Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Isthmian Canal Commission
Subject(s): Coal, Letting of contracts--Decision making, Shipping
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President Roosevelt is asking the Isthmian Canal Commission for more information about a coal contract that has allegedly been given to an English shipping firm without receiving bids from American firms. Roosevelt believes this to be untrue, but wants the facts. Roosevelt reminds the Commission that American firms are to be preferred when they will work equally well and cheaply.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Isthmian Canal Commission (US)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Isthmian Canal Commission. [July 30, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188704. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Isthmian Canal Commission. [30 Jul. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188704.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, July 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Isthmian Canal Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188704.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
