Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Subject(s): Arbitration (Administrative law), Courts, Miscommunication, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State

President Roosevelt believes that it is incorrect to call the proposed tribunal an arbitration, noting that he will not sanction an arbitration and has not done so in the past. He would be willing to meet with Frederick William Holls and Andrew Shaw together or separately at any time.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-02-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Holls, Frederick William, 1857-1903

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Frederick William Holls. [February 3, 1903]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283025. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls. [3 Feb. 1903]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283025.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, February 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283025.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.