Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alaska, Becker, Tracy C. (Tracy Chatfield), 1855-, California, Civil service--Law and legislation, Coal leases--Law and legislation, Coal--Transportation, Coalfields, Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Guggenheim, Simon, Harlan, Nathan V. (Nathan Valentine), 1846-1911, Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937, Hoggatt, Wilford B. (Wilford Bacon), 1865-1938, Hoyt, Henry Martyn, 1857-1910, Interstate commerce--Cases, Interstate commerce--Law and legislation, Judgments, McMillan, Daniel Hugh, 1846-1908, Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, Moseley, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1846-1911, New Mexico, Oregon, Political corruption, Railroad law--U.S. states, Railroads--Design and construction, Railroads--Location, Russell, Charles Wells, 1856-1927, Spelling, Thomas Carl, 1853-, Stuck, Hudson, 1863-1920, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice, United States. Supreme Court, Wickersham, James, 1857-1939, Wilmer, L. Allison, Wilmer, William Nivison, 1854-1907
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Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on a variety of cases the Administration has in courts. First, Civil Service Commissioner Alford Warriner Cooley is reluctant to travel to Colorado or Oregon because two cases relating to civil service law will be tried in the Supreme Court soon. Second, Bonaparte has sent a report about a scandal involving New Mexico judge Daniel Hugh McMillan to New Mexico, as the report damages only McMillan. Bonaparte has also arranged for Thomas Carl Spelling and L. Allison Wilmer to prepare and conduct cases against coal-carrying roads under the Hepburn Act. Finally, Bonaparte encloses a communication relating to matters regarding the Alaska Syndicate and the Morgan-Guggenheim interests in Alaska. A dispute between Senator Simon Guggenheim and Governor Wilford B. Hoggatt over land rights of railroads has led to bloodshed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-08
Creator(s)
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
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Chicago:
Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 8, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58093. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921. Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58093.
APA:
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921., [1908, February 8]. Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58093.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
