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John Winfield Scott writes General Clarkson to inform him that the International Banking Corporation and the Pacific Company may enter into business with one another. He suggests President Roosevelt should invite Colonel McCook to discuss the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-01
James Sullivan Clarkson forwards a letter to President Roosevelt from a Mr. Scott of the Pacific Company concerning a business investment in Peru.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-01
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge about a complicated issue the State Department is facing, regarding whether or not it should arbitrate a contract dispute between two American telegraph companies in Panama. Roosevelt does not believe that diplomatic intervention from the Department of State is appropriate in this situation, because the dispute is between two American companies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-16
William Emlen Roosevelt is involved with the Bolivian Syndicate, a company caught up in the dispute over the Acre territory between Brazil and Bolivia. War is a possibility and Emlen is working towards a settlement that will prevent war, allow him to get out of the Syndicate, and keep the Roosevelt name out of the papers in relation to the dispute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-27