Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Catholic Church, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes, Drought relief, Education, Electric railroads--Design and construction, Friars, Horsemanship, Municipal water supply--Management, Philippines, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943, Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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Governor Taft reviews recent events in the Philippines, including negotiations over the acquisition of the friars’ lands, difficulties with merchants, the construction of an electric trolley railway, and a survey for a new Manila water supply. General Wood has taken hold of Moro Province with “vim and vigor.” Robert Taft has returned to the United States for preparatory school, and Helen Herron Taft is not ill but needs “building up of her nerves.” Taft has been horseback riding for exercise and hopes to continue this activity when he returns to Washington, D.C. He would like an exception made so his horse can accompany him back to the states.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-22
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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
9
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 22, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42275. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42275.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1903, September 22]. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42275.
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. March 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.
