[Headlines from The New York Times (page 1, above the fold) to place the letters in context of the world around them.]
1/28/09
LOVE QUITS AFTER MARKET MISHAPS
Young Broker Is Said to Have Dropped About $1,500,000 in Stocks and Grain. CREDITORS LOSE NOTHING Wealthy Friends Assisted, but Finally It Was Found Advisable for Him to Quit Business.
ROOSEVELT STRIKES AT PETS OF SENATE
Orders a General Naval Inquiry, Especially Into the Political Navy Yards. A SURPRISE TO NEWBERRY Shipyards Connections of Senators May Be Used as a Club to Get More Battleships.
2/1/09
ANTI-JAPANESE BILLS ILLEGAL, ROOT SAYS
Federal Constitution Comes First and Proposed Laws Controvene Treaty Rights. TREAT ALL ALIENS ALIKE. The President in a Letter to Gov. Gillett Indorses Mr. Root's View of the Rights of Japanese. ANTI-JAPANESE BILLS ILLEGAL, ROOT SAYS
January 28, 1909.
Mr. J. A. Briggs
% Gen. Del.
Walton, N. Y.
Dear Mr. Briggs:-
The great news has just come in that you have won the victory watch. Mr. Miller is sending you a telegram with our congratulations. We are all immensely happy over your success and proud of you, and we believe that day has come, when, in your territory also, we are not merely ahead of others, but will absolutely dominate the situations.
Mrs. Briggs must be as pleased over this victory as you are, and for her sake as well as yours, I congratulate you and thank you for all you have done to make the Bulletin more inspiring and to show every other man what he can do, by doing it yourself. And, one more word, it appears that I WAS RIGHT last December in insisting that you were the right man to make that speech at the banquet. It always does tickle a man to know that his judgement was good, and now, through your victory, I have just that sensation and to thank you for it.
Yours very sincerely,
George C. Hirst
Western Union Telegraph Company
14 Paid
New York, NY 28
To J. A. Briggs
Try hotels and Gely Dely Walton, N.Y
This is a glorious day
we are all immensely proud of your great victory.
The Osborne Company
Postal Telegraph Commercial Cables
TELEGRAM
New York, Feb1, 09
J. A. Briggs
Try Hotels and General Delivery
Scranton, Pa.
Hail to the Victor we rejoice with you and our pride overflows Mr. Osborne authorizes special prize original painting for Longest score consecutive Victory weeks youre in this
The Osborne Co.
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