Naval Intelligence Officer Schroeder tells Admiral Taylor that there is no information on the position of forces beyond the “meagre facts on the chart.” A man was working on it but “the War Department has given it up as an impossibility.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-20

Creator(s)

Schroeder, Seaton, 1849-1922

Recipient

Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Memorandum

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:

Memorandum from Seaton Schroeder to H. C. Taylor. [May 20, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49235. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Schroeder, Seaton, 1849-1922. Memorandum from Seaton Schroeder to H. C. Taylor. [20 May. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49235.

APA:

Schroeder, Seaton, 1849-1922., [1904, May 20]. Memorandum from Seaton Schroeder to H. C. Taylor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49235.

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. January 22, 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.