Third Assistant Secretary of State Pierce encloses a telegram from Ambassador Robert Sanderson McCormick recommending General Horace Porter be appointed as a Special Ambassador in connection to the upcoming ceremonies for removing the remains of John Paul Jones.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-27

Creator(s)

Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916

Recipient

Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

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 Herbert H. D. Peirce to Rudolph Forster. [June 27, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49718. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916. Letter from Herbert H. D. Peirce to Rudolph Forster. [27 Jun. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49718.

APA:

Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916., [1905, June 27]. Letter from Herbert H. D. Peirce to Rudolph Forster.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49718.

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.