Admiral Coghlan has received a report that an unfriendly Indian chief from near Cape Tiburon has been abducted by Colombians. The USS Castine and the USS Bancroft are guarding the coast near Caledonia, Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-30

Creator(s)

Coghlan, Joseph Bullock, 1844-1908

Recipient

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Joseph Bullock Coghlan to William H. Moody. [December 30, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42963. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Coghlan, Joseph Bullock, 1844-1908. Telegram from Joseph Bullock Coghlan to William H. Moody. [30 Dec. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42963.

APA:

Coghlan, Joseph Bullock, 1844-1908., [1903, December 30]. Telegram from Joseph Bullock Coghlan to William H. Moody.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42963.

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.