Letter from Jutarō Komura to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Japan, Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1852-1912, Peace, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), United States

This speech-like letter from Jutaro Komura to President Roosevelt extends the Japanese Emperor’s wishes for peace and Komura’s gratefulness for arranging the conference.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-05

Creator(s)

Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911

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

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 Jutarō Komura to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 5, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50550. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911. Letter from Jutarō Komura to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Aug. 1905]. Multi-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/o50550.

APA:

Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911., [1905, August 5]. Letter from Jutarō Komura to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50550.

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.