Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Barnwell Roosevelt

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

It was very difficult to get the parties involved in the Venezuelan crisis to accept arbitration at the Hague court, and now there are difficulties with discussing preliminaries. However, President Roosevelt believes they took the right course of action.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906

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 Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. [January 2, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183864. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. [2 Jan. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183864.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, January 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Barnwell Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183864.

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. February 27, 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.