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Colton, George R. (George Radcliffe), 1865-1916

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt received Lyman Abbott’s letter about his interview with journalist Eleanor Franklin Egan. He has reviewed the articles in Egan’s collection and hopes they will be widely circulated as they provide a comprehensive account of the situation in the Philippines. He lists various articles and their titles and hopes they will “convert indifference to the Philippines into active interest.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank L. Laird

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank L. Laird

President Roosevelt would like for Frank L. Laird and Adam C. Haeselbarth to discuss the conditions in Santo Domingo with some members of the War or State Department. Roosevelt praises Haeselbarth’s performance as Director of Charities in Puerto Rico, but does not know how familiar he is with the situation with the Dominican Republic compared with government agents George R. Colton or Thomas Cleland Dawson. He is interested in learning exactly what Haeselbarth wishes to discuss, but then would like to invite the pair to Washington, D.C., to discuss the matter. Regarding the recent treaty, Roosevelt maintains that “there was literally one one honest or intelligent objection,” and the Senate’s conduct was shameful.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt asks Elihu Root to review a pair of reports to give him a preliminary idea of the state of affairs in Santo Domingo. He additionally encloses a telegram from Secretary of War William H. Taft, and asks if Root would be willing to consider the transfer of Panama.

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Following the death of Secretary of State John Hay, Theodore Roosevelt appointed Elihu Root Secretary of State on July 7, 1905, with his term officially beginning on July 19, 1905.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Telephone message from Clarence Ransom Edwards

Telephone message from Clarence Ransom Edwards

Colonel Edwards, head of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, leaves a telephone message at the White House regarding military movements in the Dominican Republic. Edwards conveys the contents of a confidential telegram that Colonel George Radcliffe Colton sent to Secretary of War William H. Taft. Colton reports on the United States’ withdrawal of war vessels, including three gunboats and one torpedo boat destroyer, and assures that there is “no cause for anxiety at the present moment.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-26