Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alien labor--Legal status, laws, etc., Aoki, Shūzō, 1844-1914, Foreign workers--Legal status, laws, etc., International relations--Treaties, Japan, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
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Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends President Roosevelt a message from Japanese Ambassador Shūzō Aoki, noting that the ambassador wanted to avoid “the formality” of sending the communication through official channels. Adee discusses his interpretation of the treaty of 1894 as it pertains to laborers to present his opinion about the letter from Aoki.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-31
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
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 Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 31, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56625. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924. Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56625.
APA:
Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924., [1907, July 31]. Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56625.
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.
