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Attorney Lindsay Denison wishes to add a few points of fact to the case involving his client Benjamin B. Hampton. Denison clarifies inaccuracies in both to a letter written by Hampton and a memorandum written by Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and believes that Bonaparte, in particular, would not have been as harsh in his memorandum had he known all of the facts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-21
Attorney General Bonaparte is not clear how seriously the attached letter should be taken, and as such cannot fully comment on it. The letter’s author, Benjamin B. Hampton, is an advertising agent unfamiliar with the laws related to the American Tobacco Company and has obtained his information primarily through communications with management of said trusts, but is certain that President Roosevelt has violated the law in his administration’s prosecution of the trusts and is acting on incorrect information. Bonaparte dismisses these allegations and does not believe Hampton to have any of the contextual or legal knowledge necessary to speak on the issue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-11
President Roosevelt would like Attorney General Bonaparte to read the enclosed letter and speak with him about it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-05
The attached letter by Benjamin B. Hampton regarding investigation into the American Tobacco Company betrays Hampton’s poor grasp of the situation and the law in general. Attorney General Bonaparte in particular notes a section where Hampton suggests that President Roosevelt and founder of the American Tobacco Company James Buchanan Duke settle the matter privately as gentlemen rather than through the court system.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-11
Lindsay Denison was displeased with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte’s disrespectful memorandum regarding a letter that had been written by Denison’s client Benjamin B. Hampton. Denison would like the enclosed letter, also by Hampton and clarifying some of the points previously made, to be sent to Bonaparte.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-21