Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maria Longworth Storer
Subject(s): Austria--Vienna, Diplomatic and consular service, American--Selection and appointment, England--London, France--Paris, Francis, Charles S. (Charles Spencer), 1853-1911, Francis, John M. (John Morgan), 1823-1897, Germany--Berlin, Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922, White, Henry, 1850-1927
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President Roosevelt addresses Maria Longworth Storer’s requests. He intends to reappoint her husband, Bellamy Storer, as Ambassador to Vienna. There is no guarantee of a future transfer, and he may later appoint Charles S. Francis to the position. Regarding her plea to send Joseph Grew as the third secretary to Vienna, Roosevelt does not know him. He reminds Storer that individual appointments are not personal favors but reflections of his duty to the public and are based on qualification.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932
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 Maria Longworth Storer. [January 9, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190718. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maria Longworth Storer. [9 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190718.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, January 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maria Longworth Storer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190718.
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. May 7, 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.
