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William Loeb sends James Alexander Scrymser, of the Central & South American Telegraph Company, a letter from President Roosevelt about the opening of a telegraph cable connection between New York, Guantánamo, and Colón, Cuba. Loeb requests Scrymser to leave out a certain phrase from his original telegram if he should publish the leters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-31
President Roosevelt congratulates James Alexander Scrymser, of the Central and South American Telegraph Company, on the completion of the telegraph cable connecting New York with Guantánamo and Colón in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-30
Theodore Roosevelt thanks James Alexander Scrymser for his book, Personal Reminiscences of James A. Scrymser, in Times of Peace and War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-24
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1905-08-12
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Secretary of War Taft reassures James Alexander Scrymser that Congress will take into account all the information he has provided, if they decide to authorize construction and laying of the cable referred to in Scrymser’s recent letter. Taft also clarifies that any cable laid by the Department of War would be used for official use only. Any commercial endeavors would have to be authorized by Congress and cannot be discussed at this point.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-02
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis informs James Alexander Scrymser that the State Department will not get involved in his company’s contractual dispute with the government of Panama because the contract contains a clause renouncing all rights of diplomatic intervention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-08