rev. B. 116, Varley, Mrs. E.S. 245 I Viele Marvin E. 80A Wales, J.H. 101 Ward, R. 184 Warner, L.A. 270 Ward, Mrs. H. 375. E Wheeler, Maj. Gen. 22 Whitney Caspar, 36 Webb, Walter, 81, Welsh, Hubert 90, 219. Wells, A. R. 170. Wheeler, B. J. 218. Webster, Rev. J.B. 365. Werner, W. 400. (To whom car?) Wetmore, I.M. 407, 415. Werner Co. 486. I Wilson, F. W. 68, 283 Willets, G. 217 Williams A.E. 220. Williams J. 268. White Horace 317. Wright, J. A. G. 363. Wilson, Genl. JH. 453 [Wiston?]. L.C. 503 O 473 Wood, Leonard, 31. 285. 295. 372 Wright, J. F. 89 Wright, Wm. Burnett, 141 Works, W. F. 364. Wood, J. T. 366. U YO Young, Chas. W. 188 Young, G.H. 221. Youngs, Mrs. M N 246 Youngs. E. 472