Letter to Edwin Walter Sims
Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Bogardus, Ernest E. (Ernest Edward), 1880-1955, Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Chicago and Alton Railroad Company, Evidence, Hollands, Frederick S. (Frederick Stephen), 1872-1955, Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944, Mather, Robert, 1859-1911, Morrison, Charles B. (Charles Barton), 1853-1932, Pagan, Oliver E. (Oliver Elwood), 1858-1932, Railroads--Freight--Rates, Shaw, Ralph M. (Ralph Martin), 1869-1949, Standard Oil Company (Indiana), United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, Wilkerson, James H. (James Herbert), 1869-1948, Witnesses
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The writer petitions United States Attorney Sims make a motion that the federal government repudiate its promise of immunity in the case of the United States vs. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The writer provides a thorough review of the case history beginning in June 1906.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-20
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
10
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter to Edwin Walter Sims. [August 20, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56775. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Letter to Edwin Walter Sims. [20 Aug. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56775.
APA:
Unknown., [1907, August 20]. Letter to Edwin Walter Sims.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56775.
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 19, 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.
