Letter from Harry E. Cooper to Edwin C. Pendleton
Subject(s): Buildings--Earthquake effects, Indiana (Battleship : BB-1), Jamaica--Kingston, United States. Navy
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H. E. Cooper, a carpenter in the U.S. Navy, writes Edwin C. Pendleton from Jamaica in the wake of the Kingston Earthquake. He reports that he went ashore with Lieutenant W. P. Scott and 50 other men, where they worked construction under the supervision of Captain C. Jones and H. Humphrey. He reports that the emergency hospital building was badly damaged and details the work done by his crew to fix it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-19
Creator(s)
Cooper, Harry E. (Harry Elmer), 1879-1963
Recipient
Pendleton, Edwin C., 1847-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Harry E. Cooper to Edwin C. Pendleton. [January 19, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55305. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cooper, Harry E. (Harry Elmer), 1879-1963. Letter from Harry E. Cooper to Edwin C. Pendleton. [19 Jan. 1907]. 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/o55305.
APA:
Cooper, Harry E. (Harry Elmer), 1879-1963.: , [1907, January 19]. Letter from Harry E. Cooper to Edwin C. Pendleton. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55305.
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.
