Paul Morton Letter to Will Bennett
Scope and Contents
Collection contain a letter from Paul Mortin, Washington, DC to Will Bennett, Denver, Colo.; reminiscences about boyhood friends in Colorado including the Bennett boys. Mentions his own family and encloses photograph of Arbor Lodge in Nebraska City, Neb. (family home of his father J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day).
Dates
- August 30, 1904
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Paul Morton (May 22, 1857 - February 19, 1911) was a U.S. businessman, and served as the 36th Secretary of the Navy (1904-1905) under Theodore Roosevelt.
Extent
1 envelope(s) (1 item, photograph)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
