Letter from Jack Sutherland Abbott to Dennis H. Mahan
Subject(s): Command of troops, Earthquake relief, Indiana (Battleship : BB-1), Jamaica--Port Royal, Military leadership, Sticht, John Low, 1873-1943
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Ensign Abbott reports to Captain Mahan from his posting in Kingston, Jamaica. A British army officer there reported that British troops were camped outside Port Royal because of a stench emanating from cracks in the earth opened by an earthquake in the city.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-18
Creator(s)
Abbott, Jack Sutherland, 1873-1943
Recipient
Mahan, Dennis H. (Dennis Hart), 1848-1925
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Jack Sutherland Abbott to Dennis H. Mahan. [January 18, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55264. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Abbott, Jack Sutherland, 1873-1943. Letter from Jack Sutherland Abbott to Dennis H. Mahan. [18 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55264.
APA:
Abbott, Jack Sutherland, 1873-1943., [1907, January 18]. Letter from Jack Sutherland Abbott to Dennis H. Mahan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55264.
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 12, 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.
