Memorandum from Elihu Root to Henry Clark Corbin
Subject(s): Conflict of interests, Government purchasing--Contracts and specifications, Governmental investigations, Littauer, Lucius Nathan, 1859-1944, Political corruption, United States. Army. Office of the Inspector General, United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department, United States. Army. Quartermaster's Dept., United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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Secretary of War Root orders an investigation into an 1898 contract to supply gloves to the Quartermaster’s Department of the Army. In the course of bankruptcy proceedings, it has come to light that the Littauer Brothers firm, which includes Representative Lucius Nathan Littauer, was interested in the contract. Root is concerned that the contract or the bidding was handled improperly.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-03
Creator(s)
Recipient
Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Memorandum from Elihu Root to Henry Clark Corbin. [July 3, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41132. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Memorandum from Elihu Root to Henry Clark Corbin. [3 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41132.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1903, July 3]. Memorandum from Elihu Root to Henry Clark Corbin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41132.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
