Letter from Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.), Governmental investigations, Scheduling, United States--Ellis Island, Washington (D.C.)
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Arthur von Briesen cannot lunch with President Roosevelt tomorrow as he must be present for the Ellis Island hearings. He will be in Washington, D.C., on October 11. Briesen took special note of Roosevelt’s suggestion that charges should not receive publicity unless they have been thoroughly investigated.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-05
Creator(s)
Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920
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
2
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 Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 5, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42377. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920. Letter from Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42377.
APA:
Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920., [1903, October 5]. Letter from Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42377.
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 5, 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.
