Letter from William Henry Porter to William Emlen Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bank notes, Bank notes--Taxation, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Emergency currency, Government securities, Interest rates, Ridgely, William Barret, 1858-1920, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, United States. Department of the Treasury, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, United States. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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William Henry Porter writes to William Emlen Roosevelt. Porter worries about issuing a special currency unless it is a temporary emergency measure and discusses what he believes are the minimum and maximum taxation and interest rates for such currency.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-22
Creator(s)
Porter, William Henry, 1861-1926
Recipient
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Henry Porter to William Emlen Roosevelt. [October 22, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54692. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Porter, William Henry, 1861-1926. Letter from William Henry Porter to William Emlen Roosevelt. [22 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54692.
APA:
Porter, William Henry, 1861-1926.: , [1906, October 22]. Letter from William Henry Porter to William Emlen Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54692.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
