President Roosevelt directs Third Assistant Secretary of State Herbert H. D. Peirce to deliver a message to Sergei Vitte, requesting that he send Baron Roman Romanovich Rosen or some other trusted representative to see Roosevelt immediately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916

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

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert H. D. Peirce. [August 18, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213892. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert H. D. Peirce. [18 Aug. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213892.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, August 18]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert H. D. Peirce.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213892.

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. February 6, 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.