Letter from Jesse F. McDonald to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Colorado State Penitentiary, Courts, Pardon
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Governor McDonald writes to President Roosevelt about a prisoner named C. C. Waggoner. McDonald is responding to Roosevelt’s letter inquiring about Waggoner. Waggoner is being held at the Colorado State Penitentiary and wishes a pardon for his crimes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-05
Creator(s)
McDonald, Jesse F. (Jesse Fuller), 1858-1942
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 Jesse F. McDonald to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 5, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48404. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McDonald, Jesse F. (Jesse Fuller), 1858-1942. Letter from Jesse F. McDonald to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Jan. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48404.
APA:
McDonald, Jesse F. (Jesse Fuller), 1858-1942., [1905, January 5]. Letter from Jesse F. McDonald to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48404.
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.
