Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Barrett Wendell

Subject(s): Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d', 1852-1924, Visitors, Foreign

President Roosevelt urges Barrett Wendell to have Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’Estournelles de Constant, meet “the really rational people” rather than “the lunatic friends of peace” if he visits Boston.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Wendell, Barrett, 1855-1921

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 Barrett Wendell. [April 11, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199108. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Barrett Wendell. [11 Apr. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199108.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, April 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Barrett Wendell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199108.

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 30, 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.