Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Reeve Merritt
Subject(s): Creel, Enrique C., 1854-1931, Diplomacy, Money, Reeve-Merritt, Leila Roosevelt, 1850-1934, Snyman, Wilhelm
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President Roosevelt does not want to speak “even indirectly” about financial matters to Ambassador Enrique Creel, who will see the “real purpose” for the inquiry anyway. Roosevelt sends his regards to Merritt’s wife, Leila Roosevelt Reeve-Merritt, and is sorry to hear of Wilhelm Snyman’s troubles.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Merritt, Edward Reeve, 1850-1931
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Edward Reeve Merritt. [December 14, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200989. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Reeve Merritt. [14 Dec. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200989.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, December 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Reeve Merritt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200989.
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.
