Poultney Bigelow thanks President Roosevelt for his encouragement regarding Bigelow’s new position at the Boston University School of Law. Bigelow had an amiable meeting with Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody and hopes that Admiral French Ensor Chadwick can visit the points around the Red Sea and Persian Gulf that will become important to Russia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-06

Creator(s)

Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954

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

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Poultney Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 6, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44798. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954. Letter from Poultney Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Apr. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44798.

APA:

Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954., [1904, April 6]. Letter from Poultney Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44798.

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. December 11, 2025. 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.