Letter from William Loeb to William Howard Taft
Subject(s): Blocksom, Augustus Perry, 1854-1931, Government report writing, Newspaper editors, Noyes, Frank B. (Frank Brett), 1863-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Texas--Brownsville--Fort Brown, United States. Army. Infantry Division, 25th
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William Loeb forwards Secretary of War Taft the recent letter that Chicago Record-Herald editor Frank B. Noyes sent to President Roosevelt concerning the Brownsville affair. Roosevelt would like an immediate report on the topic from Major Augustus Perry Blocksom.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-19
Creator(s)
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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 William Loeb to William Howard Taft. [December 19, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197646. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Loeb, William, 1866-1937. Letter from William Loeb to William Howard Taft. [19 Dec. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197646.
APA:
Loeb, William, 1866-1937., [1906, December 19]. Letter from William Loeb to William Howard Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197646.
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. January 16, 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.
