Letter from William H. Taft to Alexander Mackenzie, Charles F. Humphrey, and John Patten Story
Subject(s): Coast defenses, La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938, Military architecture, Military architecture--Designs and plans, Rhode Island--Narragansett Region, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, United States. Army. Artillery, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, United States. Office of the Quartermaster General
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Secretary of War Taft writes to Brigadier-Generals Mackenzie, Humphrey, and Story that C. Grant La Farge should be informed about what their respective departments are building along the Narragansett Bay. Mackenzie, Humphrey, and Story are to communicate to their subordinates that it is the desire of President Roosevelt that La Farge receive the information he requires, including that which is usually withheld from the public.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-04
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to Alexander Mackenzie, Charles F. Humphrey, and John Patten Story. [June 4, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49422. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Alexander Mackenzie, Charles F. Humphrey, and John Patten Story. [4 Jun. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49422.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1905, June 4]. Letter from William H. Taft to Alexander Mackenzie, Charles F. Humphrey, and John Patten Story.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49422.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
