Letter from William Edgar Borah to Jonathan Bourne
Subject(s): Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Logging, Public land sales, Public lands--Government policy, Ruick, N. M.
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William Edgar Borah elaborates to Jonathan Bourne on his legal situation. He expects that he has been indicted for keeping the books of the Barber Lumber Company, for which he worked as a lawyer, from the federal government in a case relating to their violation of laws regulating the sale of public lands.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-13
Creator(s)
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
Recipient
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 William Edgar Borah to Jonathan Bourne. [April 13, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55829. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940. Letter from William Edgar Borah to Jonathan Bourne. [13 Apr. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55829.
APA:
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940., [1907, April 13]. Letter from William Edgar Borah to Jonathan Bourne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55829.
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.
