Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Kent

President Roosevelt has followed William Kent’s suggestion and asked Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to instruct District Attorney Robert T. Devlin as Kent wishes. Roosevelt has been working to put life into the campaign and to make sure that the public sees William H. Taft’s merit. Although William Jennings Bryan is nice enough, he is self-interested and not fit for presidency, as any bright individual would be able to see.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-28

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt writes Secretary of State Root regarding a treaty of extradition with Russia. Roosevelt believes that they should refuse to give up a Russian-Jewish refugee (most likely Jan Janov Pouren) and that there should never have been an extradition treaty with Russia because their treatment of political dissidents is uncivilized and harsh. Russia’s refusal to issue passports to Jewish people further validates Roosevelt’s unwillingness to extend assistance. The Jewish Committee requests to know if such actions repeal the treaty, a question Roosevelt will let Root decide. Roosevelt asks Root to go over the information so they can discuss it, and explains that he understands the president makes the final decision on such cases.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles B. Landis

President Roosevelt wishes Representative Landis had asked to send the letter to Attorney General Bonaparte outright, and hopes he will ask directly in the future. He has consulted the Comptroller of the Treasury Robert J. Tracewell about calling on Bonaparte in response to the letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-15

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley

President Roosevelt relays his concern for the Cooley family to Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley as her husband, Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley, recovers from illness. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte wrote him about Alford Warriner Cooley returning the check. He finds it a needless and irritating, yet endearing action. Roosevelt wants to help the Cooley family in any way, finding “it a very great privilege…to serve you,” as he greatly admires and respects them.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-02

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hawley Atwell

President Roosevelt wishes United States Attorney Atwell luck in running for attorney general, and the prospect pleases him. He has sent a copy of this to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-21

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Ward

President Roosevelt sends William L. Ward part of a letter from Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. There has been indiscrete talk concerning the case. Roosevelt assures Ward he will not take action until there is an investigation and if obligated to do so.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-17

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to B. B. Comer

President Roosevelt greatly admires Governor Comer, and will read his speech with care. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte is meeting with Comer’s representative, and Roosevelt will reach a conclusion on the matter. They are hampered, however, by Judge Peter Stenger Grosscup’s decision in the Standard Oil case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-17

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Michael Byrne

President Roosevelt wishes he could do as William Michael Byrne requests in the pardon case. However, based on Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte’s report, he feels he cannot. Roosevelt agrees with Bonaparte that such crimes “are becoming scandalously frequent.” The business community needs to clearly understand that perjurious acts are not merely business incidents in bankruptcy cases.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emory Speer

President Roosevelt tells Judge Speer that he has not closely followed Speer’s case concerning railroad rates in Georgia, which was recently overturned by Judge Don Albert Pardee, as he was concentrating on a decision concerning Standard Oil. Roosevelt has forwarded Speer’s complaint to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-14

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt is amused at some of the political attacks against him. He agrees to Senator Lodge’s suggestions for personnel changes in the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, but is unsure how to handle the “whisky business” regarding the Pure Food and Drug Act. Roosevelt is facing a number of requests that he run for reelection, but is not concerned with what most people think.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-21

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. H. Llewellyn

President Roosevelt thanks William H. H. Llewellyn for his letter, which the he has passed along to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt encourages Llewellyn to tell New Mexico Governor George Curry the case and have him meet the president in Saint Louis, Missouri. Afterwards, Roosevelt would like Llewellyn to meet with him and Judge Alford Warriner Cooley in Washington, D.C.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-09

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt updates Secretary of War Taft on his conversation with Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou in which he made clear that the nominee for president will be chosen based on what is best for the party. Men from various states have contacted Roosevelt attempting to convince him to run again and expressing whether they would support Taft. Evaluating the potential candidates, Roosevelt focuses on Governor Charles Evans Hughes, who is the biggest potential threat. Roosevelt says that Bishop Charles Henry Brent recently delivered a ridiculous sermon on the Philippines and that Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte has been doing well this summer despite his difficult work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-03

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates Archibald B. Roosevelt on family matters. Quentin Roosevelt brought a snake back to Washington, D.C., from Oyster Bay and has been allowed to borrow three more from a local pet store. He is showing them to everyone, including Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and a number of Congressmen who are off-put by the animals.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-27

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Department of Justice

President Roosevelt explains that Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte has agreed to advise four months imprisonment for James L. Bradford if the petitioner made changes to satisfy the Department of Justice. Roosevelt encloses a letter from Bradford to Louisiana Eastern District Attorney William Wirt Howe that Roosevelt understands fulfills the requirement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-31

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White

President Roosevelt has sent William Allen White’s letter to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and he encloses the reply. He assures White that District Attorney N. M. Ruick has been taken off of Senator William Edgar Borah’s case and it has been given to Assistant Attorney General Marsden C. Burch and Assistant District Attorney Sylvester R. Rush, who will treat it fairly. If Ruick resigns, the letter sent to him will likely be published, but nothing is certain yet.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Hopkins

President Roosevelt is glad his conversation with Senator Hopkins of Illinois enabled Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to offer former Illinois Governor Richard Yates an appointment. He informs Hopkins that Yates refused the position.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ralph M. Easley

President Roosevelt does not need further recommendations from Ralph M. Easley until George W. Goethals comments on Gertrude Beeks’s book. Secretary of State Elihu Root will likely not be able to speak at Easley’s conference, but Roosevelt would be delighted if Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou could. Roosevelt agrees with Root about the proposed Reynolds Commission’s excellence.

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Creation Date

1907-08-24

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones

President Roosevelt was pleased to receive Judge Jones’s letter and opinion. He asked Judge Jeter Connelly Pritchard if there had been any failure to assist him. Any statement that Edward Terry Sanford suggested the administration would not support Pritchard is false. Roosevelt supports Goode and has prepared Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to speak regarding any obstructions of the federal process.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-22

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Darwin R. James

President Roosevelt is glad to hear from Darwin R. James and informs him Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte was misquoted. He counsels that not only is it “out of the question for a conscientious executive not to enforce laws,” but it would be unbeneficial to the public.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar Williams

President Roosevelt rebukes Edgar Williams for the criticisms of his administration, particularly William’s ignorance in blaming the recent economic fluctuations on Roosevelt’s policy of enforcing laws against the wealthy and corporations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-16

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919