Telegram from Joseph Hodges Choate to John Hay

Subject(s): Diplomatic and consular service, American, Thank-you notes

Ambassador Choate thanks Secretary of State Hay for not insisting that he undertake an unnamed service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-06

Creator(s)

Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917

Recipient

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Joseph Hodges Choate to John Hay. [March 6, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40577. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917. Telegram from Joseph Hodges Choate to John Hay. [6 Mar. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40577.

APA:

Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917., [1903, March 6]. Telegram from Joseph Hodges Choate to John Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40577.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.