Telephone message from Clarence Ransom Edwards
Subject(s): Colton, George R. (George Radcliffe), 1865-1916, Dominican Republic, Edwards, Clarence Ransom, 1860-1931, Hispaniola, International relations, Naval strategy, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Telegraph, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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Colonel Edwards, head of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, leaves a telephone message at the White House regarding military movements in the Dominican Republic. Edwards conveys the contents of a confidential telegram that Colonel George Radcliffe Colton sent to Secretary of War William H. Taft. Colton reports on the United States’ withdrawal of war vessels, including three gunboats and one torpedo boat destroyer, and assures that there is “no cause for anxiety at the present moment.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-26
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Recipient
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
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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:
Telephone message from Clarence Ransom Edwards. [June 26, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53326. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Telephone message from Clarence Ransom Edwards. [26 Jun. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53326.
APA:
Unknown., [1906, June 26]. Telephone message from Clarence Ransom Edwards.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53326.
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.
