Telegram from Billings, F Cash to Charles J. Bonaparte
Subject(s): Beatty, James H. (James Helmick), 1836-1927, Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940, Cobb, Calvin, 1853-1928, Corruption investigation, Criminal investigation, Fraud, Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928, Lumber trade, Murder--Investigation, Political corruption, Sanford, Edward Terry, 1865-1930, Steunenberg, Frank, 1861-1905
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Billings F. Cash informs Attorney General Bonaparte that he is convinced that Calvin Cobb and Governor Frank Robert Gooding were involved in timber fraud. The special agents involved in this case – Gorman, Goodwin, and O’Fallon – connected this timber fraud case to a senator who is serving as the prosecution in the trial of the murder of Governor Frank Steunenberg.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-03-23
Creator(s)
Cash, Billings F. (Billings Franklin), 1859-1924
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
3
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:
Telegram from Billings, F Cash to Charles J. Bonaparte. [March 23, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55716. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cash, Billings F. (Billings Franklin), 1859-1924. Telegram from Billings, F Cash to Charles J. Bonaparte. [23 Mar. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55716.
APA:
Cash, Billings F. (Billings Franklin), 1859-1924., [1907, March 23]. Telegram from Billings, F Cash to Charles J. Bonaparte.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55716.
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 30, 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.