Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons
Subject(s): Extradition, Hitchcock, Samuel M., 1858-1939, Pouren, Jan Janov, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State
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Representative Parsons is “completely in error” about his facts in the Jan Janov Pouren case. Secretary of State Elihu Root does not have the complete authority that Parsons believes, and the Commissioner is not simply an arm of the State Department. President Roosevelt believes that Parsons should have directly applied to Commissioner Samuel M. Hitchcock.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-28
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
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Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons. [October 28, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204790. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons. [28 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204790.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 28]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204790.
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 23, 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.