Telegram from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom to Elihu Root
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom writes to Elihu Root to discuss a steamer that was seized in Nicolaievsk Harbor.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1905-09-05
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Lloyd Carpenter Griscom writes to Elihu Root to discuss a steamer that was seized in Nicolaievsk Harbor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-05
Ambassador Griscom relays a message from Japan’s foreign minister to Acting Secretary of State Loomis regarding arrangements for a visit to Japan by Secretary of War William H. Taft and Alice Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-12
Baron Jutarō Komura, a peace plenipotentiary for Japan, has sailed today on the steamer “Minnesota.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-08
Ambassador Griscom promises President Roosevelt that Griscom and his wife will welcome Alice Roosevelt in Tokyo. In response to a request by Roosevelt for information as to a specific cause of destruction in Russian battleships, Griscom encloses exclusive photographs of the Russian battleship, “Orel,” given to him by the Vice Minister of the Japanese Navy showing damage done by Japanese gunfire.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-07
Baron Jutarō Komura has been appointed one of the plenipotentiaries by Japan. Komura is a respected man and his appointment as a plenipotentiary may demonstrate Japan’s sincere desire to come to terms of peace.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-07
There are three types of government in the territory of Manchuria occupied or conquered by the Japanese Army.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-27
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom encloses a letter from Marquis Hirobumi Itō in acknowledgment of the photograph that President Roosevelt sent him. Itō has a high appreciation of Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-15
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-18
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959
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Ambassador Griscom sends Secretary of State Hay a translation from a Japanese newspaper that shows the opinion of “a portion of the Japanese public” regarding peace negotiations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-14
Ambassador Griscom has heard that Secretary of War Taft, Alice Roosevelt, and others will be making a visit to the Philippines in July, and hopes that they will also be able to come to Tokyo, Japan. He updates Taft on the Japanese position regarding the possibility of negotiating peace to end the Russo-Japanese War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-06
Ambassador Griscom outlines the rights and restrictions for foreigners living in Japan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-29
Ambassador to Japan Griscom outlines the conditions under which Japan allows foreigners to be naturalized.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-29
United States Minister to Japan Griscom tells President Roosevelt that in accordance with Secretary of State John Hay’s instructions he is returning the letters that Roosevelt had written to Yogoro Matsumoto declining to accept an offered sword. Griscom regrets that Roosevelt’s letters cannot be made public, as he feels that they would have produced an excellent effect in Japan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-12
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, United States Minister to Persia, is working to advance American trade in the Middle East and Iran. He has checked out the two main trade routes, one from Tehran to Baghdad, and the other from Isfahan to the River. The Governor of Isfahan, who is also the Shah’s brother, would like an autographed copy of one of President Roosevelt’s books on big game hunting. Griscom thinks such a gift would be very helpful for his work, and suggests two copies be sent so one may also be given to the Shah.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-26