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Lieutenant Ellicott thanks Governor Roosevelt for acknowledging his pamphlet on the Battle of Manila Bay and for the high commendations Roosevelt gave his reconnaissance work in Hawaii.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-08-27
Lieutenant Ellicott reports to his commanding officer, Commodore Wadhams, regarding his reconnaissance on San Andres island. He was sent to determine if there was any truth to the report that the Governor of the island, Senor Perez, had interdicted American trade. Ellicott then obtained permission to talk to Americans on the island and gathered the intelligence that makes up the bulk of the report, including movement of and location coordinates for Colombian troops and their weaponry, high taxes being levied and enforcement of collection, removal of arms from the Native population, and the (favorable) differential treatment of Americans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-17