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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt has received the letters from both Secretary of War Taft and W. Leon Pepperman of the Office of Administration of Isthmian Canal Affairs regarding the use of Chinese labor for the construction of the canal. Roosevelt emphasizes that his primary belief is that the canal must be constructed, and that therefore that means getting whatever laborers necessary, limited only by “the law of the land and the requirements of morality.” Roosevelt believes this first contract for Chinese laborers does not need to be bid on, as it is only for a small number of laborers and is “in the nature of an experiment,” but if there need to be further contracts then such contracts should be advertised for bids.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wellesley W. Bowdish

After reviewing the case, President Roosevelt has decided to deny Anderson’s pardon. Anderson was convicted of offering a bribe in order to secure a government contract, a crime that Roosevelt considers a “particularly heinous offense.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie M. Shaw

The only factor in awarding government contracts should be the “business interests of the Government” and the involvement of a United States Senator must be ignored.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Grant La Farge

Secretary of War Elihu Root does not want Charles Follen McKim to receive the contract “unless the superiority of his bid is so manifest that it is impossible to pass it by.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

President Roosevelt shares an unspecified memorandum on delays in construction which makes clear that commercial work has been prioritized over government contracts. Roosevelt instructs great care be taken that this does not happen again.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

William Emlen Roosevelt points out mistakes in President Roosevelt’s letter concerning the Central and South American Telegraph Company. Roosevelt discusses the agreement with Colombia, which is now binding on Panama. He notes that they did not ask for protection from the Mackay Company, as they are the only American telegraph company near Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

After discussion with Secretary of War Elihu Root and Post Office Department officials, Postmaster General Payne has ordered the transfer of foreign mail from the Cunard Line to the American Line when sailing dates change from Wednesday to Saturday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-04

Creator(s)

Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904

Littauer, gloves

The writer provides details of the bankruptcy hearing of Edmond R. Lyon. Evidence presented in the case implicates Lucius Nathan Littauer in entering into government supply contracts specifically forbidden to members of Congress by federal law. Lyon had collaborated with Littauer in contracts for gloves through Littauer Bros., a firm owned by Littauer with his brother. It is alleged that Littauer would learn of the contracts to be let, buy up all the deerskin, and make it unprofitable for anyone else to bid.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-01

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretaryof the Navy Long will write to all of the contractors regarding the delayed construction of Navy vessels and remind them that commercial work is not to get preference over government work. In some instances, this disregard for the Navy Department’s wishes that vessels be worked on expeditiously has caused extensions to be rejected and penalties to be exacted, and in one case, the cause of proposals to be rejected for other vessels. Long believes that the letters and specific instructions should bring about the desired result.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-11

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915