Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Allison
Subject(s): Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Dalzell, John, 1845-1927, Germany, Letters, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Tariff, Tower, Charlemagne, 1848-1923
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President Roosevelt has written to Senator Allison, Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, and Representative John Dalzell about the possibility of tariff negotiations with Germany taking place in Berlin. Roosevelt has decided to have Ambassador Charlemagne Tower take up the matter. He asks Allison to write a full set of instructions for Tower as soon as possible.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 William B. Allison. [September 27, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192792. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Allison. [27 Sep. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192792.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, September 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Allison.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192792.
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. July 31, 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.
