France--Paris

Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederick Courteny Selous apologizes to Theodore Roosevelt for not responding to his last letter, but Selous wanted to read Roosevelt’s pamphlet on coloration first, and has been very busy. He is taking the pamphlet with him to Africa to read on the ship. Selous will first stop in Paris, France to receive a medal from the French Academy of Sports in recognition of his big game hunting, and then travel with friends to Kenya. Selous would like to go back to Bahr el ghazal and study the Kob and the ways it changes color each year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

Creator(s)

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917

Letter from Fredr. of Son to Theodore Roosevelt

Fredr. of Son asks Theodore Roosevelt to write the preface of his book. It has now been translated into English to publish it in the United States and England and Fredr. asks Roosevelt if there is a suitable paper or magazine in which to publish it first.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-06

Creator(s)

Son, Fredr. of

Letter from Frank Basil Tracy to Theodore Roosevelt

Frank Basil Tracy shares a page from the Boston Evening Transcript with Theodore Roosevelt that he thinks Roosevelt will interested in. Tracy tells Roosevelt of the Republican campaign in Massachusetts and feels they are making a mistake by pushing workingmen to vote out of fear for their jobs because of tariffs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-24

Creator(s)

Tracy, Frank Basil, 1866-1912

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about his recent trip to Paris with his wife Alice on their honeymoon. The Roosevelts enjoyed the tomb of Napoleon, Cluny, and dress buying. Alice got sick crossing the Channel and they are buying presents for people back home.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1881-09-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt believes an article “gives a totally unfair coloring” to the peace talks surrounding the end of the Russo-Japanese War. He explains to Lyman Abbott his reasoning behind using every effort to show Japan and Russia the error of breaking with each other during negotiations between the countries. He will forward a contemporary letter he wrote to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge detailing the negotiations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bijur

President Roosevelt tells Nathan Bijur that it is difficult for him to understand how prosecuting “certain criminal rich” would affect stock markets around the world, but understands that he will be responsible for the results, whether he deserves it or not. Roosevelt cannot change his Provincetown speech, but will look for the opportunity to make a statement like the one Bijur suggests.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from J. J. Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt

J. J. Jusserand has only heard vague reports of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s horse riding injury, and hopes Theodore Roosevelt can let him know how she is doing. Jusserand tells Roosevelt about his and his wife’s summer travels and recommends a book he read the most in Paris, promising to send Roosevelt a copy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-15

Creator(s)

Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932

Letter from J. J. Jusserand to Theodore Roosevelt

French Ambassador Jusserand thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and book, which he says he has been reading in the midst of seeing work done to the house. He has spent the majority of his days on the top of ladders, not like some ambassadors who must only emphasize their greatness. Jusserand goes into detail about some of the stories, saying that they remind him of Secretary of State Elihu Root’s lecture at Yale where he noted that the main thing is progress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-17

Creator(s)

Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932

Letter from Madison Julius Cawein to Theodore Roosevelt

Madison Julius Cawein is pleased President Roosevelt appreciates the autographed volumes. In response to Roosevelt’s inquiry, Cawein traces his German ancestry.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-25

Creator(s)

Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914

Letter from Augustus Biesel to William Loeb

Augustus Biesel, clerk at the American embassy in Paris, will deliver the photograph of President Roosevelt to Henri-Emile Lefort when the latter returns to Paris. Biesel recently spent time at the studio of the Marquise de Wentworth who is painting a portrait of Roosevelt which will soon be on exhibit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-12

Creator(s)

Biesel, Augustus, 1843-1915

Letter from Frances M. Wolcott to Theodore Roosevelt

Frances M. Wolcott updates President Roosevelt about the comings and goings among her friends and family in Paris, many of whom are ill with Diphtheria. She also explains the gift she sent him, a thermos.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-13

Creator(s)

Wolcott, Frances M. (Frances Metcalfe), 1851-1933

Letter from John St. Loe Strachey to Theodore Roosevelt

John St. Loe Strachey relays to President Roosevelt an account of his trip to France and Germany. He and his wife visited Ambassador Charlemagne Tower and his wife in Berlin as well as Ambassador Robert Sanderson McCormick and his wife in Paris. Strachey believes that Chancellor Bernard Fürst von Bülow will be defeated in his reelection bid and that the Emperor was also held in disfavor by the German people. Strachey is concerned about the warlike nature of the Germans. He relays his thoughts on some of the French politicians and theologians whom he met; he found the French people and politicians generally to be pacifistic.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-11

Creator(s)

Strachey, John St. Loe, 1860-1927

Letter from Dominic I. Murphy to William Loeb

Consul Murphy reports to William Loeb a perception arising in France that the United States and Japan may go to war. In a recent meeting with Sir Thomas Barclay, international lawyer, Barclay detailed a conversation he had some time ago with a Japanese businessman. The latter said Japan was looking to “pick a quarrel with” a weaker nation, to gain prestige for Japan, and that Spain would have been a candidate, with control of the Philippines the pretext for contention. Barclay believes that the seizure of the Philippines by the United States delayed that plan, but that Japan still looks to take the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-07

Creator(s)

Murphy, Dominic I. (Dominic Ignatius), 1847-1930

Letter from William. E. Mantius to William Loeb

William E. Mantius thanks William Loeb for congratulating him on his recent transfer to Paris, although he wishes they would have left him in New York. Since he arrived he has been hustling and although President Roosevelt gave him a personal letter to Ambassador Robert Sanderson McCormick, he may as well “have delivered that letter to the man in the moon” due to the lack of “American intelligence energy and courtesy” he has received at Avenue Kléber. He describes United States insurance companies as having a “bad reputation” and also offers his opinion on the Separation Act.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Creator(s)

Mantius, William E., 1847-1914

Letter from Robert Sanderson McCormick to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador McCormick is sending President Roosevelt a book on French art that he offers as a token of his appreciation for Roosevelt’s kindness. McCormick also sends well wishes from his wife Katharine Medill McCormick.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-21

Creator(s)

McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849-1919

Telegram from William Loeb to Rudolph Forster

William Loeb writes to Assistant Secretary of State Forster with a message for him to deliver to Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira. President Roosevelt explains the situation regarding Russian plenipotentiaries. Russia has agreed to move the peace talks to Washington, D.C., from the Hague, Netherlands. Roosevelt believes that Russia indeed intends to make peace with Japan and he feels it would be best to grant an armistice if one is requested.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-02

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Letter from Coutts & Co. to William Loeb

Coutts & Co. acknowledges receipt of the letter from William Loeb. They report to have forwarded the sealed package that was enclosed with the letter to the intended recipient Senator Lodge in Paris.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-01

Creator(s)

Coutts & Co.

Letter from Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt

General Horace Porter thanks President Roosevelt for his kind letter. He is awaiting the arrival of Admiral Sigsbee’s squadron when he will return to Paris. Porter is greatly pleased at the decision to have the remains of Paul Jones permanently interred at Annapolis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-22

Creator(s)

Porter, Horace, 1837-1921

Telegram from George von Lengerke Meyer to John Hay

Ambassador Meyer sends a message to Secretary of State Hay concerning a published interview which was taken from the Petit Parisien newspaper. Meyer suggests that a reporter made up the interview.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-17

Creator(s)

Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918

Telegram from William Loeb to Maurice Latta

William Loeb transcribes several telegrams sent to President Roosevelt in his absence concerning the ongoing international diplomatic efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War. In response to Roosevelt’s suggestion, plenipotentiaries from both Japan and Russia will negotiate terms of peace. It is rumored that Russia will recommend Paris as the location for the meeting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-11

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937