Letter from Calvin P. Page to Dennis H. Mahan

Subject(s): Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Jamaica--Kingston, Orrett, William H. (William Hitchens), 1858-1921

Midshipman Page reports to Captain Mahan that he went ashore in Kingston, in compliance with Mahan’s orders, to look for any temporarily destitute Americans following the earthquake. Page reports they found no Americans destitute or in need of assistance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Creator(s)

Page, Calvin P. (Calvin Percy), 1888-1924

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

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 Calvin P. Page to Dennis H. Mahan. [January 18, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55285. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Page, Calvin P. (Calvin Percy), 1888-1924. Letter from Calvin P. Page to Dennis H. Mahan. [18 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55285.

APA:

Page, Calvin P. (Calvin Percy), 1888-1924., [1907, January 18]. Letter from Calvin P. Page to Dennis H. Mahan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55285.

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. February 6, 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.