Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Tui Manu’a Elisala
Subject(s): American Samoa, Fauntleroy, Archibald M. (Archibald Magill), 1876-1937, Imperialism, Moore, Charles Brainard Taylor, 1853-1923, World politics
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President Roosevelt thanks Governor Elisala for the letter, and is pleased to hear that Governor Charles Brainard Taylor Moore and Doctor Archibald M. Fauntleroy represented the American government well. Roosevelt is happy that Elisala reports that the Samoan people are more prosperous and moral than ever before.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Tui Manu’a Elisala. [March 19, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202038. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Tui Manu’a Elisala. [19 Mar. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202038.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Tui Manu’a Elisala.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202038.
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. March 13, 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.
