Reconstruction to the Turn of the Century: Andrew Johnson to Teddy Roosevelt, 1865-1909
Andrew Johnson: President from 1865 to 1869
21 May 1866: Commission to Job J. Hayes as Major of U.S. Volunteers. Signed by Andrew Johnson, President, and Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Ulysses S. Grant: President from 1869 to 1877
2 August 1874: Personal correspondence to A. E. Boni, Ex. Sec. of the Navy. Grant writes that he and his wife will be glad to have a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Boni as soon as it best suits their convenience. He's had three letters from Nellie in the past two weeks - she likes all of her new aunts, but there is one she likes better than any of the others because she reminds her of Mrs. Boni.
James A. Garfield: President from 1881 to 1881
19 June 1880: A quick note to Rev. W. M. Roe reading "No time to answer sooner even now can only thank you."
Grover Cleveland: President from 1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897
11 May 1892: Letter to William L. Wilson stating that he regrets he is unable to spend July 4th with Wilson's townsmen. "My observation and experience, is fast convincing me, on wholly impersonal grounds, that Henry Watterson knows less about the politics of the country in a broad way, than any one who talks anything like so much as he about the subject. The manner in which, to use your expression, he 'cackles' first in one place and then in another, will soon be regarded as tiresome and as useless as the brain of a barren hen."
Teddy Roosevelt: President from 1901 to 1909
31 July 1896: In this letter to R.C. Ballard Thruston, Roosevelt expresses enthusiasm to see the journal of Governor William Clark, ancestor of Thruston. He regrets that he didn't know about the journal when writing his recently published book "The Winning of the West," but says he could still "doubtless use it in the next edition of my book." The letter was written when Roosevelt was President of the New York City Board of Police Commissioners and is typed on New York City Police Department stationary.
5 February 1910: Short letter to Messrs. Newland, Tanlkon & Co. in which Roosevelt expresses his hearty appreciation of all they have done to make his trip a success.