Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’Estournelles de Constant

Subject(s): Arbitration, International, Crime, Good and evil, Peace, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Political corruption, Presidents--Election, Turkey

President Roosevelt supports the Hague Court and hopes its international support will grow. Roosevelt would like to offer a good word or deed for the people of Turkey and states that there is good and evil in all nations and creeds. Roosevelt would like to be reelected and he tries to act in accordance with what is right, but also what is practical.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d', 1852-1924

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’Estournelles de Constant. [September 1, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185833. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’Estournelles de Constant. [1 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185833.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, September 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’Estournelles de Constant.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185833.

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 5, 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.