Telegram from Carroll Purman to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Alien labor, Chinese, Contracting out--Decision making, Foreign workers

Carroll Purman writes on behalf of the International Contracting Company regarding the Chinese labor proposal. He says timing is a vital feature.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-26

Creator(s)

Purman, Carroll, 1879-1949

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

Typed

Record Type

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 Carroll Purman to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 26, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50362. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Purman, Carroll, 1879-1949. Telegram from Carroll Purman to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Jul. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50362.

APA:

Purman, Carroll, 1879-1949., [1905, July 26]. Telegram from Carroll Purman to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50362.

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 12, 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.