Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Bushnell Hart
Subject(s): Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Humiston, Grace (Mary Grace), 1869-1948, Law enforcement, Peonage, Southern States
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President Roosevelt sent Albert Bushnell Hart’s letter to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt has been uneasy about Special Assistant District Attorney Mary Grace Quackenbos. While she has a “genuine desire” to eradicate wrong, she has an “unsoundness of judgment that is both hysterical and sentimental.” The “outrages” perpetrated at southern plantations would warrant action if they took place elsewhere, but in the South they are part of life, and certain laws cannot be enforced.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Bushnell Hart. [January 13, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201260. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Bushnell Hart. [13 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201260.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, January 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Bushnell Hart.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201260.
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. May 15, 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.
