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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00118.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | William H. Taft to James A. Tawney acknowledging a complaint raised by Tawney over public estimates for a district jail |
| Date | 27 February 1910 |
| Author | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Document Type | Government document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses concerns about public estimates for a district jail and mentions previous letter received from Tawney who lodged a complaint. Writes "[w]e have no right to cut down our estimates and later increase them; and in so far as we have done this I would like to know, because I wish to make a public statement of it." Typed on White House stationery in blue ink with header The White House Washington. Stationery watermarked as Whiting's Woven Linen. |
| Subjects | President Law Government and Civics Criminals and Outlaws Finance Economics |
| People | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) Tawney, J. A. (James Albertus) (1855-1919) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Tawney was a Republican representative from Minnesota who served from 1893-1910. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |