Telegram from Boies Penrose to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Arkansas, Barnsdall, Theodore N. (Theodore Newton), 1851-1917, Indians of North America--Government relations, Jones, James K. (James Kimbrough), 1839-1908, Meetings--Planning, New York (State)--Olean, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Oil and gas leases--Law and legislation, Oklahoma--Indian Territory, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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Boies Penrose writes to set up a meeting between President Roosevelt, Arkansas Senator James K. Jones, and Pennsylvania oil magnate Theodore N. Barnsdall to discuss “serious complications in Indian Territory over gas and oil matters.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-02
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
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:
Telegram from Boies Penrose to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 2, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53698. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921. Telegram from Boies Penrose to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Aug. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53698.
APA:
Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921., [1906, August 2]. Telegram from Boies Penrose to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53698.
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. December 19, 2025. 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.
