Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan
Subject(s): Ambassadors--Selection and appointment, Ames, Howard E., 1851-1918, Bowen, Herbert Wolcott, 1856-1927, Davis, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1845-1921, Diplomacy--Public opinion, Gladstone, Herbert John Gladstone, Viscount, 1854-1930, Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927, Governors--British colonies, Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933, Herbert, Michael Henry, 1857-1903, Jamaica--Kingston, Quarreling, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922, Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932, Swettenham, James Alexander, 1846-1933
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President Roosevelt confides to Sir George Otto Trevelyan the contents of several letters and reports regarding the diplomatic aftermath of the earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica. Trouble has arisen after Governor of Jamaica James Alexander Swettenham asked Rear-Admiral C. H. Davis to remove the marines he had ordered to assist with the relief effort. Roosevelt compares Swettenham to American diplomates Herbert Wolcott Bowen, B. Storer, and Maria Longworth Storer who had caused him trouble in the past.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928
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
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 George Otto Trevelyan. [February 4, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198458. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan. [4 Feb. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198458.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, February 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198458.
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 20, 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.
