Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John James Jenkins
Subject(s): Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), Legislation, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Trials, United States. Congress, United States. Supreme Court
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President Roosevelt sends Representative Jenkins an excerpt of a letter from Secretary of War William H. Taft, and asks if action could be taken along the lines that Taft outlines. In the excerpted portion from Taft, Taft suggests that for the Court of last resort on the Panamanian Isthmus, cases can be appealed directly to the Supreme Court of the United States, rather than first passing through the Court of Appeals. Taft also suggests limitations for the types of cases able to be appealed this way.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Jenkins, John James, 1843-1911
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 John James Jenkins. [January 27, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201408. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John James Jenkins. [27 Jan. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201408.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, January 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John James Jenkins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201408.
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.
