Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Chicago and Alton Railroad Company, Felton, Samuel M. (Samuel Morse), 1853-1930, Grand jury, Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Morrison, Charles B. (Charles Barton), 1853-1932, Railroad companies, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Shaw, Ralph M. (Ralph Martin), 1869-1949, Standard Oil Company
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Secretary of War Taft informs President Roosevelt he wrote a letter to William Loeb introducing Ralph M. Shaw, a Chicago lawyer. Taft wants Roosevelt to meet Shaw and discuss the Standard Oil Company as it relates to the Chicago and Alton Railroad case, as Taft believes the evidence may merit the postponement of the grand jury in the case until all the facts can be considered.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-07
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 7, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56668. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Aug. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56668.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1907, August 7]. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56668.
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. February 6, 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.
