Note from Elihu Root to John Brinkerhoff Jackson

Subject(s): Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924, International relations--Decision making, Missionaries

Secretary of State Root tells John Jackson Brinkerhoff, Minister to Persia, to continue quarreling with the missionaries.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-23

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Recipient

Jackson, John Brinkerhoff

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Note

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:

Note from Elihu Root to John Brinkerhoff Jackson. [December 23, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299096. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Note from Elihu Root to John Brinkerhoff Jackson. [23 Dec. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299096.

APA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1907, December 23]. Note from Elihu Root to John Brinkerhoff Jackson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299096.

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. June 4, 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.