Letter from William A. Richards to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service--Employees, Coal lands, Colorado--Durango, Colorado--Pueblo, Letters, Meyendorff, M. A. (Michael Alexander Adolph), 1848-1908, Pracht, Max, 1846-1918, Resignation from office, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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William A. Richards tells President Roosevelt that, in acting upon the recommendations of M. A. Meyendorff, who was investigating land fraud in Colorado, he transferred special agent Max Pracht from Pueblo to Durango, Colorado. Pracht sent Richards a confidential letter, and took exception to Richards’s reply. Now, Pracht intends to come to Washington, D.C., to “place himself right,” and has told his political backers in Oregon “that he will resign as a special agent and then proceed to do some terrible things which he only hints at.” Richards forwards Roosevelt a copy of the offending letter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-09
Creator(s)
Richards, William A. (William Alford), 1849-1912
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William A. Richards to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 9, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302981. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Richards, William A. (William Alford), 1849-1912. Letter from William A. Richards to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302981.
APA:
Richards, William A. (William Alford), 1849-1912., [1903, September 9]. Letter from William A. Richards to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302981.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
