Letter from George W. Davis to William H. Taft
Subject(s): Canals, Interoceanic--Design and construction, Civil engineers, Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916, Employee selection, Fitzgerald, Desmond, 1846-1926, Goethals, George W. (George Washington), 1858-1928, Governmental investigations, Mackenzie, Alexander, 1844-1921, Noble, Alfred, 1844-1914, Panama--Panama Canal, Saville, Caleb M. (Caleb Mills), 1865-1960, Sibert, William L. (William Luther), 1860-1935, Stearns, F. P. (Frederic Pike), 1851-1919
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George W. Davis offers President-elect Taft his opinion regarding several engineers who are candidates to accompany Taft on a trip to inspect the Panama Canal. If a change to the canal plans is required, as Davis suspects it may be, it should be done early enough before public opinion begins to be swayed against the canal by a lack of confidence.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-15
Creator(s)
Davis, George W. (George Whitefield), 1839-1918
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from George W. Davis to William H. Taft. [December 15, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59746. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Davis, George W. (George Whitefield), 1839-1918. Letter from George W. Davis to William H. Taft. [15 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59746.
APA:
Davis, George W. (George Whitefield), 1839-1918.: , [1908, December 15]. Letter from George W. Davis to William H. Taft. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59746.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
