Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John James Jenkins
Subject(s): Governmental investigations, Judges, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Wilfley, Lebbeus R.
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President Roosevelt tells Representative Jenkins that he is expecting a written opinion from Secretary of State Elihu Root regarding the charges against Judge Lebbeus R. Wilfley. Once Roosevelt receives the opinion, he will send it to the Committee on the Judiciary, along with the information that the executive department has that is relevant to the inquiry the committee is conducting.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Jenkins, John James, 1843-1911
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 John James Jenkins. [February 25, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201773. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John James Jenkins. [25 Feb. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201773.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, February 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John James Jenkins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201773.
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.
