Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925, Great Britain. Army, Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army, Horsemanship, India, Indian soldiers, Muslims, Palmer, Arthur Power, 1840-1904, Persian Gulf, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shooting
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Hermann Speck von Sternburg, serving as German Consul in Calcutta, informs Roosevelt that the “rattling of sabers in the Persian Gulf has ceased” and speculates that the powers in the Persian Gulf will come to a peaceful settlement. Sternburg criticizes the state of the British military in India and compliments the fighting spirit of the “Mohamedeans” recruited from northern India and the skills of Indian soldiers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-30
Creator(s)
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
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
20
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 30, 1902]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37399. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Mar. 1902]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37399.
APA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908.: , [1902, March 30]. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37399.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
