Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Diplomatic and consular service, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes, Hayashi, Tadasu, 1850-1913, Japan, Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927, Peace, Russia, Russia (Federation)--Siberia, Eastern, Russia (Federation)--Vladivostok, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Sanderson, Thomas Henry Sanderson, Baron, 1841-1923, Siberia, Eastern, Treaties, Villiers, Francis Hyde, Sir, 1852-1925, War reparations
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Whitelaw Reid spoke to Francis Hyde Villiers about Japanese matters, and Villiers did not believe the Japanese would send a fleet to the Baltic as rumored. Peace still seems very distant, but Villiers believes the Russians might be driven to pay war reparations if Japan entered Russian lands.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-17
Creator(s)
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 Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 17, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50786. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50786.
APA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912., [1905, August 17]. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50786.
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 22, 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.
