Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon
Subject(s): Church and state, Church property, Cuba, Governmental investigations
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President Roosevelt has received Provisional Governor Magoon’s letter about the church property matter in Cuba and clarifies that he did not mean to hurry “in that sense.” He merely wants to have the facts “clearly before” him, so that the matter can be “in such shape that I can answer bores and critics.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-05-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Magoon, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1861-1920
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 Charles E. Magoon. [May 13, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202659. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon. [13 May. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202659.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, May 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202659.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
