Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis
Subject(s): Discrimination, Earthquakes, Indiana (Battleship : BB-1), Rationing
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Chaplain Gleeson reports on Americans found in Jamaica after the earthquake. Some were sent to the USS Indiana and some to the Missouri, and supplies and food are being provided. The Port Kingston refused to let American women and children sleep on the deck, but Gleeson found no evidence of discrimination against American citizens.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-17
Creator(s)
Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927
Recipient
Davis, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1845-1921
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis. [January 17, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55240. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927. Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis. [17 Jan. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55240.
APA:
Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927., [1907, January 17]. Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55240.
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.
