Governor William Henry Hunt provides President Roosevelt with a brief summary of the current state of affairs in Puerto Rico. Topics include support for the newly appointed governor, Beekman Winthrop, and an extraordinary session of the legislature that corrected errors in new amendments to the revenue laws and received a loan commission report.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-24

Creator(s)

Hunt, William Henry, 1857-1949

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

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 William Henry Hunt to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 24, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45462. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hunt, William Henry, 1857-1949. Letter from William Henry Hunt to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 May. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45462.

APA:

Hunt, William Henry, 1857-1949., [1904, May 24]. Letter from William Henry Hunt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45462.

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.