Letter from Horace H. Lurton to Thomas Goode Jones
Subject(s): Alabama, Judges, Public utilities--Rates--Law and legislation--Cases, Southern States, State rights, States' rights (American politics)
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Judge Lurton supports Judge Jones and his opinions on a series of rate cases he had recently handled. While Jones’s decisions have been controversial, Lurton assures Jones that his decision was necessary to preserve the balance between federal and state powers, as he also believes the cases in question clearly fell under federal and not state jurisdiction.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-18
Creator(s)
Lurton, Horace H. (Horace Harmon), 1844-1914
Recipient
Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914
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:
Letter from Horace H. Lurton to Thomas Goode Jones. [November 18, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57556. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lurton, Horace H. (Horace Harmon), 1844-1914. Letter from Horace H. Lurton to Thomas Goode Jones. [18 Nov. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57556.
APA:
Lurton, Horace H. (Horace Harmon), 1844-1914., [1907, November 18]. Letter from Horace H. Lurton to Thomas Goode Jones.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57556.
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. July 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.
