Letter from Jean Jules Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Animals, Arm--Wounds and injuries, Leg--Wounds and injuries

French Ambassador to the United States Jusserand tells President Roosevelt that he is ready to admire what those “who have full possession of all their limbs” and who “know how to direct those of the creatures under them” can do.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-11

Creator(s)

Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932

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

2

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 Jean Jules Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 11, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56092. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932. Letter from Jean Jules Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56092.

APA:

Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932., [1907, May 11]. Letter from Jean Jules Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56092.

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. July 30, 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.