Telegram from King Edward VII to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Bennington (Gunboat No. 4), Condolence notes, United States. Navy

King Edward VII expresses his sympathies for the disaster to the Navy ship Bennington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-23

Creator(s)

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910

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

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 King Edward VII to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 23, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50275. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910. Telegram from King Edward VII to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Jul. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50275.

APA:

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910., [1905, July 23]. Telegram from King Edward VII to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50275.

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 19, 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.