Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930, Debts, Public, Financial crises, Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898, Great Britain, Knutsford, Margaret Jean Trevelyan, Viscountess, 1835 or 1836-1906, Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Tariff--Government policy, Trevelyan, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1807-1886, Watson, James E. (James Eli), 1863 or 1864-1948
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George Otto Trevelyan explains his feelings about Arthur James Balfour, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, to President Roosevelt regarding recent financial policies in Great Britain. Trevelyan declares Balfour as “a man of words, and of no knowledge of the crisis.” He laments the depletion of the fund meant to pay off the national debt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-28
Creator(s)
Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928
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
12
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 George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 28, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54027. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928. Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54027.
APA:
Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928., [1906, August 28]. Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54027.
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 6, 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.
