Elihu Root was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and statesman who served as the 41st United States Secretary of War under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt and the 38th United States Secretary of State, also under Roosevelt. In both positions as well as a long legal career, he pioneered the American practice of international law. Root is sometimes considered the prototype of the 20th-century political "wise man", advising presidents on a range of foreign and domestic issues. He also served as a United States Senator from New York and received the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize.
[Inclosure 1 in inclosure.] Mr. Root to Mr. Garland. New York, March 10, 1885. [Office of the United States attorney for the southern district of New York.] Sir: I have…
[Inclosure 2 in inclosure.] Mr. Root to Mr. Robertson. New York, March 10, 1885. [Office of the United States attorney for the southern district of New York.] Sir: I have…
[Inclosure in inclosure.] Mr. Root to Mr. Garland. New York, April 29, 1885. Sir: In the neutrality proceedings against the City of Mexico and her master, of which you were…
[Inclosure in inclosure.] Mr. Root to Mr. Garland. New York, June 23, 1885. [Office of the United States attorney for the southern district of New York.] Sir: Your letter of…