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TO ROOSEVELT, DECEMBER 30, 1902
TO ROOSEVELT, DECEMBER 30, 1902
December 30th, 1902.
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt,
White House,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. President:
I am in receipt of your very kind favor of the 27th instant, offering to bring the matter of the promotion of Col. John B. Furey, about which I wrote you, to the attention of Secretary Root.
I recognize, of course, the fact that you must determine these matters on their merit by a comparison of the claims of each with those of his competitors for promotion, but in this case it would seem as though the applicant was entitled to special consideration because he reaches the age limit next May and unless action is taken in his case before that time it will be impossible for you to aid him in anyway, and as he is willing to resign immediately upon the request of his superior officer, he will not stand in the way of any other officer who is entitled to the same consideration.
I have conveyed to Mrs. Woodruff your very kind expressions of regard, which she deeply appreciated and joins with me in wishing you and Mrs. Roosevelt a very happy new year and you a continuance of your wonderfully successful administration of the affairs of the country. I am in Albany visiting Governor Odell and Mrs. Woodruff joins me to-morrow to spend New Years with the Governor and his wife. It is rather sad giving up here after all, for I have greatly enjoyed official life covering the terms of three Governors who have all made a deep impression upon our state.
I hope to have the privilege and the pleasure of seeing you in Washington sometime during the winter for the purpose of personally congratulating you upon the great things which you have accomplished during the past year, and thanking you for your extreme kindness and courtesy to me.
I beg to remain, with very best wishes,
Yours respectfully, -
TO GRIFFIN, AUGUST 16, 1909
TO GRIFFIN, AUGUST 16, 1909
Letterhead
Aug 16th 1909
My dear Mrs G:-
I got your telegram this P.M. giving Gov. White's address. After I wrote to you for it. I thought it so important that I telephoned to Syracuse for it & thus got the letter off last night. That is the matter with N.Y. Office! Did you get any satisfaction about Raquette Lake letters? I got a very satifactory report from Jack McS the morning relative to G. party. All seems to be going on very well there.
Yours very sincerely
TLW
OVER
Please have Rice engage for me three seats on Empire State from Albany to Syracuse, leaving Albany Thursday the 19th at 11.15 A.M. A train leaves here at 9.35 to connect. Also please telephone to John Woodruff at Garden City that we are going to take that train & say if it will not interfere with his visit to Johnsons factory at Spuyter Duyvil it would be nice for him to take thar train. He might as well go there Wednesday PM & stay in NY all night at Sherry's as to take night train Wednesday night as contemplated. We will reach Syracuse at 2 P.M. -
TO MCSWEENEY, MAY 13, 1903
TO MCSWEENEY, MAY 13, 1903
May 13, 1903.
TLW
Mr. Dave McSweeney,
Raquette Lake, N.Y.
Dear Dave:-
I am in receipt of yours of the 10th inst. I believe my secretary in New York was to write you a line to tell you that I could not come up this week.
I can send two good carpenters from here and the plumber, the latter to look the ground over. I think I better send them on Saturday, and then they can get used to their surroundings over Sunday and be ready to go to work Monday morning.
The car of lumber was started from here yesterday, and the freight agent has been advised to send tracers after it, and you ought to get it so as to haul the stuff in before the end of the week. Mr. McDowell says it generally takes two days, but of course they cannot be sure of this, as sometimes it takes longer. However, they are doing all they can to get it there as quickly as possible.
Evidently, by this time you have got the men’s camp in order with a new cook, etc.
I will expect to hear from you tomorrow, or at the latest, Friday morning. I leave here at eleven o’clock Friday, so if you have not already written, you must telegraph on receipt of this, which will be tomorrow afternoon, whether or not to send the carpenters and plumber. Of course, the plumber is only going there now to see what is necessary, but he and the carpenters better go together, as they both are going from Syracuse.
I will be up on the 23rd, a week from Saturday, at which time I shall bring with me a party of somewhere from 15 to 18 people, there being among the number Mrs. Woodruff and her two maids, but all the rest will be men. We shall only stay until Monday morning. I expect to come and go by special train. I want everything while these people are there, very nice, but as I say, we will only be there from Saturday afternoon, with probably a late luncheon, and an early breakfast on Monday morning.
I will bring the fruit.
Have the Gondola all right and see that Conti gets so that he can handle it. You better have Joe Brennan and Blanchard both there for Saturday and Sunday.
I will keep you posted as to just when to expect us, and just how many there will be, etc.
Yours very truly,
LAN
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TO MCSWEENEY, MAY 15, 1903
TO MCSWEENEY, MAY 15, 1903
May 15, 1903.
TLW
Mr. David McSweeney,
Raquette Lake, N.Y.
Dear Dave:-
I am just leaving for New York. Have already written you that I could not me up this week. I have got your letter of day before yesterday. Mr. Tobin, the plumber, will go up tomorrow anyway, and will undoubtedly bring the two carpenters with him. They are good men – the best I could get, but they both want to wait till Monday. It is a good deal better to have them go with Mr. Tobin, and I shall make every effort to have them do so. You will be kept advised from here by telegraph. Of course, the piazza must not, under any circumstances, be below the level of the ground. You say the way the foundations are laid out, it will bring the piazza 3” under the ground, and by raising the piers 8”, it will bring the stoop on a level with the ground. I do not understand that. What you want is the piazza floor, or stoop as you call it, to be on a level with the ground, or possibly a inch above it, and then the floor of the building as little above that as possible. I want to reach the floor of the room from the piazza by one step, if possible, but it would not be a serious matter if it took two steps. I hope I have made this clear. I will speak to one of the carpenters, if I can see him before I leave here, which is in a few moments, and I can perhaps explain it to him so he can make it clear to you.
I should think you had done splendid work, getting as far along as you have
Glad to hear that Sperry had started the road. You will see me a week from Saturday, as I have already written you.
With best wishes,
Yours very sincerely,
LAN
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TO ROOSEVELT, MARCH 6, 1903
TO ROOSEVELT, MARCH 6, 1903
Mar. 6, 1903.
Dic. T. L. W.
To the President,
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
Washington, D.C.
My Dear Mr. President:-
Since you told me last Sunday night that you were surely going to spend Labor Day, September the 7th, in Syracuse attending the State Fair, it has occured to me that it might be agreeable to you to visit my camp in the Adirondacks from some time during the previous week until the morning of the day you are to be in Syracuse. We could reach Syracuse at noon by leaving my camp about eight in the morning, it being not over a four hours run. The hunting season opens on September 1st, and if you can go up there with me so as to devote a few days to stalking deer, I will guarantee you the law's limit of two big bucks, - we do have bears, but they are as seldom seen as they seem to be in Mississippi. We can get some good fishing at that time too. You will not be annoyed by newspaper men or anyone else, for it is utterly impossible for them to reach my place, which can only be reached from one direction and then by private wagon roads which are guarded by my two neighbors J. Pierpont Morgan and Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whose properties adjoin mine, and protect me from all intrusion.
Cannot we hope to have the pleasure also of Mrs. Roosevelt's Company, and that of any of the rest of the family whom you would like to have accompany you? We have ample accommodation for secretaries and everybody else that you may desire to have with you.
I have two separate telephone wires connecting with different points in the outside world, which can be used for long distance messages, and for the transmission of all telegraph communications received at the railroad terminus. I am sure I can give you as good a rest and as good a time as you could possibly want, and can so arrange matters as to have this visit fit in perfectly with the one to Syracuse.
Hoping for a favorable reply and that you are in as good health and spirits as you were last Sunday evening, when Mrs. Woodruff and I had a most delightful visit with you, I beg to remain,
Yours faithfully and very respectfully,
M S -
TO GRIFFIN, JANUARY 21, [UNKNOWN YEAR]
TO GRIFFIN, JANUARY 21, [UNKNOWN YEAR]
Letterhead
Jany 21st
My dear Mrs Griffin
I have rec'd enclosed from Judge Brennan & in view of it & your telegram we will stay till end of next week. I have not rec'd anything from you for 4 or 5 days except the telegram. Dont you hear from Jack McS. Please write him that I must get up till Feby 11th & to write at once & tell me just how things are going, tell him to give me some details of the progress of the new building & just how each kind of fish is getting in at the hatchery.. Please notify Leermore on Monday that I cant attend Adelphi meeting that eveing & tell him whay I am kept down here. Tell him I am
Keeping an eye on John D. Rockefeller & hope to talk Adelphi affairs with him while we are here together. Notify Hiscoe that I will not go to camp before Thursday Feby 11th & I expect to go & have him go with me on that day. We have postponed Pneumelective Meeting from Jany 29th to Wed Feby 10th I expect to go to Albany Say Monday Feby 8 & stay till 10th & then go to Syracuse & thence to Camp. You better notify Barnes & White the first of next week that I have had to postpone my return till Sunday the 31st We wil doubtless arrive that PM in N.Y.
The enclosed card from Le Mount doubtless refers to a theater party of 16th Assbly dist about which Vorhies Kraeles' Secy came to see me. Please phone to V & tell him how sorry I am as I had hoped to go. I enclose a letter from Francis to hold for your information. I have done all I can. You better notify Watson about my delay in returning. Tell him I have no doubt of the wisdom of giving contract to Carptenter & Co upon them assigning their lieu to us provided they
will guarantee prompt completion of house & provided I can load, or otherwise take care of him so as to get the balance of money on the mortgage I have already given the Little G & Trust Co for $25000. Watson letter get papers & everything ready for execution on Feby 1st if Carpenter will furnish April 1st (she certainly should do so) & I can get the money to pay him with from the T G & T Co. Watson letter [?] with Mr Harley of the T G & T Co at
them.
Jamaica office & find if he can & how he can arrange these lieus so I can be sure to get the balance of 15000 due me on the mortgage. I enclose a letter for L M Palmer. I guess Mr Watson letter reply to at. I might with something that would give Hagles a hold on me. Please tell Mr. Quille I got his long letter
about primaries & have read it with great interest. Tell him to send me Barnes editorial soon as possible. Tell him I think I will have to join with Barnes & Wadsworth against the proposition all I hear from people in Washington & here is against it. Am just going out to play golf with Judge Taft. John & I against him & Mr Boardman. In great haste
Yours
TLW
You better write Senator Platt that this letter was forwarded to me here & that I wrote you to mail him that I would take it up with the Land Board by letter. You can also write Shelden that you forwarded his to me & I wanted him to understand that while I could not commit myself to his support as there are very many candidates I felt personally vary favorably disposed toward him. As matter of fact we nearly decided on Jany 1st to has appointed Vickery of Niagara, a man for Syracuse & Dures Clark from Clinton Co -
TO MCSWEENEY, MAY 20, 1903
TO MCSWEENEY, MAY 20, 1903
May 20, 1903
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Mr. David McSweeney,
Racquette Lake, N.Y.
Dear Dave:-
I am in receipt of your letter written on Sunday. I will get the hose at once and the sprinkler, and have them sent so they will get to camp before the end of the week.
I hope you have had some rain up there by this time.
As near as I can determine at the present time, there will not be more than 16 or 17 in the party, so that three 3-seated wagons will carry us all nicely from the Falls, then you can have a hired team with a wagon to take over the baggage, making four teams altogether to meet us.
I wrote you from New York that we would arrive about noon on Saturday, and to have lunch so that we could sit right down to the table as soon as we get to camp, which I hope will be about two o’clock. Of course, we will telephone as soon as we get to the station, and you can tell just how long it will take us to get there.
I wish you would get some trout caught the morning of the day we come there, and have them for lunch. Joe Grenon and Blanchard can get them in the stream behind the camp – the one that flows into Saginaw, and perhaps they can get some in the lake, so we can have both large and small ones. We do not want a big lunch – just soup and fish and one course beside, so we can get right out and make the best of the afternoon.
On my return to Syracuse, I find that only one of the carpenters went with the plumber on Monday, the other going yesterday; I hope they both arrived all right.
With best wishes,
Yours very sincerely,
LAN
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TO GRIFFIN, JANUARY 23, 1909
TO GRIFFIN, JANUARY 23, 1909
Letterhead
Saturday Jany 23d 1909
My dear Mrs Griffin:
I failed to enclose Judge Brenner's telegram in my last letter I wish you would find out from Mr Smith if the Judge was sore because I did not return for his affair. I fear he was & I would not hurt his feelings for anything.
You may write to Duras & Pence that I spoke to Judge Taft about them as requested but he said he would not take up anything beside his cabinet till after Mch 4th & that then I will speak to him again. At that time I must write to him about Pence. I dont know anything about Duras except that Parsons ran him for Congress in an overwhelmingly Dem district
Please accept Amer Conven Dinner invitation
I dont even know who "Frank Fogerty" is. I would like to know who he is.
I will take a table for 8 at Peace Society dinner to Mr Root. You better write finally to the Secy of Cm & telephone Mr Lindsay Russell who is on Com & will have
charge of details & tell him I want a table near & if possible nexdt to guests table. I think I will invite Tarbells Englishes & Baldwins. You might telephone Mr English & ask him to keep Feby 26th open. The others will wait till I return.
Have Mr Farnham mail me one new blank check. He gave me two & I have used one for amt of bill I sent you. The other mill be used to pay another hotel bill Monday & I will need one more when I leave.
Please look thoroughly into the [?] Krew matter. Mr Hazard wrote he wanted me join. I replied that I thought I was a member but if not I would join. That is last I remember. You see they have a regular invitition &c through which Gov. Hughes just passed & I dont see why I did not get notice then or at some time & I dont see how I can belong unless Farn. have paid invitation fee &c.
Hope you got Mrs Us sent what did she mean by "when I leave here I shall be little trouble &c," do you think. Dont fail to find out about why Trust Co sent $450 & said semi annual. Be sure to keep memo of all things I write about for they are likely to pass entirely out of my mind after I have once written to you about them.
I am going to write to Jack McS directly, urging him to keep me posted in detail as to building hatchery &c.
Did you know Frank Gray was dead. Mrs Watson sent a clip from Syracuse paper saying he had choked to death on hafsteak at Eagle Hotel Utica. It is too bad I bought that Typewriter Stock back at 97 when it is selling at 65 I paid him $250 more than it was or is worth on the market just to prevent his [?] able to a say anything Jack thinks he state my causes &c. I am anxious to hear from Jack about his death &c.
Weather here superby. Just like summer. Wildflowers coming up everywhere. Had a session of two hours with Taft yesterday P.M. He has left this A.M. Things will be OK after Mch 4th.
Regards to all. Tell Mr Little I am getting my score down 2 or 3 every day & I'll give him the battle of his life on the links. With best wishes
We except to arrive 23d St Sunday the 31st at 2.45 P.M.
Your sincerely
TLW -
TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
TO GRIFFIN, UNDATED
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Taft at very first opportunity about his attending Amer dinner & will do my best.
I have Jack McS: letters you sent. Currenture did has see M, but understand that "Mrs McS" had called on her when out.
Please consult Bartlett about Raynor who writes enclosed letter sent to me by Smith. It would be a good idea if all such application were looked up while I am away & the people written to that I will take matter up on my return
Tel Henman I got his letter & hope to find matter for which be met me in Washington satidsfactorily settled when I get back.
See that an invitation rec'd by Smith to attend Hughes Alliance dinner on Jany 22d is more than formally declined. Cossett or someone should be written to about may absence &c -
Write Mrs Vick that I always supposed she knew that when a claim case was once passed in the omnibus bill it had to go to Court of Claims & be tried out & that I always felt we would have great trouble in proving that the things belonging to her Mother which were taken had been actually used by the Army & not destroyed because the law allows nothing if destroyed. Tell her if the Court decided favorably the passage of the bill again after that is only a matter of yours. I saw Law & he is dong & has been going everything he possibly could & will continue to.
Tell her every dollar for clothes &c comes out of my pocket & while I am willing to do all I can there is a limit.
You wrote that Buffalo Trust Co sent $450 semi annual payment. Please find just what this means. Have they increased payments from $800 a year, 200 quarterly to $900 a year 450 semi annually or what?
I reutrn F F & G application for you to hold till I see Mr Whipple with where I have had a long talk about my establishing my own nursery.
Will you telephone to Jefferson Ferry & tell him I rec'd his telegram about Taft not calling an extra session of COngress & will discuss the subject with Taft soon as I get a chance. I have postponed everything till he will not be so busy next week. On our trip to Atlanta I may get more chance than I have so far had.
Tell Mr Little I will talk with Farn her against contracting any expenses with lawyers as her chances of getting anything are the remote to warrant it.
Your hastily
T. L. W. -
TO MCSWEENEY, MAY 21, 1907
TO MCSWEENEY, MAY 21, 1907
May 21, 1907.
Mr. J. D. McSweeney,
Kamp Kill Kare,
Raquette Lake, N.Y.
My dear Jack:
At the sale of the household effects of Mrs. Gaines – John’s grandmother, who you remember visited us at Kamp Kill Kare last summer – I purchased a large number of books rather than to see them too much sacrificed and having no place in my house in Brooklyn for them, I ordered them sent to Kamp. I think I bought enough to fill the book cases over on the Island, which we emptied to fill the book cases in the Casino. However, I do not know what books I shall want to put over there and what books I want to leave in the Casino, so I would rather the books would not be put up until I come. I wish you would have the cases very carefully handled – in other words, do not have them shaken up any more on the wagons than is absolutely necessary and you had better wait until I come up before you unpack them.
You say you expect a mile of wire from Sperry’s by tomorrow (Wednesday), and then you will try to have it all up by the time we come. Just keep at Sperry until you get it and be sure to have it up when I get there because I shall be very much disappointed if I cannot call up Chapin’s Camp while I am at Kamp Kissabel. I suppose you have a telephone at Chapin’s camp. If not, get one right away and have the whole thing in working order by the time I get there
I will write to Col. Fox about surveying the 560 acres and have it done right away.
It is as cold as a winter’s day here, but I cannot believe it will lasy much longer and am looking forward to warm weather by the time we get to camp. I am very anxious to come and shall be greatly disappointed if anything happens to interfere with our coming. I will telegraph to you on Friday or early Saturday morning how many to expect.
Yours sincerely,
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