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Hamilton, Ian, 1853-1947

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Letter from Ian Hamilton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Ian Hamilton to Theodore Roosevelt

General Ian Hamilton has recently finished an inspection tour of Egypt and Sudan, and reports to Theodore Roosevelt about the continuing effect his speech has had there. Hamilton is about to begin an inspection tour of the West Indies, and while traveling hopes to be able to see the Panama Canal as a tourist. Hamilton asks if it would be possible for Roosevelt to write him a letter of introduction to someone knowledgeable about the area who would be able to give him good information about the canal. He will be briefly stopping in New York on the return trip to England, and hopes he will be lucky enough to see Roosevelt then.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-28

Creator(s)

Hamilton, Ian, 1853-1947

Letter from Ian Hamilton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Ian Hamilton to Theodore Roosevelt

General Hamilton commends President Roosevelt for his tact with handling San Francisco’s challenges to the Gentlemen’s agreement with Japan. He discusses different forms of combat. He believes that Japanese and Russian soldiers are more prone to fight in hand-to-hand combat, while superior soldiers rely on firearms. Hamilton relays his opinion of Captain Tanaka and Tamemoto Kuroki, and Japanese men more broadly. Hamilton was happy to see the photographs of Roosevelt riding his horse.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-11

Creator(s)

Hamilton, Ian, 1853-1947