Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): International relations, Japan, Kuropatkin, A. N. (Alekseĭ Nikolaevich), 1848-1925, Military intelligence, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Samoiloff, W. K., Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918
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German Ambassador Sternburg asks President Roosevelt if it would be possible for him to visit Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill sometime in early September. Sternburg also shares a story he heard regarding Russian knowledge of Japanese military strength prior to the Russo-Japanese war, when the Russian military attache W. K. Samoiloff was accused of having become “thoroughly [J]apanized” by General A. N. Kuropatkin when he reported on the extent of Japan’s military preparedness.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-21
Creator(s)
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
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
8
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 Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 21, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53908. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53908.
APA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908., [1906, August 21]. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53908.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
