Letter from Henri Jacques André Des Portes de la Fosse to John Hay

Subject(s): Diplomatic etiquette, Loubet, Emile, 1838-1929, Meetings, Picard, Alfred, 1844-1913, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Henri Jacques André Des Portes de la Fosse, an attaché at the French embassy, requests that Alfred Picard, who is Commissioner General of the Republic at the St. Louis Exposition, be granted one of the first audiences when President Roosevelt is back in Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-08

Creator(s)

Des Portes de la Fosse, Henri Jacques André, 1861-1937

Recipient

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Henri Jacques André Des Portes de la Fosse to John Hay. [September 8, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46733. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Des Portes de la Fosse, Henri Jacques André, 1861-1937. Letter from Henri Jacques André Des Portes de la Fosse to John Hay. [8 Sep. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46733.

APA:

Des Portes de la Fosse, Henri Jacques André, 1861-1937., [1904, September 8]. Letter from Henri Jacques André Des Portes de la Fosse to John Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46733.

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 5, 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.