Letter from Mary Tayloe Key to Charles J. Bonaparte
Subject(s): Attorneys general--Selection and appointment, Attorneys general--U.S. states, Foster, Elijah C. (Elijah Caleb), 1844-1906, Job vacancies, Politicians--Death, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice
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Mary Tayloe Key asks Attorney General Bonaparte if the vacancy created by Elijah Caleb Foster’s passing might be filled by Alexander McDonald McBlair. Key would later marry McBlair.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-23
Creator(s)
McBlair, Mary Tayloe Key, 1857-1927
Recipient
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Mary Tayloe Key to Charles J. Bonaparte. [September 23, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54441. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McBlair, Mary Tayloe Key, 1857-1927. Letter from Mary Tayloe Key to Charles J. Bonaparte. [23 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54441.
APA:
McBlair, Mary Tayloe Key, 1857-1927.: , [1906, September 23]. Letter from Mary Tayloe Key to Charles J. Bonaparte. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54441.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
