Letter from Edgar Aldrich to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Concord Railroad Corporation, Doe, Charles, 1830-1896, Fisk, James, Jr., 1835-1872, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, New Hampshire. Supreme Court, Railroads, Tweed, William Marcy, 1823-1878, United States. District Court (New Hampshire)
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Judge Edgar Aldrich from the District Court of New Hampshire requests President Roosevelt read an enclosed opinion from Fisher v. Concord Railroad by Charles Doe, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. Doe opined that courts moving slowly against railroad companies only help the railroad companies, not the public, and it is not a court’s duty to be slow.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-16
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Edgar Aldrich to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 16, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56270. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Aldrich, Edgar, 1848-1921. Letter from Edgar Aldrich to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Jun. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56270.
APA:
Aldrich, Edgar, 1848-1921., [1907, June 16]. Letter from Edgar Aldrich to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56270.
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 11, 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.
