Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay
Subject(s): Belgium, Bowen, Herbert Wolcott, 1856-1927, Brazil, China, Collier, William Miller, 1867-1956, Conger, Edwin H. (Edwin Hurd), 1843-1907, Denmark, Diplomatic and consular service, American--Selection and appointment, Dudley, Irving B. (Irving Bedell), 1861-1911, England, France, Hardy, Arthur Sherburne, 1847-1930, Hill, David Jayne, 1850-1932, Italy, Mexico, Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, Netherlands, Newel, Stanford, 1839-1907, O'Brien, Edward Charles, 1860-1927, O'Brien, Thomas J. (Thomas James), 1842-1933, Peru, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Riddle, John Wallace, 1864-1941, Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914, Romania, Sin, Spain, Spooner, John C. (John Coit), 1843-1919, Sweden, Swenson, Laurits S. (Laurits Selmer), 1865-1947, Switzerland, Thompson, David E. (David Eugene), 1854-1942, Townsend, Lawrence, 1860-1954, Uruguay--Montevideo, Venezuela, White, Henry, 1850-1927, Wilson, Henry Lane, 1857-1932
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President Roosevelt provides Secretary of State Hay with a list of appointments in the diplomatic and consular service after March 4, 1905. Roosevelt includes a handwritten note, “All this is tentative.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 John Hay. [December 17, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o268458. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay. [17 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o268458.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, December 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o268458.
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 15, 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.
