Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox
Subject(s): Criminal procedure, Governmental investigations, Northern Securities Company, Political crimes and offenses, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
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President Roosevelt wants every effort to be made to secure convictions in the Post Office cases. He considers these cases second only to the Northern Securities case in terms of legal work. Roosevelt would like Attorney General Knox’s personal oversight of these cases, or at least some supervisory care.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Philander C. Knox. [October 7, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o266338. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox. [7 Oct. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 15, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o266338.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, October 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o266338.
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. December 15, 2025. 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.
