President of Mexico Porfirio Diaz writes to President Roosevelt regarding the recent death of Consul General James Russell Parsons who, along with his wife Frances Theodora Parsons, was respected and admired.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-24

Creator(s)

Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

Spanish

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Porfirio Diaz to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 24, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52424. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915. Letter from Porfirio Diaz to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Jan. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52424.

APA:

Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915., [1906, January 24]. Letter from Porfirio Diaz to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52424.

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.