Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow

Subject(s): Japanese, Speeches, addresses, etc., Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

President Roosevelt shares with William Sturgis Bigelow what he plans to say about the Japanese. He states that he will share it with the Japanese Ambassador, Baron Kogoro Takahira, in a few days. Roosevelt also adds that Bigelow alarms him about Gus when he tells Roosevelt that “he sent for Bay to read aloud to him.” 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bigelow, William Sturgis, 1850-1926

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 William Sturgis Bigelow. [October 27, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197059. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow. [27 Oct. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197059.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, October 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197059.

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. February 6, 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.