Telegram from Benjamin F. Barnes to George F. Bourne

Subject(s): Des Portes de la Fosse, Henri Jacques André, 1861-1937, Letters

Benjamin F. Barnes, acting secretary to President Roosevelt, asks Postmaster Bourne to return a letter recently mailed from Oyster Bay to French chargé d’affaires Henri Jacques André Des Portes de la Fosse.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-24

Creator(s)

Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909

Recipient

Bourne, George F., 1859-1939

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Benjamin F. Barnes to George F. Bourne. [July 24, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192218. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909. Telegram from Benjamin F. Barnes to George F. Bourne. [24 Jul. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192218.

APA:

Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909., [1905, July 24]. Telegram from Benjamin F. Barnes to George F. Bourne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192218.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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