Henry Cabot Lodge encloses a letter from Thomas Talbot to President Roosevelt and would like to publish Roosevelt’s response. Henry Melville Whitney claims that President Roosevelt told him in private conversation that he opposed Cabot and Talbot, and Cabot asks the President to publish a denial, or at least to give him or Talbot authority to do so.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-28

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Mixed

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 Henry Cabot Lodge to William Loeb. [October 28, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51673. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to William Loeb. [28 Oct. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51673.

APA:

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1905, October 28]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51673.

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 5, 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.