Thompson, David E. (David Eugene), 1854-1942

Letter from John William Griggs to Philander C. Knox

John William Griggs requests the help of Secretary of State Philander C. Knox regarding a deal between The Mexican National Packing Company and the Mexican Government, which is now being compromised. Griggs believes allowing the Mexican Government to break this deal will negatively impact American citizens invested in this company and requests Knox communicate with the Ambassador to Mexico and request a thorough investigation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-13

Note on White House stationery

An unknown writer asks whether President Roosevelt wants to see David E. Thompson, United States minister to Brazil.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-25

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou praises Ambassador to Brazil David E. Thompson as someone who has provided “exceptional service.” Cortelyou is unaware whether Thompson is interested in the Ambassador position in Mexico, but he believes Thompson is deserving of “any diplomatic position, however high” to which President Roosevelt might appoint him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay

President Roosevelt provides Secretary of State Hay with a list of appointments in the diplomatic and consular service after March 4, 1905. Roosevelt includes a handwritten note, “All this is tentative.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt disagrees with several statements Secretary of State John Hay wrote. While Hay was one of the most “delightful characters” Roosevelt had ever met, he found Hay lacking leadership qualities as a Secretary of State. Roosevelt provides Senator Lodge with his view of the Alaska Boundary dispute in 1903. He includes copies of the letters Roosevelt wrote to Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes and Henry White to show to British Secretary of State for the Colonies James Chamberlain and Prime Minister James Arthur Balfour. Roosevelt explains why certain appointments were made following the death of President William McKinley and details for why Hay was not consulted on matters concerning the Russo-Japanese War and the acquisition of Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Manuel Alarcón

President Roosevelt thanks Governor Alarcón for the vase he sent through Ambassador David E. Thompson. He considers the gift a token of friendship between the United States and Mexico.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Albert Johnson

President Roosevelt tells Governor Johnson of Minnesota that he cannot give letters of introduction to foreign leaders, but he is happy to give him a personal letter of introduction to David E. Thompson, the United States Ambassador to Mexico.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-21

Letter from William Loeb to James Creelman

William Loeb sends James Creelman a letter of introduction for him to use when meeting David E. Thompson, the American ambassador to Mexico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John P. Jones

President Roosevelt tells John P. Jones that while he cannot write to Mexican President Porfirio Díaz on behalf of his old comrade Duncan B. Harrison, he can have the State Department give him a letter of introduction to Ambassador David E. Thompson.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt asks Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou for advice regarding keeping Minister David E. Thompson in Brazil once the United States legation in Brazil becomes an embassy. Roosevelt believes this is better than sending Thompson to Mexico because he understands Thompson has interests in the mines in Mexico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-31

Letter from Wardner Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

Wardner Williams asks Theodore Roosevelt to give a speech on patriotism at next year’s Independence Day celebration in Denver, Colorado.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-01

Telegram from Rebecca Clagett to Theodore Roosevelt

Rebecca Clagett notifies Theodore Roosevelt that her brother Jesse Clagett, a former member of the Rough Riders, died recently.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-26

Letter from Porfirio Díaz to Theodore Roosevelt

President Díaz understands that President Roosevelt has invited Mexico to participate in a congress on the conservation of natural resources, a matter which transcends national borders. Díaz gladly designates three representatives from Mexico for this North American Conservation Congress.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-22

Letter from Porfirio Díaz to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Thompson has given Porfirio Diaz a photograph of President Roosevelt and his family. Diaz thanks Roosevelt for it. A typed translation accompanies the handwritten note in Spanish.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-09

President Diaz receives portrait of President Roosevelt

President Roosevelt gifted a portrait of himself to Mexican President Porfirio Diaz. Ambassador David E. Thompson delivered the portrait and made it clear that it was a personal gift from Roosevelt and had no political meaning. English translation of an attached Spanish article.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-08

Letter from John B. Morrey to William Loeb

John B. Morrey, art dealer, confirms the shipment of President Roosevelt’s portrait to the American Ambassador to Mexico, David E. Thompson. He has enclosed the receipt from Adams Express Company.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-05

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root sends President Roosevelt a dispatch about the Colorado River break. The situation is serious.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-14

Letter from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Rudolph Forster sends William Loeb a copy of a portion of a telegram from Ambassador Thompson. In the telegram, Thompson reports that the cabinet of Salvador asked President Diaz for support in military action against Guatemala, which Diaz refused. Thompson believes Diaz has acted correctly and sincerely.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-19

Letter from William Lawrence Penfield to William Loeb

William Lawrence Penfield reports to William Loeb on a matter at the American Consulate in Brazil. After Penfield arrived in Brazil, Consul-General Eugene Seeger “launched out in charges” against Ambassador David E. Thompson. Penfield later spoke with Thompson, who told Penfield that there was a matter at the Consulate in Rio, which he believed the United States government should investigate. Penfield said he will investigate the matter quietly and suggested that Thompson submit any evidence to him under the cover of it being a matter of “commercial relations” with Brazil.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-12

Letter from Eugene Seeger to William Loeb

Eugene Seeger, Consul General to Brazil, sends William Loeb several enclosures that he would like President Roosevelt to read. The enclosures contain unfortunate statements from United States Ambassador to Brazil David E. Thompson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-22