Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Conduct of court proceedings, Legal opinions, Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904, Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931, Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company, Trusts, Industrial--Government policy, United States Steel Corporation, United States. Bureau of Corporations, United States. Congress. Senate
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Attorney General Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt that he gave Herbert Knox Smith his opinion which will justify his refusal to produce “the papers.” Bonaparte predicts Smith will have no issues in court, and if he does, Smith has been instructed to call Bonaparte’s Boston office.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-22
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
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 22, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60096. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921. Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60096.
APA:
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921., [1909, January 22]. Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60096.
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. January 16, 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.
