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Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid sends a newspaper clipping from a British newspaper to President Roosevelt, asking if he is correct in assuming that its description of Roosevelt’s telegram to Emperor Wilhelm is “unfair and unfounded.” Reid agrees to “look after” Harriet Shonts and her daughters when they arrive in England if the courts are open, but mentions that it can be difficult to accommodate American visitors when there are fewer courts being held. Reid also comments upon the recent Algeciras Conference.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-18

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid writes to President Roosevelt about a conversation he had with John Wanamaker about international postal rates and improving postal service between London and New York. Reid hopes Roosevelt will listen to Wanamaker when he comes to discuss it. Reid is sending gossip to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and will send the president more on political matters in coming days.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-10

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-13

Creator(s)

Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918

Draft text of Hay-Pauncefote treaty

Draft text of Hay-Pauncefote treaty

This draft of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty between the United States and Great Britain describes the agreement regarding the construction of an isthmian canal in four articles. The first allows the United States to build a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, using various financial arrangements and having sole governance of the canal. The second notes that the Clayton-Bulwer Convention agreement of 1850 is superseded as the basis for neutrality by the principles of Free Navigation of the Suez Maritime Canal, adopted in 1888 in Constantinople. The principles therein seek to keep the canal neutral and available to all nations for commercial use, and include the neutrality of the surrounding water and infrastructure used to maintain the canal. Article three, noted as having been stricken by the Senate, invites further nations to agree to the treaty as writ. Article four designates the official signers as the President and Secretary of State of the United States and the Queen of Great Britain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-02-05

Creator(s)

Unknown

“And John, he pays the freight”

“And John, he pays the freight”

Queen Victoria holds up an infant labeled “Little New Duke of York. Christening Robe Cost £300.” She presents the baby to John Bull who is holding a paper that states “Heavy Expense Account – Royal Family.” In the background is a castle labeled “Royal Nursery.” The baby is probably Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-07-25

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

“Her resolute opposition”

“Her resolute opposition”

Queen Victoria stands on her throne labeled “England” at the edge of the sea, holding a broom labeled “My Prerogative,” and sweeping against ocean waves labeled “Home Rule” and “Democracy” that show the faces of Charles S. Parnell, William E. Gladstone, and Robert Cecil Salisbury. Her crown is perched on the back of her throne. Caption: A poor old broom against the new flood.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1886-02-10

Creator(s)

Ciani, G. E.

Coney Island and the crowned heads

Coney Island and the crowned heads

Uncle Sam welcomes several heads of state labeled “Pan-Slavism, Nihilism, Socialism, Pauperism, Communism [represented by Marianne], Fenianism, Mormonism [wearing a fez], [and] Spain” to a swim at Coney Island. They have emerged from bathhouses labeled “Austria, Russia, Germany, Italy, France, [and] England” and stand in the water. Caption: Why shouldn’t the wearied monarchs of Europe enjoy a plunge in our republican waters?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1882-07-19

Creator(s)

Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913

Science, or sport? – A modern spectacle after an old model

Science, or sport? – A modern spectacle after an old model

A group of explorers of the polar regions, representing discovery and exploration, float on an ice floe. They may all be on the verge of death. Weighing judgment are James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald and several European heads of state sitting in an area labeled “Reserved for J. G. Bennett and other Crowned Heads,” as well as a group of men seated in an area labeled “In the Name of Science – More! More!” This latter group has already pronounced judgment by giving the “Thumbs Down” sign. Notices pasted on the walls of the arena state “Kane died 1853, Franklin died 1850, Hall died 1871, [and] G. W. De Long 1882” referring to explorers who died in the name of science.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1882-05-31

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Theodore Roosevelt sends Edward North Buxton a note of introduction on behalf of Buxton’s daughter to the superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Roosevelt discusses Queen Victoria’s Coronation and a Congressman’s wedding he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt attended at the Old Friends Meeting House, Stuyvesant Square, New York. Roosevelt is content to be “out of active life,” maintaining the home, pursuing leisure activities, and working on the Outlook. Roosevelt writes that eldest son, Ted Roosevelt, is happily married and Roosevelt expects to be a grandfather within the month. Roosevelt wishes to see Alfred and Lady Pease as well as Frederick and Mrs. Selous.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

The Anglo-American arbitration treaty

The Anglo-American arbitration treaty

This document contains the text of the preamble and fifteen articles of the Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty, also known as the Olney-Pauncefote Treaty, which was ultimately rejected by the U.S. Senate and therefore never went into effect. The treaty states that the governments of the United States and Great Britain agree to submit to arbitration in all matters of difference between them that cannot be negotiated diplomatically. The documents details related to the arbitration process, and the treaty’s duration and ratification.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-01-11

Creator(s)

Unknown