Letter from Robert Shaw Oliver to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Magoon, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1861-1920, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Telegraph

Robert Shaw Oliver, acting as Secetrary of War in the absence of William H. Taft, sends President Roosevelt a cablegram from Governor Magoon to Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-16

Creator(s)

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Shaw Oliver to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 16, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54647. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935. Letter from Robert Shaw Oliver to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54647.

APA:

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935., [1906, October 16]. Letter from Robert Shaw Oliver to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54647.

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 6, 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.