Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Canals, Interoceanic, Edwards, Clarence Ransom, 1860-1931, Extortion, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), Lobbying, Lundie, John, 1857-1931, Magoon, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1861-1920, Panama, Panama--Panama Canal, Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919, Wallace, John Findley, 1852-1921
Click on image to zoom in
Secretary of War Taft writes to President Roosevelt concerning the recommendation by John Findley Wallace that John Lundie be appointed to the Consulting Board of Experts on the Isthmian Canal Commission. Taft believes that Lundie’s reputation alone does not justify this, and is suspicious of the lengths to which Wallace is going in order to get Lundie apointed, as Wallace has been contacting everyone connected with the commission. Taft surmises that there is some ulterior motive in getting Lundie appointed and cannot recommend him to the president.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-31
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 31, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49414. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 May. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49414.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1905, May 31]. 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/o49414.
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.
