Letter from Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Diplomatic and consular service, American--Selection and appointment, France, Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation, Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792, McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849-1919
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General Porter updates President Roosevelt on the efforts to locate the body of American Revolutionary War naval fighter John Paul Jones.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-14
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 14, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48936. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Porter, Horace, 1837-1921. Letter from Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48936.
APA:
Porter, Horace, 1837-1921., [1905, March 14]. Letter from Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48936.
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.
