Letter from Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Death and burial of a person, Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792

Horace Porter writes President Roosevelt to acknowledge postponement of the John Paul Jones celebration, upon the discovery of his body and its reburial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-11

Creator(s)

Porter, Horace, 1837-1921

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

Handwritten

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 Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 11, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50682. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Porter, Horace, 1837-1921. Letter from Horace Porter to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50682.

APA:

Porter, Horace, 1837-1921., [1905, August 11]. 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/o50682.

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.