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Chamberlain, Eugene Tyler, 1856-1929

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt discusses an exchange of letters between himself, President-elect Taft, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, and Secretary of War Luke E. Wright. Roosevelt tells Taft that his feeling is that going forward, if Congress wishes a certain course to be followed it should direct that course through legislation. In the absence of the law, however, Roosevelt feels that the Executive should have a free hand to act as they determine the interests of the United States requires.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Oscar S. Straus

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Oscar S. Straus

Attorney General Bonaparte provides legal counsel for Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus regarding the British steamer Ferndene, which transported coal for the Navy from the East Coast to the West Coast. Bonaparte informs Straus that, so long as the ship carried nothing else but the coal, she does not have to pay the associated tonnage tax and Straus’s other questions are moot.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-09

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921