Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott
Subject(s): African Americans, African Americans--Government policy, China, China--Manchuria, Diplomacy, International relations, Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914, Russia, Sin, Southern States
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President Roosevelt complains about Russian “mendacity” and their underhanded efforts to prevent China from recognizing the open-door policy owed to the United States. Roosevelt also hopes for Northern support for Judge Thomas Goode Jones, whose “peonage decisions” in favor of African Americans have angered a large segment of the white South that seeks to reintroduce “serfage or slavery.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Lyman Abbott. [June 22, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185155. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott. [22 Jun. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185155.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, June 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185155.
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 25, 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.
