Telegram from Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): International relations, Japan, Peace, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Treaties

Czar Nicholas II writes to President Roosevelt to congratulate and thank him for the successful peace negotiations between Japan and Russia (which would lead to the Treaty of Portsmouth).

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-31

Creator(s)

Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Telegram from Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 31, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51101. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918. Telegram from Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Aug. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51101.

APA:

Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918., [1905, August 31]. Telegram from Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51101.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.