Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to United States Department of State
Subject(s): Ambassadors--Selection and appointment, Knowles, Horace G. (Horace Greeley), 1863-1937, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, South America
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President Roosevelt’s understanding with Secretary of State Root is that Horace G. Knowles is to be transferred to a vacant South American ministership with the understanding that he will hold it until March 4, 1909. Roosevelt directs the Department of State to make out Knowles’s nomination for this transfer.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
United States. Department of State
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 United States Department of State. [December 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205729. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to United States Department of State. [17 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205729.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to United States Department of State.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205729.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
