Letter from Orville Hitchcock Platt to John Edward Heaton

Subject(s): Arbitration, International, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Treaties--Ratification

Orville Hitchcock Platt agrees with President Roosevelt on the ratification of arbitration treaties by the Senate, but understands why even the “best and ablest men disagree” on the subject.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-16

Creator(s)

Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905

Recipient

Heaton, John Edward, 1858-1930

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Orville Hitchcock Platt to John Edward Heaton. [February 16, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48773. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905. Letter from Orville Hitchcock Platt to John Edward Heaton. [16 Feb. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48773.

APA:

Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905., [1905, February 16]. Letter from Orville Hitchcock Platt to John Edward Heaton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48773.

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 5, 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.