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Fred W. Carpenter acknowledges receipt of a message from William Loeb asking for copies for telegrams and letters from Mr. Stevens, and sends copies of these to be shown to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-06
Fred W. Carpenter sends William Loeb two enclosed cables as directed by Secretary of War Taft to show to President Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-28
Fred W. Carpenter, private secretary under the direction of Secretary of War William H. Taft, instructs Theodore P. Shonts, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, to relay a telegram to Chief Engineer John F. Stevens that his telegram was received. Carpenter informs Stevens that he will be made Chairmen of the Isthmian Commission on March 5th and “will exercise the supreme control” that the position entitles to him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-28
On behalf of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Fred W. Carpenter forwards to William Loeb a confidential telegram from General Leonard Wood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-02
On behalf of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Fred W. Carpenter sends William Loeb copies of a letter exchange between Taft and Senator Joseph Benson Foraker.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-01
On behalf of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Fred W. Carpenter thanks William Loeb for sending the letters from General Leonard Wood and W. Cameron Forbes, and returns the letters to Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-19
Fred W. Carpenter forwards correspondence between Secretary of War William H. Taft and Governor Luke E. Wright about Russian warships at Manila to William Loeb for him to give to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-05
On behalf of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Fred W. Carpenter forwards a letter to Surgeon General O’Reilly stating that President Roosevelt wants to know if a “colored surgeon” can be appointed to serve “colored troops.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-23
Fred W. Carpenter, assistant to Secretary of War Taft, encloses a telegram for President Roosevelt’s attention. The telegram is from Governor of the Philippines Luke E. Wright.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-17
Secretary of War William H. Taft has instructed Fred W. Carpenter to send William Loeb copies of letters he has written to Senator Nathan Bay Scott and Harry S. New.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-25
In accordance with a request from President Roosevelt, Fred W. Carpenter has been directed by Secretary of War William H. Taft to enclose a memorandum containing an inquiry and report about the action of various boards since October 1900 regarding the recommendation of Subic Bay as a naval base.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-14
Fred W. Carpenter, secretary to Secretary of War William H. Taft, returns a letter to President Roosevelt that Taft had borrowed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-13
In Secretary of War Taft’s absence, Fred W. Carpenter sends Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield a letter he has received concerning a rumor about the possibility of William M. Tipton being appointed Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-27
On behalf of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Fred W. Carpenter encloses copies of letters written to Frederick N. Judson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-05
On behalf of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Fred W. Carpenter sends a typescript of a telegram to William Loeb. George W. Goethals describes labor negotiations with and resignations of Isthmian Canal construction workers. Goethals reports that men are returning to work and he has no fear of the outcome.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-16
On behalf of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Fred W. Carpenter forwards duplicate copies of the cablegram Taft sent to John F. Stevens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-04
Secretary of War Taft has instructed William Loeb to respond to Fred W. Carpenter’s request asking when the War Department or associated officials have “discharged men or mustered them out without honor or in any other way without court-martial.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-10
Under the direction of Secretary of War Taft, Fred W. Carpenter sends William Loeb, Secretary to President Roosevelt, communication and papers from Mr. Cobb of Idaho.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-06
Under the direction of Secretary of War Taft, Fred W. Carpenter responds to William Loeb, secretary to President Roosevelt, who requested information on precedents for discharging a battalion, including Robert E. Lee or any others. Carpenter encloses a reply from the office of the Military Secretary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-05
Fred W. Carpenter sends William Loeb the text of a telegram from Secretary of War William H. Taft that is to be sent to President Roosevelt in Panama. The context of the telegram concerns the Brownsville Affair; Taft notifies Roosevelt that Republicans are “appealing for a suspension of the order discharging colored troops” until Roosevelt returns and has a rehearing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-17