Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Joseph Hodges Choate
Subject(s): Great Britain, International relations, Japan, Northern fur seal, Poaching--Prevention, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Russia, Russia (Federation)--Commander Islands, United States, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor
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Acting Secretary of State Loomis informs Ambassador Choate that Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf has suggested the American government provide a vessel to patrol the Commander Islands for the purpose of seizing and arresting any American vessels found poaching fur seals. Loomis requests that Choate “ascertain if this suggestion is acceptable to the British Government.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-18
Creator(s)
Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948
Recipient
Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Joseph Hodges Choate. [July 18, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46050. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948. Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Joseph Hodges Choate. [18 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46050.
APA:
Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948., [1904, July 18]. Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Joseph Hodges Choate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46050.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
