Memorandum from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Operations other than war, Cooper, Harry E. (Harry Elmer), 1879-1963, Disaster relief, Earthquake relief, Earthquakes, Emergency food supply, Grant, Kellum Duane, 1864-1935, Hewitt, H. Kent (Henry Kent), 1887-1972, Jamaica--Kingston, Nitrocellulose, Swettenham, James Alexander, 1846-1933, United States. Navy
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Lieutenant-Commander Hoff, of the USS Missouri, updates for Captain Pendleton accounts of the United States Navy’s aid efforts in Kingston, Jamaica, following the earthquake. This aid took the form of supplies and medical assistance given to hospitals, food and other assistance given to Americans on the island, and dangerous damaged buildings destroyed with gun cotton (an explosive now known as nitrocellulose). The Governor of Jamaica, John Alexander Swettenham, told the Americans not to destroy any buildings without the owner’s approval.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-19
Creator(s)
Hoff, Arthur Bainbridge 1869-1925
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
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:
Memorandum from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton. [January 19, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55320. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hoff, Arthur Bainbridge 1869-1925. Memorandum from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton. [19 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/o55320.
APA:
Hoff, Arthur Bainbridge 1869-1925., [1907, January 19]. Memorandum from Arthur Bainbridge Hoff to Edwin C. Pendleton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55320.
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.
