Letter from Daniel Moreau Barringer to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Natural resources, Natural resources--Economic aspects, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Daniel Moreau Barringer thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the letter of introduction he sent to Ambassador Whitelaw Reid on his behalf. He remarks that he hopes he will have a chance to visit Roosevelt one day when he returns, to tell Roosevelt “how [he has] succeeded in persuading the English man of finance that the war in which [he has] in mind is […] the only common sense way of going about acquiring […] valuable raw materials.”  

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-01

Creator(s)

Barringer, Daniel Moreau, 1860-1929

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

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 Daniel Moreau Barringer to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 1, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68273. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Barringer, Daniel Moreau, 1860-1929. Letter from Daniel Moreau Barringer to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Jun. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68273.

APA:

Barringer, Daniel Moreau, 1860-1929.: , [1911, June 1]. Letter from Daniel Moreau Barringer to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68273.

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. December 4, 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.