Letter from Bellamy Storer to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa, Africa--Blue Nile River, American newspapers, Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930, Belgium, Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de, 1852-1905, Cannibalism, Colonization, Congo (Brazzaville), Editorials, England--Liverpool, England--Manchester, Europe, Explorers, Germany--Berlin, Great Britain, International relations, Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909, Municipal government--Corrupt practices, South Africa, South African War (1899-1902), Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904, Sudan--Khartoum, Tanzania--Kilimanjaro Region, United States. Embassy (Austria)
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Austria-Hungary Bellamy Storer informs President Roosevelt of a recent visit by King of the Belgians Léopold II. Storer discusses tensions in the Congo between the British and Belgian governments and European colonization in the Congo, referencing editorials in The Times, the Treaty of Berlin, the French explorer Pierre Savorgnon de Brazza, and rumors of Belgian atrocities in Congo, using Belgian explorer Henry M. Stanley as an exemplar.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-22
Creator(s)
Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922
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
5
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 Bellamy Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 22, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42525. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922. Letter from Bellamy Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42525.
APA:
Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922., [1903, October 22]. Letter from Bellamy Storer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42525.
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 12, 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.
