Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, Earl, 1851-1917

Letter from William B. Howland to Theodore Roosevelt

William B. Howland hopes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is recovering from her accident and praises Theodore Roosevelt’s recent editorial in The Outlook on the Panama Canal. He says him and Ella May Jacobs Howland are enjoying their time at the Manor Club House and he believes Albert Henry George Grey will accept honorary chairmanship of the English Committee on the Hundred Years.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-13

Creator(s)

Howland, William Bailey, 1849-1917

Letter from William Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

William Wood expresses to Theodore Roosevelt his concern for wildlife in Labrador and asks for his support in promoting bird and mammal sanctuaries.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-10

Creator(s)

Wood, William, 1864-1947

Letter from George Bird Grinnell to Theodore Roosevelt

George Bird Grinnell thanks Theodore Roosevelt for sending the letter that Roosevelt just received from Earl Grey. Grinnell is gratified to know that the Governor General of Canada is interested in protecting buffalo. Grinnell closes by sending his well wishes to Archie Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-15

Creator(s)

Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease

Theodore Roosevelt was very interested to read Alfred E. Pease’s account of George Grey’s death, and has forwarded it to Earl Grey. He reflects on his own luck in having Pease instruct him in lion hunting, and comments that he did not think lions could attack as quickly as Pease said. Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Pease sometime, and sends greetings from his son, Kermit Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease

Theodore Roosevelt received Alfred E. Pease’s letter, as he had hoped. He is currently visiting Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt and comments that the happiness of his children is his greatest concern. He recounts hunting bongos with George Grey in Africa and bird watching with his brother, Edward Grey, in England. The news of George Grey’s death by a lion saddened him, and he considers the dangers of lion hunting. Roosevelt discusses his family and their recent trip. While happy at home, Roosevelt would consider another scientific expedition through Asia.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Adèle Le Bourgeois Chapin

President Roosevelt tells Adèle Le Bourgeois Chapin that he likes the speech given by Earl Grey, governor of Canada, and thinks that it would be a good thing for Americans to unite for the purpose that Grey mentions. He thinks, however, that it would have to be a private action, as Congress is reluctant to act even on things that should be simple.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee

Responding to a letter from Arthur Hamilton Lee, President Roosevelt notes that A. Maurice Low was blacklisted from access to the White House or other governmental agencies after he printed slanderous material. Roosevelt is surprised that Fabian Ware keeps Low on the staff of London’s Morning Post. Roosevelt agrees to have Fülöp László paint his portrait. Roosevelt also informs Lee about international relations between the United States and Canada, particularly with reference to immigration from Japan. He recounts discussions he has had with William Lyon Mackenzie King on this subject, and what the position of the United States is on the matter–namely, that working class Japanese immigrants should be kept out of English-speaking countries, and that working class immigrants from English-speaking countries should be kept out of Japan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

President Roosevelt finished George Otto Trevelyan’s recent volume on the American Revolution, and sincerely praises it as “one of the few histories which can deservedly be called great.” Although biased, Roosevelt places the American Revolution among the great historical events. Trevelyan treats it well, and Roosevelt compares him to other authors of military history. He especially appreciates the justice Trevelyan gives Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, as he believes in giving men credit regardless of their allegiance. Roosevelt rejoices in interesting books like Trevelyan’s, particularly when he has much to worry about. He will send a volume of his speeches.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt was glad to hear Ambassador Reid’s news that the British Government is likely to take the same stance as the United States at the Hague Conference. Referencing a letter he received from Andrew Carnegie, Roosevelt remarks that he does not want the Liberal Government “to go to any maudlin extremes at the Hague Conference,” and that while it is good to minimize the chance of war, nations should not put themselves at a disadvantage compared to militaristic nations. Roosevelt comments on several United States politicians, particularly John Sharp Williams, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

Earl Grey will send Ambassador Reid the portrait of Benjamin Franklin which he is returning to the possession of the United States to be hung in the White House. Roosevelt asks Reid to arrange for it to be shipped there. He will write Reid at once about “this Morocco business.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Butler Duncan

President Roosevelt cannot accept W. Butler Duncan’s invitation. Earl Grey, his wife, and daughter are invited to spend the night at the White House. Roosevelt appreciates Grey’s “course in this matter, especially with reference to something” that Grey will announce either in Duncan’s dinner or at Philadelphia.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Flora L. Shaw

President Roosevelt will enjoy reading Flora L. Shaw’s book and is particularly interested in the sections on British colonial policy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Henry E. Huck to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry E. Huck reports to Theodore Roosevelt that he finally got away from the sanitarium at Guelph, Ontario, and is currently safe in Detroit, Michigan. However, Arthur Heurtley will not help him, even after Huck shared how letters were stolen and that the sanitarium’s attendants were anarchists who harmed Marshall Field’s heirs. He sends a paper slip and does not think the American consul reported on it. Huck asks Roosevelt for help with the Field estate and to be admitted to a sanitarium, not an asylum. He would have reported the mail theft to Governor General of Canada Albert Henry George Grey but did not have the money or protection to get to Ottawa, Ontario. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-27

Creator(s)

Huck, Henry E., 1874-1921

Letter from Alfred E. Pease to Theodore Roosevelt

Alfred E. Pease received Theodore Roosevelt’s letter and let his daughter Lavender Mary Pease read it. His children are now his primary source of happiness. He recently stayed with Edward Grey who recalled Roosevelt with affection. Pease is sending Roosevelt lots of reading material, including an article he wrote on firearm and ammunition testing. Depleted funds from caring for his family prevent him from traveling. He received a nice letter from Kermit Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-29

Creator(s)

Pease, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward), Sir, 1857-1939

Letter from Adèle Le Bourgeois Chapin to Theodore Roosevelt

Earl Grey, Governor General of Canada, would like to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Quebec by making the Plains of Abraham a national park and building an Angel of Peace statue there. He had noted to Adèle Le Bourgeios Chapin that he thinks it would be appropriate to get contributions from the United States, as the Plains of Abraham are part of its history as well. Chapin would like to ask Grey’s American friends to contribute to the statue’s fund, or perhaps even to give the statue as a gift, and asks President Roosevelt’s opinion on the advisability of this idea.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-07

Creator(s)

Chapin, Adèle Le Bourgeois, 1862-1938

Letter from Thomas J. O’Brien to Elihu Root

Ambassador O’Brien informs Secretary of State Root that the early change to the British Ambassador in Washington has stirred much conversation in the British press and among its officials. An editorial in the London Telegraph stated that whomever succeeded H. Mortimer Durand would have to be “as popular and effective as” German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand. The Foreign Office thinks the new appointee should come from outside present diplomatic service members but O’Brien supposes it will be someone from within the current service and describes Sir Alan Johnstone’s qualifications. Johnstone was British Ambassador to Denmark.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-27

Creator(s)

O'Brien, Thomas J. (Thomas James), 1842-1933

Letter from F. V. Greene to Theodore Roosevelt

Francis V. Greene of Niagara Lockport and Ontario Power Company lets President Roosevelt know that he approves the passing of a bill regulating power companies and power production. The bill that Greene refers to concerns the use of Niagara Falls for water power and also concerns the preservation and conservation of the waterfalls. Greene mentions that he met with Canadian officials to discuss this matter and found out that Niagara Falls was not the main focus of the Canadians. Instead, they were more concerned with other bodies of water.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-05

Creator(s)

Greene, F. V. (Francis Vinton), 1850-1921

Letter from John St. Loe Strachey to Theodore Roosevelt

John St. Loe Strachey thanks President Roosevelt for the compliments on his newspaper and states he understands why Roosevelt refrained from sending material to be published. Strachey is glad Roosevelt has the same views on military readiness. Strachey would like to visit Roosevelt next year and is glad Lord Grey will be staying with Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-03

Creator(s)

Strachey, John St. Loe, 1860-1927

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Cecil Spring Rice updates Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on the declining political and social situation in Russia. Although revolution seems to be in the air, Czar Nicholas seems impervious to demands for reform and determined to maintain the autocracy. Crowds are being shot down in the streets, including women and children; trains are being robbed of munitions; and a complete breakdown of order appears imminent. Spring Rice also describes Great Britain’s stance toward Russia, Japan, and America, particularly King Edward VII’s admiration for President Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-13

Creator(s)

Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918

Proclamation by Henry E. Huck

Henry E. Huck outlines the rules for the anarchists, nihilists, and “discontented populations” that he will rule over.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-03

Creator(s)

Huck, Henry E., 1874-1921