Extracts from a letter of Lieutenant Eugene Leo Bisset
Subject(s): Colonies--Administration, Germany, Great Britain, International relations, Jurisdiction (International law), Philippines, Philippines--Jolo, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Lieutenant Bisset has noticed that American authority has not been fully extended to all of the Filipino territory once controlled by Spain. The local sultan near Jolo has been inquiring about this discrepancy and unless American authority is extended the sultan may use his technical sovereignty to sell this territory to Great Britain or Germany.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-04
Creator(s)
Recipient
Civil Governor of the Philippines
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:
Extracts from a letter of Lieutenant Eugene Leo Bisset. [November 4, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39610. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bisset, Eugene Leo, 1871-1949. Extracts from a letter of Lieutenant Eugene Leo Bisset. [4 Nov. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39610.
APA:
Bisset, Eugene Leo, 1871-1949., [1902, November 4]. Extracts from a letter of Lieutenant Eugene Leo Bisset.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39610.
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 26, 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.
