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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01625.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the Friar Lands controversy |
| Title | Instructions of the Secretary of War to Governor William H. Taft in the matter of the purchase of the Friar Lands in the Philippines. |
| Date | 09 May 1902 |
| Author | Root, Elihu (1845-1937) |
| Recipient | Taft, William H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Because Congress has not yet acted on recommendations of the commission in regards to the Friar Lands of the Philippines and Taft cannot delay his return there, the President authorizes Taft to travel to Rome to determine which authorities of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines have the right to sell the lands. His errand is not diplomatic, but official assistance will be rendered to him. |
| Subjects | Religion Government and Civics Diplomacy President Asia Spanish American War Land Transaction Catholicism Vatican Global History and Civics Progressive Era |
| People | Root, Elihu (1845-1937) Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| 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 |