Alvey A. Adee of the Department of State writes to President Roosevelt confirming the telegram he sent before regarding Newfoundland fisheries. Adee encloses a copy of Edward Grey’s proposal for a modus vivendi, as well as a dispatch from Whitelaw Reid, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, about the legalities.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-07

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

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 Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 7, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56409. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924. Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56409.

APA:

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924., [1907, July 7]. Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56409.

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. December 11, 2025. 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.