Letter from Robert John Thompson to William Loeb
Subject(s): Bank failures, Bonds, Iowa, Panama--Panama Canal, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Robert John Thompson encloses a letter to President Roosevelt in which he suggests the issuance of a series of small denomination bonds could finance the building of the Panama Canal and help prevent bank failures in the United States.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-17
Creator(s)
Thompson, Robert J. (Robert John), 1865-
Recipient
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
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:
Letter from Robert John Thompson to William Loeb. [January 17, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48534. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Thompson, Robert J. (Robert John), 1865-. Letter from Robert John Thompson to William Loeb. [17 Jan. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48534.
APA:
Thompson, Robert J. (Robert John), 1865-., [1905, January 17]. Letter from Robert John Thompson to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48534.
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.
