Letter from Elihu Root to Merritt O. Chance
Subject(s): Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, Customs administration, Customs privileges, Diplomatic privileges and immunities, England--Liverpool, New York (State)--New York, Scheduling, Stranahan, Nevada N. (Nevada Northrup), 1861-1928, Travel--Planning, Washington (D.C.)
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Secretary of War Root details his travel schedule from Liverpool, England, to Washington, D.C. He wants Collector Nevada N. Stranahan to have a clear understanding that they, and their baggage, should be allowed to enter the country without examination as diplomatic officers. Everyone is well and Root has been receiving the enclosures. They are still unsure how the boundary issue will turn out.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-05
Creator(s)
Recipient
Chance, Merritt O. (Merritt Ogle), 1869-1943
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Elihu Root to Merritt O. Chance. [October 5, 1903]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42385. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Merritt O. Chance. [5 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42385.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.: , [1903, October 5]. Letter from Elihu Root to Merritt O. Chance. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42385.
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 4, 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.
