Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb

Subject(s): Flowers, Gifts, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sick

Japanese Ambassador Takahira asks William Loeb to pass along his gratitude to President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for the gift of flowers. He deeply appreciates their sympathy, and is sure that he will recover from his illness soon.

(Takahira was recovering from having his appendix removed in the wake of developing appendicitis.)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-08

Creator(s)

Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb. [November 8, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47550. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926. Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb. [8 Nov. 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/o47550.

APA:

Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926., [1904, November 8]. Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47550.

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.