Letter from John Addison Porter to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Resignation from office, Thank-you notes, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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John Addison Porter thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his service as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and wishes him success in his “new and important undertaking.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1898-05-09
Creator(s)
Porter, John Addison, 1856-1900
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Rough Rider (May 1898 to September 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Addison Porter to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 9, 1898]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25826. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Porter, John Addison, 1856-1900. Letter from John Addison Porter to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 May. 1898]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25826.
APA:
Porter, John Addison, 1856-1900., [1898, May 9]. Letter from John Addison Porter to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25826.
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 15, 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.
