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President Roosevelt sends Elihu Root a memorandum regarding how to obtain information on the coasts of countries around the Caribbean Sea. General Leonard Wood believes that the best way to obtain this information is to send several officers in civilian dress on board a private yacht.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-15
With an eye towards beginning work on the Isthmian Canal, President Roosevelt suggests that the military map and gather information on the coasts of South America that would be of particular interest “in the event of any struggle in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-14
President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from Major House regarding an effort to gather information on the coasts of the Caribbean Sea. General Wood suggests that the best way to gather such information is to send a few officers in civilian dress on a private yacht.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-15
Judge Advocate General Davis recommends allowing Theodore Roosevelt to execute Article III of the existing treaty with Cuba to restore order to the island without having to get permission from Congress. Davis references the Whiskey Insurrection of Western Pennsylvania 1794 and other cases to make his point.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-15
Proposed contract for a company to complete work needed for the Panama Canal. The contract outlines what the company would work on and how much they would be compensated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-26
This article is the platform adopted by the Republican Party of Michigan ahead of the Republican National Convention. The topics mentioned include foreign trade, monetary and fiscal policies, the state electoral process, and Theodore Roosevelt’s candidacy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-25
Draft of an address to be given by President Roosevelt with handwritten edits. Roosevelt accepts the Republican presidential nomination and reviews the accomplishments of his administration. This copy contains edits suggested by William H. Moody.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-13
Whitelaw Reid discusses comments made by a friend in the banking field about election results and asserts his support for President Roosevelt’s actions regarding the Panama Revolution. Reid reports that Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice, is on her way home while Whitelaw’s wife writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-09