Letter from the Marquess of Lansdowne to Cecil Spring Rice

Subject(s): England, France, Japan, Peace treaties, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), United States

Sir Lansdowne explains what he believes will happen with the peace talks. He does not believe that England will need to do anything for peace to be brought about.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-07

Creator(s)

Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927

Recipient

Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

6

Production Method

Handwritten

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 the Marquess of Lansdowne to Cecil Spring Rice. [August 7, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50577. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927. Letter from the Marquess of Lansdowne to Cecil Spring Rice. [7 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50577.

APA:

Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927., [1905, August 7]. Letter from the Marquess of Lansdowne to Cecil Spring Rice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50577.

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 27, 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.