Telegram from Pedro Jose Escalon to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Central America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Marblehead (Protected cruiser)

Pedro Jose Escalon, President of El Salvador, accepts the offer of President Roosevelt to coordinate negotiations to settle hostilities between Salvador and Guatemala. Escalon accepted the offer of the USS Marblehead for the conclusion of the treaty in neutral waters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-14

Creator(s)

Escalon, Pedro Jose, 1847-1923

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

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 Pedro Jose Escalon to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 14, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53517. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Escalon, Pedro Jose, 1847-1923. Telegram from Pedro Jose Escalon to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Jul. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53517.

APA:

Escalon, Pedro Jose, 1847-1923., [1906, July 14]. Telegram from Pedro Jose Escalon to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53517.

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 29, 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.