Letter from William H. Taft to William Loeb
Subject(s): Amador Guerrero, Manuel, 1833-1909, Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954, Canals, Colombia--Cartagena, Costa Rica, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), Magoon, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1861-1920, Maine, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Panama--Colon Free Zone, Panama--Panama Canal Region, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919, Travel, United States. Navy, Washington (D.C.)
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Secretary of War Taft advises William Loeb that no one should go down to the Panama Canal Zone except for Taft, and President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The smaller the party, the better, since space on a ship is small. The Roosevelts are invited to attend a function hosted by President Manuel Amador Guerrero. Taft thinks Roosevelt will have no reason to travel outside the Zone unless he wants to visit Colon to see for himself what Poultney Bigelow had written about. Taft is traveling to Maine from Quebec and expects to arrive in Oyster Bay in a few weeks.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-28
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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 William H. Taft to William Loeb. [August 28, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54024. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to William Loeb. [28 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54024.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1906, August 28]. Letter from William H. Taft to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54024.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
