Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jose Custodio Alves de Lima
Subject(s): Brazil, International relations, Taxation
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Theodore Roosevelt writes that he enjoyed Jose Custodio Alves de Lima’s visit to his home. He asserts that it is not possible for him to advise another country regarding taxation, but that the United States believes that export taxes are damaging. Roosevelt emphasizes that he supports reciprocity between the United States and Brazil.
Collection
Creation Date
1916-08-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jose Custodio Alves de Lima. [August 19, 1916]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279816. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jose Custodio Alves de Lima. [19 Aug. 1916]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279816.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, August 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jose Custodio Alves de Lima.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279816.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
