Arthur Hamilton Lee thanks President Roosevelt for the prompt and generous response to his request for a letter of credentials. Lee has written to Sir Edward Grey and hopes to get a response within the next few weeks. Lee plans to return to Washington, D.C., to see Roosevelt before he leaves for Panama and proposes lunching with Elihu Root, William H. Taft, and Robert Bacon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-16

Creator(s)

Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947

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

3

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Arthur Hamilton Lee to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 16, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54644. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947. Letter from Arthur Hamilton Lee to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54644.

APA:

Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947., [1906, October 16]. Letter from Arthur Hamilton Lee to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54644.

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. April 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.