Williams V. Martin to William Jennings Bryan
Title
Williams V. Martin to William Jennings Bryan
Creator
Williams V. Martin
Identifier
WWP20713
Date
1913 May 12
Description
Williams V. Martin writes Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan in regards to his application for position of Minister to Santo Domingo.
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
Sir:-
Roanoke, Virginia,
May 12, 1913.I have the honor to apply for the position of Minister to the Republic of Santo Domingo, West Indies.
For more than fifteen years I have been associated with the Cuban and Dominican people, during 1898 assigned by the Secretary of War to the Cuban Commission, where I served two years. Later I went to New York, lived there from 1902 to 1912, was a part of the Spanish American colony there, marrying one of its members, ttehhe daughter of Hon. M. Gauteier, of Santo Domingo, a lawyer of great ability, for years Minister to Paris, Secretary of State for Santo Domingo, etc. These associations and the prominence of my wife’s people at this time, make me to the Dominicans an American representatibve they would welcome. I have fought many of their battles, succeeded last year to a degree that has been by them gratefully acknowledged.
I am a Virginian by birth, from a long line of ancestors who have won many honors from my native State. My father’s people, New England, have given to our country two Secretaries of State, Webster and Sherman. I shall be glad if you consider this appeal favorably and permit me to do for my country some good service in a field where I am so well known.
Very respectfully,
Williams V. Martin
Roanoke, Virginia,
May 12, 1913.I have the honor to apply for the position of Minister to the Republic of Santo Domingo, West Indies.
For more than fifteen years I have been associated with the Cuban and Dominican people, during 1898 assigned by the Secretary of War to the Cuban Commission, where I served two years. Later I went to New York, lived there from 1902 to 1912, was a part of the Spanish American colony there, marrying one of its members, ttehhe daughter of Hon. M. Gauteier, of Santo Domingo, a lawyer of great ability, for years Minister to Paris, Secretary of State for Santo Domingo, etc. These associations and the prominence of my wife’s people at this time, make me to the Dominicans an American representatibve they would welcome. I have fought many of their battles, succeeded last year to a degree that has been by them gratefully acknowledged.
I am a Virginian by birth, from a long line of ancestors who have won many honors from my native State. My father’s people, New England, have given to our country two Secretaries of State, Webster and Sherman. I shall be glad if you consider this appeal favorably and permit me to do for my country some good service in a field where I am so well known.
Very respectfully,
Williams V. Martin
Original Format
Letter
To
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Files
Collection
Citation
Williams V. Martin, “Williams V. Martin to William Jennings Bryan,” 1913 May 12, WWP20713, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.