Letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom toTheodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Gifts, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Japan, Letters, Swords, Yogoro, Matsumoto
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United States Minister to Japan Griscom tells President Roosevelt that in accordance with Secretary of State John Hay’s instructions he is returning the letters that Roosevelt had written to Yogoro Matsumoto declining to accept an offered sword. Griscom regrets that Roosevelt’s letters cannot be made public, as he feels that they would have produced an excellent effect in Japan.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-12
Creator(s)
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Lloyd Carpenter Griscom toTheodore Roosevelt. [March 12, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48920. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959. Letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom toTheodore Roosevelt. [12 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48920.
APA:
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959., [1905, March 12]. Letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom toTheodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48920.
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. January 15, 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.
