Telegram from Leslie Combs to Elihu Root
Subject(s): El Salvador, Estrada Cabrera, Manuel, 1857-1924, Guatemala, Prisoners of war
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Ambassador Combs has been informed by the President of Guatemala that all prisoners of war not yet exchanged are being returned to El Salvador by ship. Combs also relates that the president is angry at insinuations that the prisoners have been mistreated.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-23
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Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
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Record Type
Image
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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 Leslie Combs to Elihu Root. [July 23, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53598. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Combs, Leslie, 1852-1940. Telegram from Leslie Combs to Elihu Root. [23 Jul. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53598.
APA:
Combs, Leslie, 1852-1940., [1906, July 23]. Telegram from Leslie Combs to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53598.
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.