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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 sends two photographs to John L. Harrington, and says that Harrington may keep the one labeled for Emperor of Ethiopia Menelik II, because Robert Peet Skinner has already delivered a copy of it to the emperor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-10
James W. Gerard, Justice of the New York Supreme Court, sends President Roosevelt a knife to take on his safari. Gerard jokes that the knife might impress the “native chiefs” or at the very least cut the pages of The Outlook. Gerard asks for a penny or something of similar value in return to honor a superstition regarding gifting knives.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-03-02
Bernard Goldsmith urges President Roosevelt to consider visiting Ethiopia during his upcoming safari, and an invitation from Melenik II, Negus (Emperor) of Ethiopia, is coming. Goldsmith explains that his connection to the Emperor is through his friend Baron von Falkenegg, who has a substantial mineral concession in Ethiopia, and the Emperor wants the concession to be financed and controlled in America. Goldsmith discusses some reading he will be helpful for Roosevelt in planning his safari. In a post-script, Goldsmith mentions that an American diplomatic presence is lacking in Ethiopia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-22
W. H. Ellis reports that shortly after his arrival in Addis Ababa he delivered the treaty and President Roosevelt’s letter to Emperor Menelik II. The treaty was well received; Ellis reports that Menelik II informed him that he would soon have a receipt for the same.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-06
Photograph of Emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia, left with President Roosevelt on November 22, 1905 by Hadji Abdullah Ali Sudik.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-22
A lion and a hyena, gifts to the President from the Emperor of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), will be arriving in a few days.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-07
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis encloses a letter from the Emperor of Ethiopia and from Consul-General Skinner for President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-16
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
Robert Peet Skinner encloses a letter from Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, to President Roosevelt. The letter is discussing gifts to the President, including lions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-04