Note from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Employee selection, Idaho, Rounds, Ruel, 1842-1922, Ruick, N. M.

President Roosevelt directs Attorney General Bonaparte to telegraph the clerk of the United States Court in Idaho and ask for the decision of the court from the previous Saturday, which saw a ruling on a plea in abatement in the land fraud cases. Roosevelt says that if the verdict is what he understands it to be, then District Attorney N. M. Ruick and Marshal Ruel Rounds should be removed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Note

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:

Note from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte. [March 16, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201997. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Note from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte. [16 Mar. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201997.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 16]. Note from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201997.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.