Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alvey A. Adee
Subject(s): California--San Francisco, Goodrich, Caspar F. (Caspar Frederick), 1847-1925, Japan, Morton, Paul, 1857-1911, Port of San Francisco (Calif.), Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Tariff--Law and legislation, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept.
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President Roosevelt informs Acting Secretary of State Adee that the collector of port in San Francisco should be his willing agent in the matter of the Russian ship, Lena. In view of Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich’s telegram, the Department of Commerce and Labor shall notify the collector and the United States Navy of Roosevelt’s decision to allow the Lena to stay in port. Roosevelt comments that the severity of repairs that the ship needs will determine how long it will need to remain, and that if it remains in port for an extended time, it will need to disarm. Roosevelt instructs Adee to inform the Japanese Minister of the United States’s action regarding the Lena.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alvey A. Adee. [September 13, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189146. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alvey A. Adee. [13 Sep. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189146.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, September 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alvey A. Adee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189146.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
