Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Lady Fitzgerald
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Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Extract of letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt an article from a British newspaper discussing the American presidential campaign that, unlike most others, “shows a more intelligent knowledge of the situation.” Reid shares that Liberian President Arthur Barclay is in London concerning foreign interests and Liberia, a matter which Reid previously reported on to Secretary of State Elihu Root.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-30
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador to Great Britain Reid updates President Roosevelt on various matters, including poet Algernon Charles Swinburne and his “suppressed” poem, the Newfoundland modus vivendi, and happenings in Parliament. Reid also details how he “warded off…the offer of some brand-new territory and responsibilities” in Nicaragua.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-28
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt an editorial from the London Times in reference to Roosevelt’s letter to the peace meeting and the British criticisms of Andrew Carnegie. He also sends a clipping by the American correspondent of the London Standard regarding Edward Henry Harriman and the “moneyed combination against you.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-19
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Reid gives President Roosevelt an update on international politics in Europe, especially events in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia. He assures the President that the London Morning Post has a good opinion of him, and proposes a solution to the problem of one of its correspondents writing unfairly on the Roosevelt administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-17
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid updates President Roosevelt about his diplomatic activities and assures him that he has been keeping Secretary of State Elihu Root in the loop. Reid suspects that the Russians and Germans are trying to get an American diplomat to make a statement regarding disarmament, so they can better position themselves at the upcoming Peace Conference.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-18
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid now realizes that there is “grave danger” in the Kaiser’s correspondence when he references the Hague Conference. Reid believes that some European nations will not consent to a reduction and “probably not to a limitation of armament especially on land.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-15
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid traces the origins of a story that President Roosevelt heard. Reid does not think the story could have come from the British Ambassador at Berlin, Frank Cavendish Lascelles. Reid has looked over the correspondence Roosevelt sent to see if there is anything in Roosevelt’s letter or the Emperor’s which could do harm if known to the King.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-12
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to William Loeb
Whitelaw Reid would like to pay his respects to President Theodore Roosevelt and deliver a letter to Roosevelt personally. Reid is open to other times if the President is not available at the proposed time.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-14
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid is shipping to President Roosevelt via Adams Express Company some pheasants he shot and believes they should be in perfect condition when they arrive.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-12
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid informs President Roosevelt of his travel plans and his intention to deliver a letter to Roosevelt from Sir Edward Grey. Reid sends Roosevelt an editorial and a report published in the London Times on Roosevelt’s message. Reid also mentions that the British government have not yet found someone for the position of Ambassador to the United States. Sir Gerald Lowther is no longer under consideration for the position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-11
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt a confidential memorandum. Reid also discusses a British dinner party and European perspectives of international relations and politics.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-23
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to John Hay
Ambassador Reid writes Secretary of State Hay regarding arrangements with the British and Venezuelan diplomatic debt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-23
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid discusses his experience at the English royal court, explains the reasons for England’s reluctance to force conversations for peace between the Russians and Japanese, and relays information on the current relationship between Germany and France.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-17
Telegram from Whitelaw Reid to John Hay
Ambassador Reid reports to Secretary of State Hay a conversation he had with Lord Lansdowne, in which Lansdowne quelled rumors that England wanted the war between Russia and Japan to continue.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-16