Letter from Thomas St. John Gaffney to William Loeb
Subject(s): Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909, Diplomacy--Public opinion, Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, Sir, 1850-1931, Royal Yacht Squadron (Great Britain), Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)
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Thomas St. John Gaffney, recently returned from England, writes to William Loeb to express his support for President Roosevelt’s handling of the “Lipton matter” and his frustration of the efforts made to appease Sir Thomas Lipton’s supposedly slighted honor.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-14
Creator(s)
Gaffney, T. St. John (Thomas St. John), 1864-1945
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Thomas St. John Gaffney to William Loeb. [September 14, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42179. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gaffney, T. St. John (Thomas St. John), 1864-1945. Letter from Thomas St. John Gaffney to William Loeb. [14 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42179.
APA:
Gaffney, T. St. John (Thomas St. John), 1864-1945., [1903, September 14]. Letter from Thomas St. John Gaffney to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42179.
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 13, 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.
