Memorandum from George B. Davis to James Franklin Bell
Subject(s): Baldwin, William Gibboney, 1860-1936, Browne, Herbert J. (Herbert Janvrin), 1861-1936, Expenditures, Public, Governmental investigations, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Congress. Senate
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Judge-Advocate General Davis sends Army Chief of Staff Bell a memorandum stating that his opinion regarding the proposition made by William Gibboney Baldwin and Herbert J. Browne was given orally to then-Secretary of War William H. Taft. In order for President Roosevelt to obtain some information necessary for him to provide to the Senate, he had to employ Browne and Baldwin, which Davis believed was provided for in an act of Congress setting aside an “emergency fund to meet unforeseen contingencies.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-17
Creator(s)
Davis, George B. (George Breckenridge), 1847-1914
Recipient
Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Memorandum from George B. Davis to James Franklin Bell. [December 17, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59780. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Davis, George B. (George Breckenridge), 1847-1914. Memorandum from George B. Davis to James Franklin Bell. [17 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/o59780.
APA:
Davis, George B. (George Breckenridge), 1847-1914.: , [1908, December 17]. Memorandum from George B. Davis to James Franklin Bell. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59780.
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.
