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Theodore Roosevelt does not want Isham Randolph to resign his position. If William B. Dulany ever wants to see any Progressive Party headquarters leaders, he can use Roosevelt’s letter as an introduction.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-29
President Roosevelt is sending President-elect William H. Taft with seven highly qualified engineers to determine the current status of the Panama Canal. Roosevelt wants to appoint Captain Allen to join them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-19
President Roosevelt informs Arthur Powell Davis that President-Elect William H. Taft will shortly be traveling to inspect the Panama Canal in the company of a number of engineers. Roosevelt would like to appoint Davis as one of these engineers to travel with Taft, and asks him to respond as quickly as possible.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-28
President Roosevelt informs John Ripley Freeman that President-Elect William H. Taft will be taking a trip to examine the Panama Canal in the company of a number of well-regarded engineers, and asks if he would be willing to go along as one of these engineers. He informs Freeman of the other engineers who will accompany Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-28
President Roosevelt notifies Allen Hazen that President-Elect William H. Taft will shortly be making a trip to investigate the Panama Canal in the company of several engineers, and that he would like Hazen to be one of those engineers. Roosevelt additionally lists the other engineers who will be accompanying Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-28
President Roosevelt notifies James D. Schuyler that President-Elect William H. Taft will shortly be making a trip to investigate the Panama Canal in the company of several engineers, and that he would like Schuyler to be one of those engineers. Roosevelt additionally lists the other engineers who will be accompanying Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-28
President Roosevelt notifies F. P. Stearns that president-elect William H. Taft will shortly be making a trip to investigate the Panama Canal in the company of several engineers, and that he would like Stearns to be one of those engineers. Roosevelt lists the other engineers who will be accompanying Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-28
President Roosevelt sends President-elect Taft a number of letters, including one from Edwin C. Burleigh, the former governor of Maine, on behalf of William Wingate Sewall. Roosevelt reminds Taft that Burleigh is a strong friend in Maine, and has informed him that Taft already said that he was going to reappoint Sewall. Another of the letters which Roosevelt has forwarded deals with Taft’s upcoming trip to Panama, and he says that unless Taft objects, he will contact the named engineers to accompany Taft on his trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-23
Alfred Nobel has considered President Roosevelt’s wish for him to travel to Panama to inspect the canal there, but does not believe he can in good conscience leave his current project in its current conditions. Nobel does not believe there is any new information that would change his opinion that building the Panama canal with locks is preferable to a sea level canal. He agrees with the views of Major Cassius E. Gillette, and suggests adding John Ripley Freeman or Isham Randolph to the proposed board of engineers. Nobel does not believe that any of the names suggested by Theodore P. Shonts, John F. Stevens, or Jackson Smith would strengthen the board, although they are all capable engineers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-22
Richard Price Morgan is seeking appointment to an international commission dealing with the water and boundary line between the United States and Canada in the Great Lakes area. He lists his qualifications and includes letters of recommendation from Senators Cullom and Frye, Congressmen Reeves and Boutell, President Draper of the University of Illinois, and Isham Randolph, Chicago’s chief engineer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-16