Letter from Grant Prince Marsh to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876, Dams--Design and construction, Inland navigation, Little Bighorn, Battle of the (Montana : 1876), Montana--Glendive, Regulation of rivers and lakes, Rivers--Government policy, United States--Yellowstone River
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Grant Prince Marsh, a “lifelong navigator of western rivers,” requests President Roosevelt’s help to prevent a dam being built near Glendive, Montana. The dam is being built for a private company, the Water Users’ Association, and will prevent future navigation of the Yellowstone River.
Collection
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Creation Date
1907-11-21
Creator(s)
Marsh, Grant Prince, 1834-1916
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Grant Prince Marsh to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 21, 1907]. State Historical Society of North Dakota. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292473. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Marsh, Grant Prince, 1834-1916. Letter from Grant Prince Marsh to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Nov. 1907]. Image.
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292473.
APA:
Marsh, Grant Prince, 1834-1916., [1907, November 21]. Letter from Grant Prince Marsh to Theodore Roosevelt.
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292473.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/state-historical-society-of-north-dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/state-historical-society-of-north-dakota.
APA:
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/state-historical-society-of-north-dakota.
