Letter from Emory Speer to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Peonage
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Judge Speer encloses a copy of a legal opinion he has recently issued addressing the constitutionality of U.S. statutes against peonage. If the statutes already enacted are not upheld by the Supreme Court, Speer believes new legislation is necessary, because many more people are affected than he had previously thought.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-09
Creator(s)
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
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 Emory Speer to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 9, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44962. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Speer, Emory, 1848-1918. Letter from Emory Speer to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Apr. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44962.
APA:
Speer, Emory, 1848-1918., [1904, April 9]. Letter from Emory Speer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44962.
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 5, 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.
