Telegrams from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root
Subject(s): Arrest, Cuba, Cuba--Havana (Province), Cuba--Pinar del Río, Diplomatic and consular service, Insurgency, Political violence, Rebellion
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The chargé d’affaires in Cuba, Jacob Sleeper, sends two telegrams to Secretary of State Root describing an insurrection in Cuba. In the first, he describes the insurrection in Pinar del Rio and Havana Province of consisting of several hundred armed men and notes that several leaders have been arrested. In the second, Sleeper reports that the general situation is unchanged and that the insurrectionists have grown somewhat stronger. Sleeper says there is not much information about the situation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-21
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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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Telegrams from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root. [August 21, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53918. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sleeper, Jacob, 1869-1930. Telegrams from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root. [21 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53918.
APA:
Sleeper, Jacob, 1869-1930., [1906, August 21]. Telegrams from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53918.
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 15, 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.
