Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls
Subject(s): Antisemitism, Cassini, Arthur Paul Nicholas, 1836-1919, Diplomatic and consular service, Jews--Persecutions, Jews, Russian, Kishinev Massacre (Chișinău, Moldova : 1903), Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948, Petitions, Pogroms, Russia
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President Roosevelt was informed by Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis that Count Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini did not officially state that the Russian Government would not receive the petition, although he did express that the Russian Government was opposed to the idea of the petition. This refers to the Kishinev petition that protested the slaughter of Russian Jews in Kishinev.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-07-15
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
1
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 Frederick William Holls. [July 15, 1903]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283033. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls. [15 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283033.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, July 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283033.
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. February 5, 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.
