Letter from Jonathan Bourne to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bisland, Elizabeth, 1861-1929, Bourne, Lillian Elizabeth Wyatt, 1867-1947, Cheshire, Fleming D. (Fleming Duncan), 1849-1922, Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904, Ladd, Sarah Hall, 1860-1927, Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1852-1912, Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858, Taishō, Emperor of Japan, 1879-1926
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Senator Bourne believes conflict with Japan is likely in the future. He hopes President Roosevelt will send the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific as it will accomplish much regarding foreign policy. His wife, Lillian Elizabeth Wyatt Bourne, recently visited Japan. He includes a lengthy excerpt from one of her letters in which she provides social commentary on the Japanese.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-09
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Publication Date
2021-05-20
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Jonathan Bourne to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 9, 1907?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56677. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940. Letter from Jonathan Bourne to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Aug. 1907?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56677.
APA:
Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940.: , [1907, August 9?]. Letter from Jonathan Bourne to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56677.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
