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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Fred Gerhard

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Fred Gerhard

President Roosevelt tells Fred Gerhard that he was careful to say in his letter that he thought a blacklist was “one of the wickedest instruments of oppression.” He asks if there is any way that he can get information that will warrant action regarding the blacklisting case Gerhard wrote about. He is forwarding Gerhard’s letter to Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from John W. Scougale to Frank Harper

Letter from John W. Scougale to Frank Harper

Responding to Frank Harper’s previous letter in which he asked John W. Scougale if there was anything concrete he would ask Harper to call to the attention of Theodore Roosevelt, Scougale asks if the government has the power to look into matters of court proceedings and of conspiracy of companies against individual employees. Leading up to this request, he outlines his current situation and what led him to be involved in such a legal dispute.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-23

Creator(s)

Scougale, John W., 1856-1931