Letter from William A. Pinkerton to Frank Robert Gooding

Subject(s): Assassination--Investigation, Criminal investigation, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, Western Federation of Miners

William A. Pinkerton delivers a case update to Governor Gooding on Agent 21’s investigation into the assassination of Governor Frank Steunenberg. He worked with Mr. Barber and a man identified as Border and others as they traveled to other precincts to work. Union members were freely giving information to other agents of the investigation without realizing who they were. Agent 21 retired at 10:30 PM after his meetings had ended.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-04

Creator(s)

Pinkerton, William A. (William Allan), 1846-1923

Recipient

Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 William A. Pinkerton to Frank Robert Gooding. [April 4, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25697. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Pinkerton, William A. (William Allan), 1846-1923. Letter from William A. Pinkerton to Frank Robert Gooding. [4 Apr. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25697.

APA:

Pinkerton, William A. (William Allan), 1846-1923., [1907, April 4]. Letter from William A. Pinkerton to Frank Robert Gooding.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25697.

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. March 12, 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.