Letter from Robert Bacon to William Loeb
Subject(s): Ambassadors, Canned meat--Standards, England--London, Grocery trade, International relations, Quality assurance, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Acting Secretary of State Bacon encloses six documents relating to the United Kingdom’s requested assurances as to the “purity of American canned meats.” The documents include the Federation of Grocers Associations of the United Kingdom’s requests for assurances, President Roosevelt’s granted assurances, and a resolution of thanks to the president from the Grocers’ Federation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-31
Creator(s)
Recipient
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 Robert Bacon to William Loeb. [July 31, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53667. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919. Letter from Robert Bacon to William Loeb. [31 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53667.
APA:
Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919., [1906, July 31]. Letter from Robert Bacon to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53667.
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. February 5, 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.
