Letter from Edland C. Clement and Oliver C. Riches to George D. Linn
Postal Inspectors Clement and Riches send Inspector in Charge Linn details of their investigation into a case of alleged mail fraud involving Bryan R. Dorr and real estate agents Reeder & Watkins using the mail to solicit applications to purchase government land in Oregon. After a thorough investigation involving many different parties, Clement and Riches found no evidence that either Dorr or Reeder & Watkins were acting in bad faith, and that Dorr’s circulars stating that Senator Benjamin R. Tillman was an applicant for purchasing the land were not untrue.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-27
Creator(s)
Clement, Edland C. (Edland Clyde), 1863-1952; Riches, Oliver C. (Oliver Cromwell), 1868-1911