Legal document

In the matter of the application of George A. Pettibone for a writ of habeas corpus

George A. Pettibone’s lawyers submit legal documents to request an examination of the validity of his imprisonment. The document includes the criminal complaint, warrant for Pettibone’s arrest, and several affidavits from relevant individuals. Pettibone’s lawyers state Pettibone’s removal to Idaho was unconstitutional due to the fact that he was not allowed to seek legal counsel or verify the validity of his arrest with the state of Colorado’s court.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03

Sworn testimony of T. M. Graham

T. M. Graham, employee of Oberly & Newall Printers and Engravers, states that Ford Kitchel asked for two engravings of a check signed by Theodore Roosevelt for the Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Company to retain in their archives in New York and in Reims, France, and that the check or photograph or impression would not be used for advertising purposes. Graham stated that only the two photographs and a plate were made and returned to Kitchel.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-28

Court testimony of Ford Kitchel

Ford Kitchel gives testimony about making facsimilies of a check for $975, signed by Theodore Roosevelt for champagne bought from the Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Company, for their archives at their main office in Reims, France and in New York City. Kitz, agent of Piper-Heidsieck, sends Kitchel to Graham at Oberly & Newel printing house to get the facsimilies of the check. Graham sends Kitchel to Herman Schedler, a photographer, for a photograph to make the engraving. Two days later Kitz tells Kitchel that the president objects to making a copy of his check and to “obtain the plate that they had made and everything pertaining to this subject matter.” Kitchel then goes to Graham and obtains said photograph and plate from him. Graham tells Kitchel that “no impression of any kind had been made from the copper plate.” Kitchel obtains from Schedler a negative and two impressions he had received for his files.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-28

State of Idaho, plaintiff, vs. William D. Haywood, defendant

Prosecuting Attorney Van Duyn has prepared an arrest warrant for William D. Haywood charging him with the murder of Frank Steunenberg in Canyon County, Idaho. The State of Idaho requests Haywood’s requisition from Colorado where it is believed he has taken refuge.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-12

Civilian Conservation Corps job application and completion form for razed buildings

A CCC job application for assistance in razing of several buildings within the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area. Information includes names of Roosevelt RDA management, expenses, and names of buildings destroyed within the park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1940-08-14

Deposition of Jacob G. Bunn

Jacob G. Bunn provides a deposition regarding charges that he solicited money for campaign purposes while employed by the United States Post Office in violation of Civil Service Rules. Bunn denies the allegations that he solicited money, and says that while he had previously served as Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Ward Executive Committee of the Twenty-eighth Ward of Philadelphia, he was unaware that this was a violation of the Civil Service Rules. Once this violation was brought to Bunn’s attention, he immediately resigned from the Ward Executive Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-27

Court records from Massachusetts v. Hugh Gurney

This complaint, warrant, officer’s return, docket entry, and clerk’s report document the case of Massachusetts v. Hugh Gurney in which Gurney was accused of driving his car over the speed limit of 10 miles per hour. He was found guilty and was fined $25.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-26

The Congressional Charter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association

Congressional Charter for the then Roosevelt Memorial Association established in May 1920 that lists the original incorporators and includes some of the key provisions guiding the organization. These include stipulations that the association will be governed by a board of trustees; that its income will go only to further its educational goals; and that it will work to establish memorials to Theodore Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. and Oyster Bay, New York. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2000

The By-Laws of the Theodore Roosevelt Association

By-laws of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that contain eight articles that define topics such as the qualifications for membership, the powers and terms of the board of trustees, the business of the executive committee, and the roles and responsibilities of the TRA’s officers. An introductory note provides a brief history of the TRA and its predecessors, the Roosevelt Memorial Association and the Women’s Theodore Roosevelt Association. Three photographs showing James R. Garfield with Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Gifford Pinchot with his son, and Hermann Hagedorn, appear among the by-laws. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2000

Naturalization

A compilation of standards and legislative decisions that factor into the process of naturalization for non-citizens of the United States. The document also includes questions asked to naturalization applicants with notable incorrect answers. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-19

Sharon Springs

Contract by W. B. McKinney and George T. Carley offering Theodore Roosevelt the option to purchase one share in Sharon Springs, Oregon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-05

Sharon Springs

Contract by W. B. McKinney and George T. Carley offering Theodore Roosevelt the option to purchase one share in Sharon Springs, Oregon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-05

Sharon Springs

Contract by W. B. McKinney and George T. Carley offering Theodore Roosevelt the option to purchase one share in Sharon Springs, Oregon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-05

Dissent of Supreme Court Justice William R. Day

Justice William R. Day of the Supreme Court writes a dissenting opinion related to a number of appeals involving the Interstate Commerce Commission. He believes that the powers given to the Interstate Commerce Commission have been interpreted too narrowly by the court, and that the judgements of the Circuit Court should be affirmed. Justices John Marshall Harlan and Joseph McKenna concur in the dissent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

Opinion of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Supreme Court Justice Holmes presents the opinion of the court regarding several appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York involving the Interstate Commerce Commission, Edward Henry Harriman and Otto H. Kahn. Holmes rules that the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel testimony is limited, and only applies when conducting investigations into specific breaches of the law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

Papers on Appeal

A record of the various legal documents involved in an appellate case between Peter A. Juley and Town Topics Publishing Company, including the appeal, summons, complaint, and decision.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07

Contract between the Isthmian Canal Commission and the International Contracting Company

Contract between the Isthmian Canal Commission and the International Contracting Company arranging for the hiring, transportation, payment, and care of Chinese laborers to work on the construction of the Panama Canal. The contract sets out how many laborers are to be hired, the wages they will be paid, how they will be transported and managed, and what their living conditions will be, among other factors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-29

Charter of Constitution Club of Borough of Manhattan

Document outlining the creation, bylaws, and rules of the Constitution Club of the Borough of Manhattan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-15

Translation of copy of Chinese labor contract

Translated, blank copy of a labor contract for a Chinese laborer in Fuzhou, China. The laborer will work for the Construction Company of the Indo-Chinese Railways.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-09

Exhibit C

Exhibit C contains correspondence regarding the publication and criticism of Edgar M. Ledyard’s pamphlet “Lessons on Familiar Philippine Animals” which was intended for use by the Bureau of Education in Manila. The pamphlet had a number of grammatical and scientific errors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-26