Letter from Paul-Henri-benjamin Balluet, baron d’ Estournelles de Constant to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Chess problems
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French Senator d’Estournelles de Constant encloses for President Theodore Roosevelt a sheet of chess problems designed by M. G. Renoir of Alfort, France, dedicated to Roosevelt as “the most heeded apostle of Peace and Arbitration.” Each letter of Roosevelt’s name forms the object of a problem in three moves.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-17
Creator(s)
Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d', 1852-1924
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
French
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
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 Paul-Henri-benjamin Balluet, baron d’ Estournelles de Constant to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54652. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’, 1852-1924. Letter from Paul-Henri-benjamin Balluet, baron d’ Estournelles de Constant to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54652.
APA:
Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’, 1852-1924., [1906, October 17]. Letter from Paul-Henri-benjamin Balluet, baron d’ Estournelles de Constant to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54652.
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 27, 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.
