Extract of a letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens
Subject(s): Alien labor, Chinese, Canals, Interoceanic--Design and construction, Foreign workers, Chinese, Government contractors, Panama--Panama Canal, Québec--La Malbaie, Québec--Rivière-Malbaie, Rogers, Richard R. (Richard Reid), 1867-1949, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Chairman Theodore P. Shonts informs Chief Engineer John F. Stevens that President Roosevelt approved of their plan for contracting the work on the Panama Canal, and Shonts will be going to La Malbaie, Québec, Canada, to confer with Secretary of War William H. Taft about it. Shonts and Richard Reid Rogers, the Canal Commission’s general counsel, are working on the request for proposals, and Shonts will send it to Stevens when it is ready for his input. Shonts also writes that they submitted the proposals for Chinese laborers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-22
Creator(s)
Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919
Recipient
Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943
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
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Extract of a letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens. [August 22, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53925. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919. Extract of a letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens. [22 Aug. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53925.
APA:
Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919., [1906, August 22]. Extract of a letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53925.
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. June 4, 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.
