Letter from John W. Foster to Mariano Rampollo del Tindaro

Subject(s): Curtis, William Eleroy, 1850-1911, Illinois--Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition

Secretary of State Foster provides a letter of reference for William Eleroy Curtis, director of the Bureau of American Republics and representative of the World’s Fair, who was traveling to obtain items for exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition the following year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-09-22

Creator(s)

Foster, John W. (John Watson), 1836-1917

Recipient

Rampolla del Tindaro, Mariano, 1843-1913

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 John W. Foster to Mariano Rampollo del Tindaro. [September 22, 1892]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25591. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Foster, John W. (John Watson), 1836-1917. Letter from John W. Foster to Mariano Rampollo del Tindaro. [22 Sep. 1892]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25591.

APA:

Foster, John W. (John Watson), 1836-1917., [1892, September 22]. Letter from John W. Foster to Mariano Rampollo del Tindaro.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25591.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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