Telegram from Elihu Root to Whitelaw Reid

Subject(s): Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924

Secretary of State Root received word from British Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand that no distinction is being made by Newfoundland officers between licensed and registered American vessels and that they may proceed to take any kind of fish. No American ships may employ men from Newfoundland in their crews.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-22

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Recipient

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Publication Date

2015-12-09

Language

English

Period

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

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

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 Elihu Root to Whitelaw Reid. [October 22, 1905?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51624. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Telegram from Elihu Root to Whitelaw Reid. [22 Oct. 1905?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51624.

APA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.: , [1905, October 22?]. Telegram from Elihu Root to Whitelaw Reid. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51624.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.