United States. Department of State

Letter from Ida M. Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Ida M. Roosevelt describes the last wishes of her late husband, George W. Roosevelt, to President Roosevelt. George W. Roosevelt had wished, prior to his untimely death, to resign from his post as United States Consul in Brussels to return to the United States to spend his retirement. In addition, he wished to promote his Vice Consul, Gregory Phelan, to a consulship in South America or elsewhere. Ida M. Roosevelt describes Phelan as devoted and talented, and asks President Roosevelt to act on his behalf.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-11

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root writes President Roosevelt that he, Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan, and William Randolph Hearst are all the same.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-28

Letter from Bellamy Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Bellamy Storer writes to President Roosevelt asking him to consider the facts, which Storer has enclosed as a statement of points, regarding his dismissal from diplomatic service. The dismissal was based on the grounds that both Storer’s conduct, in his capacity as an American ambassador, and his wife Maria Longworth Storer’s conduct in Rome, blurred the lines of public office and personal opinion regarding the promotion of Archbishop John Ireland to Cardinal. Storer defends his actions, including full and partial correspondence between those chiefly involved, to prove that he was acting in his public capacity at the request of President Roosevelt, which Roosevelt now denies. Storer is aggrieved that he was dismissed before his letter of resignation could have reached Washington since he was on leave in Egypt at the time he received Roosevelt’s request for his resignation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-18

Letter from Robert Bacon to William Loeb

Acting Secretary of State Bacon forwards a copy of a telegram from the President of Brazil, Alfonso Pena, acknowledging receipt of a telegram which Secretary of State Elihu Root sent on President Roosevelt’s behalf.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-21

Telegram from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw writes to President Roosevelt that if anyone goes to Europe to investigate customs issues, he should report to the Secretary of the Treasury, not to the Secretary of State.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-30

Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw sends President Roosevelt a clipping that suggests that Secretary of State Elihu Root is investigating the customs administration to obtain material “for possible modifications of American tariff laws.” Since investigating tariff laws falls under the duty of the Treasury Department and not the State Department, Shaw doubts this is the case, and he doubts there is reason for friction, but he writes to clarify the situation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-22

Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to William Loeb

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson writes to William Loeb on behalf of her friend Samuel Beck Parkman Trowbridge, a prominent architect in New York, who wants to study the decorations in the Turkish palace. Because the palace is not always open to the public, Robinson wonders if William Loeb could ask President Roosevelt to write her friend a letter of introduction to Ambassador John George Alexander Leishman, who is stationed in Turkey.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-07

Note from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root requests that President Roosevelt return the enclosed items after reading them.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-18

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Elihu Root

Ambassador Meyer introduces Secretary of State Root to Count Arthur Cherep-Spiridovich, the President of the Slavonic Society of Moscow. Cherep-Spiridovich is coming to the United States to present Theodore Roosevelt with an honorary membership to the society.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-03

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte writes to President Roosevelt regarding an offer for Bonaparte to serve on an honorary committee in France. Bonaparte does not want his involvement to be construed as support to the French. He wonders if he should consult French Ambassador Jusserand. Bonaparte also mentions that the spelling of naval titles has been in the news.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-20

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of State Adee writes to President Roosevelt about tariff concessions to the United States by Brazil. Adee encloses a bill introduced in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies which details the specific rates for imports, proportionate to Brazilian exports.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-22

Telegram from Ross Edgar Holaday to William Loeb

Consul Holaday sends a telegram to Secretary of State Root through William Loeb about the situation in Cuba. Holaday has received reliable information that “at least 500 well-armed men” are in revolt. Provisional Governor Taft denies this information, though he reports smaller groups in certain districts. The marines landing has produced good effect. Holaday asks if he should continue to send reports to the State Department.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-14

Telegram from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Meyer tells President Roosevelt he has not received an answer from the department, which is assumedly the Department of State. Meyer asks Roosevelt to wire him if he consents to his “taking after cure now and returning to [St.] Petersburg September 30.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-14

Telegram from Jacob Sleeper to William Loeb

The American consul at Cienfuegos, Cuba, asked Chargé d’affaires in Cuba Sleeper whether troops from the recently-arrived USS Marietta, commanded by William F. Fullam, should land to protect the sugar plantations there. Sleeper told them to wait for instructions from Washington.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-15

Letter from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root

Chargé d’affaires in Cuba Sleeper informs Secretary of State Root that he ordered the soldiers from the USS Denver, who had disembarked in Cuba, to reembark for fear of rioting among the Cuban people. He also reports that President Tomás Estrada Palma was unable to promise the protection of Americans and American property in Cuba.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-15

Telegram from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root

Chargé d’affaires in Cuba Sleeper informs Secretary of State Root that hostilities have ceased in Cuba in the hopes of reaching an agreement between the rebels and the Cuban government prior to the arrival of Secretary of War William H. Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Telegram from Nelson P. Webster to William Loeb

Nelson P. Webster forwards to William Loeb a telegram received by Secretary of State Elihu Root from Jacob Sleeper, chargé d’affaires in Cuba. Sleeper relays that he told Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma to ensure the protection of American citizens in Cuba and he received only an evasive answer. Sleeper also writes that the USS Denver has arrived in Havana.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Telegram to Jacob Sleeper

This confidential telegram informs Jacob Sleeper, chargé d’affaires ad interim, that President Roosevelt has ordered ships to enter Cuban waters and he will determine how they are to be used to protect “American life and property.” Sleeper is allowed to request asylum for Americans but under no circumstances is he allowed to request the landing of any armed force from the State Department. Sleeper should continue to report all developments.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Telegram from William Loeb to White House

William Loeb approves a draft of a cable Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon is sending to Dunning, Scotland, and Milan, Italy, but instructs Bacon to make a couple of wording changes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Letter from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root

Jacob Sleeper, chargé d’affaires, updates Secretary of State Root on the uprising in Cuba. The veterans have given up their efforts to bring about peace, and President Tomás Estrada Palma is not certain if the government will be able to put down the rebellion although he is hopeful there will be a quorum in the House and Congress. Estrada Palma has pledged to safeguard Americans and their property. In Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio provinces, bridges and culverts have been destroyed. The rebels are now threatening to dynamite train stations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-13