Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to St. Clair McKelway

Subject(s): Arbitration, International, Monroe doctrine, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Venezuela

President Roosevelt is pleased that the Venezuelan crisis will be handled by the Hague tribunal and that no European nation was able to gain a territorial foothold on the pretext of debt collection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

McKelway, St. Clair, 1845-1915

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to St. Clair McKelway. [December 29, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183842. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to St. Clair McKelway. [29 Dec. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183842.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1902, December 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to St. Clair McKelway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183842.

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. March 13, 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.