Letter from Samson W. Fuller to John H. Lorimer

Subject(s): Aeronautics and state, Inventions, Navigation (Aeronautics)

Samson W. Fuller of the War Department writes to inventor and machinery operator John Hewetson Lorimer that the Board will make no allotments for the “experimental development of machines for aerial navigation.” Machines also should have been brought to practical operation without government expense.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-31

Creator(s)

Fuller, Samson W.

Recipient

Lorimer, John H., 1846-1918

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 Samson W. Fuller to John H. Lorimer. [December 31, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55098. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Fuller, Samson W.. Letter from Samson W. Fuller to John H. Lorimer. [31 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55098.

APA:

Fuller, Samson W.., [1906, December 31]. Letter from Samson W. Fuller to John H. Lorimer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55098.

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 22, 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.