At the request of President Roosevelt, Presidential Secretary Benjamin F. Barnes encloses a letter from William Allen White and requests a confidential report on the matter discussed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-14

Creator(s)

Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909

Recipient

Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Benjamin F. Barnes to Henry C. Payne. [July 14, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o267978. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909. Letter from Benjamin F. Barnes to Henry C. Payne. [14 Jul. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o267978.

APA:

Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909., [1903, July 14]. Letter from Benjamin F. Barnes to Henry C. Payne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o267978.

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. January 15, 2026. 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.