Letter from Elihu Root to H. Mortimer Durand
Subject(s): Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes, Fisheries--International cooperation, Newfoundland and Labrador, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of State
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Secretary of State Root has learned that Newfoundland officials are making distinctions between licensed and registered vessels, and asks British Ambassador Durand to advise the Newfoundland government that they can not do so.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-10-20
Creator(s)
Recipient
Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Elihu Root to H. Mortimer Durand. [October 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51619. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to H. Mortimer Durand. [20 Oct. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51619.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1905, October 20]. Letter from Elihu Root to H. Mortimer Durand.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51619.
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.
