Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore P. Shonts
Subject(s): Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928, Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940, Letters, Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948, Polk, Van Leer, 1856-1907
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President Roosevelt draws Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Shonts’s attention to enclosed letters from Philippe Bunau-Varilla and First Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis. Later, Roosevelt would like to speak to Shonts about Joseph Bucklin Bishop and Van Leer Polk.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-04-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Theodore P. Shonts. [April 14, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191532. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore P. Shonts. [14 Apr. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191532.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, April 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore P. Shonts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191532.
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. February 20, 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.
