Memorandum from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Exile (Punishment), Loyalty oaths, Mabini, Apolinario, 1864-1903, Philippine American War (Philippines : 1899-1902), Philippines, Revolutions
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Secretary of War Root opposes allowing Apolinario Mabini to return to the Philippines without taking the oath of allegiance. He expects that Mabini would continue to plot insurrection. Mabini is not a prisoner and can travel anywhere in the world, except the Philippines.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-29
Creator(s)
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Memorandum from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 29, 1902]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38692. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Memorandum from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Dec. 1902]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38692.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.: , [1902, December 29]. Memorandum from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38692.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.