Letter from Otto Gresham to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Antitrust law, Courts, Gresham, Matilda, 1839-, Humphrey, J. Otis, 1850-1918, Illinois--Sangamon County, Lawyers--Attitudes, Meat industry and trade, Thayer, Amos M. (Amos Madden), 1841-1905, United States. District Court (Illinois : Southern District)
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Otto Gresham tells President Roosevelt of his dinner with Judge Humphrey during the beef trial. Gresham’s mother is “indignant” at the judge’s decision and Gresham did not expect it either. Still, he believes Humphrey to be “absolutely honest.” Despite the outcome of this case, Gresham encourages Roosevelt to pursue other similar indictments. He concludes that most lawyers agree with Humphrey because lawyers are “prone to agree with the court,” but if another judge were to rule differently, they would “jump the fence.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-27
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Otto Gresham to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 27, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52850. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gresham, Otto, 1859-1946. Letter from Otto Gresham to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Mar. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52850.
APA:
Gresham, Otto, 1859-1946., [1906, March 27]. Letter from Otto Gresham to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52850.
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.
