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President Roosevelt is also outraged about the treatment of General Wood. He will send Dr. Henry Franklin Hoyt’s papers to Admiral John Grimes Walker. The Isthmian Canal Commission was instructed to select the best “medical man” according to fitness.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-10
Arthur B. Farquhar commends General Leonard Wood’s “grand work” in Cuba and wishes that the country showed more gratefulness to this man. Farquhar plans to visit Cuba and offers to report his findings to President Roosevelt. He comments on the upcoming presidential election and approves of Roosevelt’s policies on New York financial issues, the Panama Canal, and China. Farquhar encloses a letter from his friend Dr. Henry Franklin Hoyt and recommends him for the position of sanitary expert in Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-08