Letter from McCoskry Butt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Espionage, German, Germany, International relations, Venezuela, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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General Butt offers to discuss German interests and actions in Venezuela. Butt believes that the “enemy ground scouts are at our door.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-23
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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 McCoskry Butt to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 23, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36341. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Butt, McCoskry, 1858-1921. Letter from McCoskry Butt to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Dec. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36341.
APA:
Butt, McCoskry, 1858-1921., [1901, December 23]. Letter from McCoskry Butt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36341.
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. February 26, 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.
