Letter from S. Grosvenor Porter to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Firearms, Gifts, Pinfire firearms, Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Cornelius V. S., Jr., 1827-1887, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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S. Grosvenor Porter was given a gun by Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt, President Roosevelt’s uncle, and he would like to gift the gun to Roosevelt. The gun is from the Paris Exposition of 1868.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-06
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 S. Grosvenor Porter to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 6, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36125. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Porter, S. Grosvenor. Letter from S. Grosvenor Porter to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Dec. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36125.
APA:
Porter, S. Grosvenor., [1901, December 6]. Letter from S. Grosvenor Porter to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36125.
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 26, 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.
