Letter from Henry Martyn Hoyt to William H. Taft
Subject(s): Alien labor, Chinese, Foreign workers, Chinese, Panama--Panama Canal, Russell, Charles Wells, 1856-1927
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Acting Attorney General Hoyt sends Secretary of War Taft the opinion prepared by Charles Wells Russell regarding Chinese laborers working on the Panama Canal. The opinion bears the Attorney General’s endorsement.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-23
Creator(s)
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Henry Martyn Hoyt to William H. Taft. [July 23, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53590. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hoyt, Henry Martyn, 1857-1910. Letter from Henry Martyn Hoyt to William H. Taft. [23 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53590.
APA:
Hoyt, Henry Martyn, 1857-1910., [1906, July 23]. Letter from Henry Martyn Hoyt to William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53590.
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 29, 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.
