Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-03-22

Creator(s)

Geddes, Samuel

Recipient

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Publication Date

2025-07-31

Secretary of State Root instructs Ambassador Reid to thank King Edward VII for his birthday congratulations on behalf of President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-31

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

King Edward VII of Great Britain is pleased he could wish President Roosevelt a happy birthday through Ambassador Whitelaw Reid.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-01

Creator(s)

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910

British Foreign Secretary Grey outlines the position of the British government with regards to the rights of American fishing in the waters of Newfoundland pursuant to the Convention of 1818. Due to the difference in interpretation of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, a temporary agreement has been put in place to assure a peaceful fishing season. Grey summarizes the main points of disagreement and makes several proposals for regulation going forward.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-20

Creator(s)

Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933

On behalf of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Grey, Assistant Under-Secretary of State Francis Alexander Campbell sends a series of proposals for a provisional agreement for the forthcoming herring fishery off the coast of Newfoundland to U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Whitelaw Reid.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-03

Creator(s)

Campbell, Francis Alexander, 1852-1911

The British government is carefully considering the letter from Secretary of State Root regarding the rights of American fishing vessels along the Newfoundland coast. Eldon Gorst, acting in the absence of the British Secretary of State, informs Ambassador Reid that the government is willing to accept the suggestions laid out in Root’s letter as a modus vivendi for the current season.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-14

Creator(s)

Gorst, Eldon, Sir, 1861-1911

Writing on behalf of the British Foreign Secretary, Eldon Gorst informs Ambassador Reid that the British government is reviewing the dispute over the rights of fishing vessels along the Newfoundland coast. As the divergence of views makes an immediate settlement impossible, the British government is willing to agree to Secretary of State Root’s suggestion regarding the forthcoming fishery.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-14

Creator(s)

Gorst, Eldon, Sir, 1861-1911

At the instruction of the President and Council of the Royal Horticultural Society, W. Wilks asks that Ambassador Reid forward the enclosed materials.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-03

Creator(s)

Wilks, W. (William), 1843-1923

Francis Knollys writes to Whitelaw Reid that King Edward VII would be happy to receive William Jennings Bryan and proposes a possible meeting time. Knollys also asks Reid if he would kindly accompany Bryan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-24

Creator(s)

Knollys, Francis, 1837-1924

Arthur J. Giles sends Ambassador Reid a copy of a resolution from the British Federation of Grocers that thanks Roosevelt and Reid for assuring the Federation that the American government guarantees the safety of American packed meat.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-10

Creator(s)

Giles, Arthur J. (Arthur John), 1856-1931

Arthur J. Giles encloses a letter explaining a resolution passed by the Federation of the Grocers’ Association of the United Kingdom and a copy of the program for the Federation of Grocers’ Annual Conference. Giles requests a response from President Roosevelt regarding the resolution as it would be up for consideration at the Annual Conference.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-03

Creator(s)

Giles, Arthur J. (Arthur John), 1856-1931

Secretary of State Root received word from British Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand that no distinction is being made by Newfoundland officers between licensed and registered American vessels and that they may proceed to take any kind of fish. No American ships may employ men from Newfoundland in their crews.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-22

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Secretary of State Root updates Ambassador Reid on the Newfoundland fisheries and urges immediate communication to that government and to England.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-13

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

The Marquess of Lansdowne relays the Newfoundland government’s report that there has been no attempt to prevent American fisherman catching fish.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-16

Creator(s)

Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927

The Marquess of Lansdowne received Ambassador Reid’s letter and reports that the Newfoundland government has not attempted to prevent American fisherman from catching fish.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-19

Creator(s)

Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927

Secretary of State Root encloses a letter he sent to British Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand and urges prompt action in the matter to prevent fishing vessels from losing the season.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-20

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

In a letter to Ambassador Reid, President Roosevelt describes his role in securing a peaceful solution to the Moroccan crisis by his personal diplomacy with the French and German ambassadors to the United States, J.J. Jusserand and Hermann Speck von Sternburg. Roosevelt contends that he urged the French to agree to a conference, and that they should allow the German emperor to save his self-esteem. Roosevelt asserts that he was on good terms with both ambassadors. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1906-04-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Ambassador Reid that he would like to share more information with him about his relationship with Kaiser William II of Germany. Roosevelt writes that the voyage of the Great White Fleet was not the first time he had employed the navy to bring about a diplomatic resolution. Roosevelt informs Reid that he believes in “the policy of speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” and he hopes that in his upcoming safari to Africa he can avoid official functions and reporters. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1908-12-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes Ambassador Reid about his plans to travel to Africa to hunt with his son Kermit Roosevelt at the conclusion of his presidency, but he says that he has no plans to visit Europe until after “the memory of my Presidency has faded.” Roosevelt criticizes the Congress and says that if the Republicans enjoy success in the fall 1908 elections it will be in spite of the present Congress.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1908-05-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Through Ambassador Reid, President Roosevelt sends congratulations and regards to the British and Foreign Bible Society and hopes their meeting will garner more interest in people to read the Bible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919