Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Indictments, Judgments, Criminal, Railroads--Freight--Rates, Sherman Act (United States)

Attorney General Moody has obtained the conviction of a freight broker and his clerk for a conspiracy to obtain rebates from the C. B. & Q. Railway. Also, indictments have been returned by the Grand Jury at Nashville against eighty fertilizer manufacturers who were charged with conspiracy of restraint of trade under the Sherman Act.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-26

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

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

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 26, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53164. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917. Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 May. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53164.

APA:

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917., [1906, May 26]. Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53164.

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. January 29, 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.