Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Elisha Payne
Subject(s): Oxnard, H. T. (Henry Thomas), 1860-1922, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt hopes Senator Payne can push an amendment to the present Philippine bill in the House reducing the tariff to fifty percent. Roosevelt reminds Payne this is a compromise, as Secretary of War William H. Taft wants it to be reduced to twenty-five percent. New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt and beet sugar manufacturer H. T. Oxnard are both willing to accept fifty percent.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914
Publication Date
2022-03-31
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
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 Sereno Elisha Payne. [December 24, 1904?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190553. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Elisha Payne. [24 Dec. 1904?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190553.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1904, December 24?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Elisha Payne. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190553.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
