Letter from John Hay to Thomas S. Barbour
Subject(s): American Baptist Board of Foreign Missions, Casement, Roger, 1864-1916, Congo (Democratic Republic), Diplomatic and consular service, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State
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Secretary of State Hay responds to a letter from Thomas S. Barbour, secretary of the American Baptist Missionary Union and chairman of the Conference of American Missionary Societies, to President Roosevelt. Hay advises Barbour about the process of bringing complaints about violations by the Independent State of the Congo of any part of the 1891 Treaty with the United States. Hay clarifies the role that Roger Casement, the British consul, could play in any such action.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-02
Creator(s)
Recipient
Barbour, Thomas S. (Thomas Seymour), 1853-1915
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 John Hay to Thomas S. Barbour. [April 2, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44870. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hay, John, 1838-1905. Letter from John Hay to Thomas S. Barbour. [2 Apr. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44870.
APA:
Hay, John, 1838-1905., [1904, April 2]. Letter from John Hay to Thomas S. Barbour.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44870.
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 19, 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.
