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[Draft letter]

Discusses appointing a governor to Havana, Cuba. Written in pencil on Executive Mansion letterhead. Some words have been retouched by another hand.

GLC00970

[Japanese Newspaper]

One newspaper dated circa 1894-1896. Entire paper is in Japanese with some notes in pencil in English.

GLC05911.20.02

[Japanese Newspaper]

One newspaper dated circa 1894-1896. Entire paper is in Japanese.

GLC05911.20.03

[Appointment of William Siler as U.S. Consul at Capetown].

Countersigned by Secretary of State Blaine. Signed two days before James A. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau, a disappointed officer-seeker who wanted to be appointed a U.S. consul. Accompanied by paper seal.

GLC00073

to Roberto Sacasa

Signed by Harrison as President and William Fisher Wharton as Secretary of State. Informs Sacasa, President of Nicaragua, that Romualdo Pacheco will no longer serve as United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua due to...

GLC00162.08

to William R. Day

Discusses having met with Beriah Wilkins, the owner and editor of the Washington Post, who wants to be sent to Paris and attached to the U.S. Peace Commission. Wilkins feels he can be of great service to the American people and the Commission...

GLC00162.10

to William R. Day

Discusses Beriah Wilkins', the owner and editor of the Washington Post, upcoming trip to Paris. Tells Day that Wilkins is not seeking employment but does want to be of help, if he can be. Written on Executive Mansion letterhead. Day was president of...

GLC00162.11

[Ratification of extradition convention with Great Britain and Ireland]

Authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to Harrison's ratification " ... of the original and exchange copy of extradition convention with Great Britain and Ireland supplementary to the Tenth Article of August 9, 1842...

GLC03397

to Thomas J. Hand

Acknowledges receipt of previous correspondence from Hand. Plans to "obtain from the State Dept. papers which you need to use in the prosecution directly with the Mexican Gov't of the claims to which these papers relate... it is necessary that you...

GLC03481.21

to the Diplomatic and Consular Officers of the United States

A typed form letter written on the letterhead of the Department of State. Written by Acting Secretary of State Adee to various diplomats and consular officers. Introduces retired Rear Admiral John G. Walker as President of the Isthmian Canal...

GLC03804.35

to John G. Walker

Typed letter on Department of State letterhead signed by Hay as Secretary of State. Written to retired Rear Admiral Walker as President of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Says that President McKinley wants Senator George Peabody Wetmore's son to...

GLC03804.36

to John G. Walker

Written by Lieutenant Colonel Davis as Deputy Judge Advocate General, Recorder to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Says the Court of Inquiry that was convened to investigate the beef supplied to the Army during the Spanish-American War wants to...

GLC03804.34

[Order to Secretary of State to accredit James Longstreet as Minister to Ottoman Empire]

President Hayes orders Secretary of State William M. Evarts "to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to envelope containing letter accrediting James Longstreet as Minister President to the Ottoman Empire." Longstreet, a prominent...

GLC03843

[Appointment of William Sampson as commissioner to meet with Spanish regarding Cuba]

Commissioning William Sampson to meet with Spanish representatives concerning their evacuation of Cuba. Signed by William McKinley as President of the United States. Countersigned by J.B. Moore as acting Secretary of State. White seal on bottom...

GLC04002.04

to Joseph Wheeler

Bates writes, from "in front [of] Santiago," "I have swung my line forward so that it is now along the bluff next to the city. Am holding the 9th Mass. to cover any turning movement the enemy might make around my left flank. It was my intention, as...

GLC01650

[Cabinet photograph of Theodore Roosevelt in Rough Rider uniform]

Three-quarter length photogravure portrait of Roosevelt in "Rough Rider" uniform, with hat, gloves, and glasses.

GLC01681

to Henry W. Cleveland

Cleveland is in the process of applying for appointment as British Consul and has asked Lawton for a recommendation. Lawton questions his own former position as Quarter Master in the Confederacy would not aid the application.

GLC01941

to Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

One letter addressed to Hugh Judson Kilpatrick from William T. Sherman dated Washington D.C., January 24, 1880. Pertains to Sherman being blackmailed. Relays that the person in question had threatened several people.

GLC08133.04

to Luisa Kilpatrick

One letter addressed to Luisa Kilpatrick from William T. Sherman dated Washington, D.C., May 9, 1877. Pertains to likelihood of Kilpatrick being appointed Minister to Chile, saying that the President feels very kindly towards him and they have reason...

GLC08133.06

The Rough riders

Signed on front endpaper.

GLC08750

Roosevelt and several men with backs to camera and heads bowed .

Two women and two young girls at right of photograph. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.62

Roosevelt (in full-length profile) presenting Frederic Remington's statue of a bronco (on table behind Roosevelt)

Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front,

GLC07002.63

View of Roosevelt facing camera, presenting Remington statue.

Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.64

Three-quarter profile of Roosevelt presenting Remington statue.

Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front . Same image as GLC07002.64, but with the top-left and top-right corners folded.

GLC07002.65

Roosevelt addressing Rough Riders while presenting Remington statue.

View of statue is unobscured. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.66