Report on Max Pracht and W. Scott Smith
Subject(s): Alaska, Brady, John Green, 1847-1918, Government executives--Selection and appointment, Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Insubordination, Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909, Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905, Pracht, Max, 1846-1918, Richards, John K. (John Kelvey), 1856-1909, Smith, W. Scott (Winfield Scott), 1847-1919, Truthfulness and falsehood--Political aspects, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Department of the Treasury, United States. Dept. of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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The writer asserts that Max Pracht and W. Scott Smith are “working together” and offers evidence. Pracht was suspended from the Land Office for insubordination and sought help from Senator John H. Mitchell; but when Mitchell was unable to help, Pracht turned to Smith and Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock to obtain his current post at the War Department. Events discussed since then by Pracht could only be known through a source close to the Secretary of the Interior such as Smith.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Chicago:
Report on Max Pracht and W. Scott Smith. [December 4, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54943. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Report on Max Pracht and W. Scott Smith. [4 Dec. 2025]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54943.
APA:
Unknown.: , [2025, December 4]. Report on Max Pracht and W. Scott Smith. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54943.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
