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Commander Colwell of the United States Navy informs the Bureau of Navigation about the location of a battalion with rapid-fire guns.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-13
Consul General Steinhart conveys to Assistant Secretary of State Bacon a request from Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma for American intervention in Cuba. Estrada Palma will resign as soon as American troops have landed in Cuba to protect the country from “complete anarchy.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-13
The Cuban Secretary of State has asked Consul General Steinhart, in the name of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma, to ask President Roosevelt for two vessels to be sent immediately to Havana and Cienfuegos in Cuba to quell a rebellion. Estrada Palma will talk with the Cuban Congress later and will ask for intervention, but it must be kept secret that he has asked for vessels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-08
Nelson P. Webster reports that the cruiser Denver has passed the capes of Virginia en route to Havana, but will be redirected to Key West to await orders. Other ships will be held ready to sail.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-09
Consul General Steinhart relays the message that the President of Cuba asks that ships from the United States remain to give security to the island. If they are unable to compromise, the Cuban Congress will indicate the desired type of intervention. Steinhart appreciates the reluctance in the United States to intervene as there are not many who understand the situation in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-10
Acting Secretary of State Robert Bacon encloses for President Roosevelt a dispatch from the American officials in Havana about the political situation in the Republic of Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-07
Secretary Montalvo sends instructions from President Roosevelt to General Rodriguez to be distributed among the chiefs operating in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas, and Santa Clara, Cuba. The chiefs are to allow all prisoners or others repenting of their error to return to their homes peacefully. Prisoners captured while in command of bands shall be detained in their respective camps until the government resolves to restore them to liberty or place them at the disposition of the special instructional judge. Rebel chiefs who have surrendered should also be allowed to return to their homes with assurance of no further molestation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-27
Cuban Secretary of State and Justice O’Farrill submits a statement regarding the insurgent forces operating against the government of Cuba and the government forces opposing them. The Cuban government will institute a vigorous campaign as soon as the arms and ammunition ordered from the United States are received, and it hopes to crush the revolt in a short time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-28
Alvey A. Adee encloses a dispatch from Havana detailing the latest uprising in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-29
Edwin V. Morgan writes to Secretary of State Root about an incident regarding payment to a Havana hotel keeper. He says that the innkeeper’s account has been settled in full and accuses the person of attempting to swindle him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-12
Guillermo del Toro, proprietor of a Cuban hotel, importunes President Roosevelt to help settle the matter of an invoice sent to the American Minister in Cuba for the bridal tour of Alice and Nicholas Longworth. The original invoice is for $1565.50 and Minister Morgan paid only $365.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-08
This is explanatory text and accounting disputing a bill from Doña Pilar and her husband, Guillermo del Toro, proprietor of the Hotel Telegrafo in Marianao, Cuba. The charges concern furnishings, meals, and transportation during a stay by Ambassador Edwin V. Morgan, for whom the creator of this document worked, and Nicholas and Alice Longworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-08
Secretary of State Root encloses for President Roosevelt a dispatch from the American charge d’affaires ad interim at Havana, regarding the Cuban budget for 1905-1907.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-23
Elihu Root encloses for President Roosevelt a copy of a dispatch from the charge d’affaires ad interim at Havana, regarding the Cuban Treasury Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-02
A list of the status of American vessels and men available for arrival at Havana, Cuba. Lists the current location of ships, their readiness to sail, and how quickly they would be able to reach Havana, in addition to the number of sailors and marines present on the ships.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee had a conversation with the Cuban Minister about rice. They discussed the importance of reciprocity and fair trade.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-06
Nicholas Murray Butler responds to President Roosevelt’s letter on the political situation in Illinois and gives his opinion on Leigh S. J. Hunt, Wisconsin politics, and diplomatic representatives in Cuba and Mexico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-19
This postcard shows a young child drinking milk directly from a goat, which stands on a chair.
1910
This postcard shows a view of Havana’s Colon Park. A sign stands amid palms and other trees, while several people stand on the nearby path looking on.
1910
Acting Secretary of State Adee encloses copies of correspondence between the State Department and the United States Legation in Havana, regarding the establishment of a consulate on the Isle of Pines. The department approves of establishing an office, but would like to know if President Roosevelt desires such action to be taken.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-16