Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf
Subject(s): Ambassadors, Campbell, Richard K., 1853-1931, Diplomatic and consular service, Diplomatic privileges and immunities, Mayor des Planches, Edmondo, 1851-1920, Money, Montagna, Giulio Cesare, 1874-1953, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State, Williams, William, 1862-1947
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President Roosevelt believes it was a mistake for the Commissioner of Immigration William Williams and Immigrant Inspector Richard K. Campbell to send papers for Giulio Cesare Montagna of the Italian embassy to sign. Italian ambassador Edmondo Mayor des Planches has protested the action. Roosevelt has therefore given instructions that “no money is to be collected from non representing foreign powers in a diplomatic capacity of any kind.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Victor Howard Metcalf. [January 7, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190690. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf. [7 Jan. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190690.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, January 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190690.
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. January 16, 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.
