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Acting Secretary of State Adee sends William Loeb a copy of a letter from Florida Attorney General William H. Ellis reporting on Ellis’s delivery of the Abyssinian treaty to Emperor Menelik. Adee advises Loeb not to proclaim the treaty until they receive confirmation from the emperor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-17
President Roosevelt confirms receipt of a letter from Senator Platt’s son Frank H. Platt, and has given it to Secretary of State Elihu Root. Roosevelt has heard conflicting reports about William H. Ellis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-18
Frank H. Platt writes to his father, Thomas Collier Platt, that he has known William H. Ellis for many years, and knows him to be a “straightforward man,” but has no special interest in him. When Ellis asked Platt for help, he was inclined to do so, and has never heard anything against Ellis. Platt admits that President Roosevelt may know something he does not, though.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-25
Senator Platt replies to President Roosevelt’s letter concerning conflicting accounts of William H. Ellis. Platt indicates that his son, Frank H. Platt, knows more about the subject and encloses a letter from him for Roosevelt’s information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-28
Assistant Secretary of State Adee asks President Roosevelt whether to announce the treaty between the United States and Ethiopia. Although Ellis cabled that it was signed, Adee notes that written acknowledgment of its delivery has not yet been received and wonders if he should wait for that formality.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-02