Letter from George von Lengerke to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Attempted assassination, Balaklava, Battle of (Ukraine : 1854), Beets, Bolʹshoĭ Kremlevskiĭ dvoret︠s︡ (Moscow, Russia), Boxer Rebellion (China : 1899-1901), California--San Francisco, Cardigan, James Thomas Brudenell, Earl of, 1797-1868, China, China--Manchuria, Commerce, Cossacks, Docks, Duty, Elisaveta Ḟeodorovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, Saint, 1864-1918, Emigration and immigration--Government policy, Emigration and immigration--Social aspects, England, Erskine, David Montagu, 2nd Baron Erskine, 1776–1855, Erskine, Frances Cadwallader, Factories, Germans, Grapes, Honor, Horsemanship, Hounds, Hunting, Illinois--Chicago, Italy--Amalfi, Italy--Sorrento, Jews, Kreĭser "Ochakov", Lithuania--Vilnius, Military attachés, Military governors, Mutiny, Nationalism, New York (State)--New York, Patriotism, Peasantry, Peasants, Pheasant shooting, Plowing, Poland, Poland--Vilna (Voivodeship), Progressivism (United States politics), Railroad travel, Revolution (Caucasus, South : 1905-1907), Revolution (Russia : 1905-1907), Revolutionaries, Roads--Design and construction--Standards, Russia, Russia (Federation)--Moscow, Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg, Russia (Federation)--Siberia, Russia (Federation)--Vladivostok, Russians, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Sin, Slovakia--Stropkov, Steamboats, Sugar beet--Processing, Tatars, Turkey, Ukraine--Bakhchysaraĭ, Ukraine--I︠A︡lta, Ukraine--Odesa, Ukraine--Sevastopolʹ, Ukraine--Simferopolʹ, Ukraine--Volhynia, Wine and wine making
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Ambassador Meyer is reporting to President Roosevelt the state of affairs in Russia after having found St. Petersburg quiet. Meyer traveled throughout Russia, Poland, and the Ukraine. The letter examines the situations in many different cities and other topics including removing Jews from Russia, revolution and revolutionaries’ tactics, a pheasant shoot, military escorts, history, travel, and Russian construction quality.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-28
Creator(s)
Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from George von Lengerke to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 28, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54741. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918. Letter from George von Lengerke to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54741.
APA:
Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918., [1906, October 28]. Letter from George von Lengerke to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54741.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
