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Letter to President Theodore Roosevelt About the Safety of American Beef

  • 7/3/1906

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This letter to President Theodore Roosevelt was written by Anthony Giles, Secretary of the Federation of Grocers’ Associations of the United Kingdom. Giles asked for President Roosevelt’s assurance that canned meat imported from the United States was certified to be safe.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture.

National Archives Identifier: 594852

Full Citation: Letter to President Theodore Roosevelt from the Federation of Grocers’ Associations of the United Kingdom; 7/3/1906; General Correspondence, 1906 – 1975; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, Record Group 16; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/theodore-roosevelt-grocers/, January 28, 2026]

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