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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01625.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the Friar Lands controversy |
| Title | Copy of a telegram from Secretary of War Root to William Howard Taft about the Friar Lands in the Philippines |
| Date | 14 July 1902 |
| Author | Root, Elihu (1845-1937) |
| Recipient | Taft, William H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks him for the successful result of his negotiations with the Vatican about the Friar Lands in the Philippines. Explains the position of the United States government toward these lands. He is to represent this position to the Philippine government and to church authorities in the Philippines. |
| Subjects | Religion Land Transaction Catholicism Vatican Diplomacy President Spanish American War Asia Global History and Civics Progressive Era |
| People | Root, Elihu (1845-1937) Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | Religion; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |