Letter from Joseph Hodges Choate to Marquess of Lansdowne

Subject(s): Boundaries, Canada, Great Britain, Great Lakes, International relations, Water--International cooperation, Water--Management

Ambassador Choate invites the British government to participate in the formation of a commission that will investigate the “waters adjacent to the boundary line between the United States and Canada.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-15

Creator(s)

Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917

Recipient

Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Joseph Hodges Choate to Marquess of Lansdowne. [July 15, 1902]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39960. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917. Letter from Joseph Hodges Choate to Marquess of Lansdowne. [15 Jul. 1902]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39960.

APA:

Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917.: , [1902, July 15]. Letter from Joseph Hodges Choate to Marquess of Lansdowne. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39960.

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. November 25, 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.