Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Addison Porter

Subject(s): Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred), 1858-1934

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs John Addison Porter that he agrees with Bingham concerning etiquette. He did not sign Dickens’s memorandum because there was no official concern. Roosevelt told Bingham there was no reason to interfere, which Roosevelt asks Porter to remind him of and to let him know that Porter saw the memorandum.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Porter, John Addison, 1856-1900

Publication Date

2025-04-10

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Addison Porter. [September 18, 1897?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159731. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Addison Porter. [18 Sep. 1897?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159731.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1897, September 18?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Addison Porter. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159731.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.