Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, China, China--Tibet, China--Tibet Autonomous Region, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Diplomatic and consular service, Ethiopia, Exhibitions, Governors--Nomination, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, International relations, Japan, Letters, Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927, Mexico, Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925, Prester John (Legendary character), Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912, Sin, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926, Theodore II, Negus of Ethiopia, -1868
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Secretary of State Root presents his thoughts on matters discussed in President Roosevelt’s previous letters. Topics include whether to send a minister for Abyssinia, Japan’s rescheduling of their planned exposition, Ambassador William Woodville Rockhill’s report on the Lamas, the situation on the Mexican frontier, and the renomination of Governor Charles Evans Hughes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-23
Creator(s)
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
8
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 Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 23, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59072. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Aug. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59072.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1908, August 23]. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59072.
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. March 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.
