Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
Subject(s): Alaska--Douglas Island, Alaska--Haines--Port Chilkoot, Hoggatt, Wilford B. (Wilford Bacon), 1865-1938
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President Roosevelt instructs Assistant Secretary of War Oliver to order officers at the Treadwell gold mine on Douglas Island, Alaska to report to Wilford B. Hoggatt, Governor of the District of Alaska, at Juneau and the officer at Fort Seward, Alaska to report by telegraph and hold his troops in readiness, in case it becomes necessary to protect “life and property on Douglas Island.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935
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 Robert Shaw Oliver. [April 16, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199131. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver. [16 Apr. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199131.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, April 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199131.
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.
