Letter from H. C. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Hunt, William Henry, 1857-1949, Puerto Rico, United States. Navy
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Acting Secretary Taylor provides the Navy’s justification and legal claim for acquiring a tract of land adjacent to the naval station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The difficulty is that the Insular Government claims authority over this land and has objected to the naval seizure.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-26
Creator(s)
Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
11
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:
Letter from H. C. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 26, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38597. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904. Letter from H. C. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Jul. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38597.
APA:
Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904., [1902, July 26]. Letter from H. C. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38597.
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 12, 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.
