A Wall Street banker summarizes the Panic of 1907. They describe the weak banking laws which created the precarious conditions on Wall Street, and how J.P. Morgan & Co. took advantage of these conditions to achieve the “greatest financial confiscation the world has ever known.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907

Creator(s)

Unknown

Publication Date

2025-08-07

Language

English

Period

(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Report

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:

Statement from a Wall Street Banker. [October 29, 2025?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305129. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Statement from a Wall Street Banker. [29 Oct. 2025?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305129.

APA:

Unknown.: , [2025, October 29?]. Statement from a Wall Street Banker. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305129.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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