Letter from H. Mortimer Durand to Francis B. Loomis
Subject(s): Fines (Penalties), Gurney, Hugh, Massachusetts, Speed limits, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State
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H. Mortimer Durand writes to Acting Secretary of State Loomis to review the details of the case against Hugh Gurney, Third Secretary of the British Embassy, for exceeding the speed limit. Durand also thanks the State Department for handling the case with promptness and close attention and forwards a check for the $25 fine Gurney was ordered to pay for speeding and resisting arrest.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-30
Creator(s)
Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924
Recipient
Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
7
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 H. Mortimer Durand to Francis B. Loomis. [September 30, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47058. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924. Letter from H. Mortimer Durand to Francis B. Loomis. [30 Sep. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47058.
APA:
Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924., [1904, September 30]. Letter from H. Mortimer Durand to Francis B. Loomis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47058.
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. January 15, 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.
