Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930, Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933, Bond, Robert, 1857-1927, Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965, Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933, Haldane, R. B. Haldane (Richard Burdon Haldane), Viscount, 1856-1928, Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804, Harcourt, Lewis Harcourt, Viscount, 1863-1922, Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927, Morley, John, 1838-1923, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Rosebery, Albert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, Earl of, 1882-1974, Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909
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Ambassador to Great Britain Reid updates President Roosevelt on various matters, including poet Algernon Charles Swinburne and his “suppressed” poem, the Newfoundland modus vivendi, and happenings in Parliament. Reid also details how he “warded off…the offer of some brand-new territory and responsibilities” in Nicaragua.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-28
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Publication Date
2022-01-27
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
7
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 Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 28, 1907?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56840. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 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/o56840.
APA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912.: , [1907, August 28?]. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56840.
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.
