Telegram from George Frisbie Hoar to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Deportation, Emigration and immigration--Government policy, Emigration and immigration--Health aspects, Lebanon--Beirut, Namer, Barbara, Trachoma
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Barbara Namer and her two children are being detained at Ellis Island and will be sent back to Beirut. The children have been diagnosed with trachoma and cannot be admitted to the hospital due to overcrowding. Senator Hoar wants their deportation stopped and has public support for treating the children. He requests Senator Lodge’s attention to the matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-30
Creator(s)
Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Telegram from George Frisbie Hoar to Henry Cabot Lodge. [December 30, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36428. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904. Telegram from George Frisbie Hoar to Henry Cabot Lodge. [30 Dec. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36428.
APA:
Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904., [1901, December 30]. Telegram from George Frisbie Hoar to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36428.
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. February 5, 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.
