In accordance with a request from President Roosevelt, Fred W. Carpenter has been directed by Secretary of War William H. Taft to enclose a memorandum containing an inquiry and report about the action of various boards since October 1900 regarding the recommendation of Subic Bay as a naval base.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-14

Creator(s)

Carpenter, Fred W., 1873 or 1874-1957

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

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 Fred W. Carpenter to William Loeb. [April 14, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58486. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Carpenter, Fred W., 1873 or 1874-1957. Letter from Fred W. Carpenter to William Loeb. [14 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58486.

APA:

Carpenter, Fred W., 1873 or 1874-1957., [1908, April 14]. Letter from Fred W. Carpenter to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58486.

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 16, 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.