Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Barnes, William D., 1856-1927, Brown, Elon Rouse, 1857-1922, Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937, Oregon, Stranahan, Nevada N. (Nevada Northrup), 1861-1928, Trials (Fraud)
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Attorney General Knox defends the integrity of C. A. S. Frost, who he appointed as assistant to Francis J. Heney, chief prosecutor of the Oregon Land Fraud trials. In 1901, Frost had been convicted of involvement in a conspiracy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-02
Creator(s)
Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 2, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42929. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921. Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Dec. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42929.
APA:
Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921., [1903, December 2]. Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42929.
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 15, 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.
