Telegram from Robert Bacon to James Andrew Drain

Subject(s): China--Shanghai, Judges--Selection and appointment, United States. Court for China

Acting Secretary of State Bacon instructs James Andrew Drain to take the oath of office and proceed to Shanghai, China.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1906-07-11

Creator(s)

Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919

Recipient

Drain, James Andrew, 1870-1943

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

Rights

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Citation

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Chicago:

Telegram from Robert Bacon to James Andrew Drain. [July 11, 1906]. America.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293456. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919. Telegram from Robert Bacon to James Andrew Drain. [11 Jul. 1906]. Image.
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293456.

APA:

Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919., [1906, July 11]. Telegram from Robert Bacon to James Andrew Drain.
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293456.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

America. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america.

APA:

America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america.