Letter from John R. Carter to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Acheson, Caroline Mildred Carter, 1888-1965, Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Davis, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1845-1921, Diplomatic and consular service, Earthquake relief, England--London, Great Britain. Foreign Office, Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933, Haldane, R. B. Haldane (Richard Burdon Haldane), Viscount, 1856-1928, Jamaica--Kingston, Panama--Panama Canal, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Swettenham, James Alexander, 1846-1933, United States. Marine Corps, United States. Navy, West Indies--British West Indies
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Ambassador Carter, Secretary of the American Embassy in London, thanks President Roosevelt for his letters, and for having his daughter Mildred stay at the White House. Carter discusses the response of the British public and press to the “Jamaica incident.” This likely refers to the inadequate relief provided by British Governor of Jamaica James Alexander Swettenham to Jamaican residents after the Kingston earthquake, and the subsequent intervention by American Rear Admiral C. H. Davis. The reaction in Britain is one of “amazement, indignation, and mortification.” However, Roosevelt’s answers to British Secretary of State for War R. B. Haldane’s and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Grey’s telegrams “had a most soothing effect.” Carter also references an earlier conversation he and Roosevelt had about Swettenham, in connection with the Panama Canal.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-25
Creator(s)
Carter, John R. (John Ridgely), 1862-1944
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from John R. Carter to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 25, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55400. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Carter, John R. (John Ridgely), 1862-1944. Letter from John R. Carter to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55400.
APA:
Carter, John R. (John Ridgely), 1862-1944., [1907, January 25]. Letter from John R. Carter to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55400.
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. March 24, 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.
