Legal document

Excerpt from United States of America v. Territory of New Mexico, et al.

Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus sends Attorney General Bonaparte an excerpt from the arguments of New Mexico Attorney General Albert B. Fall in the land fraud case there. Fall describes the disparaging attitude taken towards the officials overseeing land sales. In the current case, the Territory of New Mexico will finally be able to show the facts to the public and be vindicated in court. The specific details of the sale of the lands and whether the contracts will be voided are questions for the Territory of New Mexico alone to determine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Protocol for a treaty between Colombia and Panama

A protocol that sets forth the conditions and provisions to be included in the forthcoming treaty between Colombia and Panama as undersigned by Colombian diplomat Enrique Cortes and Panamanian politician José Agustin Arango.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

Protocol for a treaty between United States and Panama

A protocol that sets forth the conditions and provisions to be included in the forthcoming treaty between the United States and Panama as undersigned by Secretary of War William H. Taft and Panamanian politician José Agustin Arango.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

Committee on grades and salaries executive order

Executive order No. 651, dated June 11, 1907, establishing a Committee on Grades and Salaries for the Executive Department. Text and schedule of positions and salaries.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-11

Building contract for Sagamore Hill

A contract between Assemblyman Roosevelt and carpenter John A. Wood & Son to complete first floor beams, shingles on roof and sides, plastering, stairs, and the mantle, among other projects, at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1884-03-01

Complaint filed by Theodore Roosevelt against Michael Finnegan and others

Transcript of the case against Michael Finnegan, Edward Burnstead, and Chris Pfaffenbach, thieves who stole Theodore Roosevelt’s boat along the Little Missouri River on March 24, 1886.

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

1886-04-12

Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission contract with Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor

Contract between Gutzon Borglum and the Mount Rushmore National Commission outlining services to be rendered by Borglum and the payments to be made to him. The contract also outlines the scope of the work and the responsibilities to be undertaken by the commission.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1937

Contract between Mount Harney Memorial Association and Gutzon Borglum

Contract of Gutzon Borglum for his work at Mount Rushmore.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1929-06-06

Indictment of John Clemens

The Grand Jurors of the State of Ohio have indicted John Clemens for the illegal sale of “intoxicating liquors.” The indictment is signed by William McKinley, the Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Collection

Newberry Library

Creation Date

1870-04-15

Notary commission for Nelson D. Adams

Notary commission appointing Nelson D. Adams a notary public for the District of Columbia.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-02-09

Notary commission for David W. Gall

Notary commission appointing David W. Gall a notary public for the District of Columbia.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-03-24

Sequoia National Forest executive order

Executive order No. 904, dated July 2, 1908, creating Sequoia National Forest, California.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1908-07-02

Pike National Forest executive order

Executive order No. 888, dated July 1, 1908, creating Pike National Forest, Colorado.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1908-07-01

Pelican Island Reservation for protection of native birds

President Roosevelt’s second executive order No. 1014, dated January 26, 1909, enlarging Pelican Island Reservation, Florida, which had been established by him on March 13, 1903. This order expands lands to include all mangrove and other islands within sections nine and ten, t. 315. f. 39e.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1909-01-26

Marriage record of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow

Copy of Page 231 from the county record book containing the written record of Theodore Roosevelt’s marriage to Edith Kermit Carow at St. George’s parish church in Hanover Square, London.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1886-12-02

Military record of Frederick Herrig

Frederick Herrig’s military record and discharge from the United States Army Volunteer Cavalry in 1898 in which he served under Colonel Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt gives a glowing review of Herrig stating that there could be no better solider.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1898-10-06

Building contract for Sagamore Hill

A contract between Assemblyman Roosevelt and carpenter John A. Wood to construct a stable and lodge at Sagamore Hill for $5,160.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1883-10-20

Bill of sale between Theodore Roosevelt and Sylvane M. Ferris

Bill of sale between President Roosevelt and Sylvane M. Ferris for Roosevelt’s 3 cattle brands registered in North Dakota and his cattle.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation

Creation Date

1902-04-07

Contract between Theodore Roosevelt, Arthur William Merrifield, and Sylvane M. Ferris

Contract between Theodore Roosevelt, Sylvane M. Ferris, and Arthur William Merrifield regarding the purchase and care of cattle on Roosevelt’s ranch.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation

Creation Date

1884-06-12

Draft convention between Great Britain and the United States of America for the improvement of commercial relations between the United States and His Britannic Majesty’s Colony of Newfoundland

Unsigned draft of a commercial agreement between the United States and Great Britain with the goal of improving commercial relations between the United States and Newfoundland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-30