Letter from Merritt O. Chance to George B. Cortelyou

Subject(s): Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Merritt O. Chance returns papers written by Senator George Frisbie Hoar. Secretary of War Elihu Root left Washington, D.C., before the papers reached the War Department.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-24

Creator(s)

Chance, Merritt O. (Merritt Ogle), 1869-1943

Recipient

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Merritt O. Chance to George B. Cortelyou. [December 24, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39918. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Chance, Merritt O. (Merritt Ogle), 1869-1943. Letter from Merritt O. Chance to George B. Cortelyou. [24 Dec. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39918.

APA:

Chance, Merritt O. (Merritt Ogle), 1869-1943., [1902, December 24]. Letter from Merritt O. Chance to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39918.

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. March 12, 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.