There’l soon be something doing
Subject(s): Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Government purchasing of real property, Leases, Oklahoma--Indian Territory, Real property, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. Board of Indian Commissioners, Washington (D.C.)
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In Washington, D. C., President Roosevelt tells Board of Indian Commissioners member Charles J. Bonaparte, “Now Bonaparte, go right now and stop that,” pointing to an “official land shark” in Indian Territory who holds a “perpetual lease” and tells a Native American, “All you have to do is sign this lease.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
There’l soon be something doing. [September 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302223. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. There’l soon be something doing. [Sep 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302223.
APA:
Unknown., [1903, September]. There’l soon be something doing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302223.
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. August 3, 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.
