Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
Francis E. Leupp sends an item he thinks President Roosevelt will enjoy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1904-06-25
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Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918
Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
Francis E. Leupp was surprised by Theodore Roosevelt’s statement on the use of the Valentine incident in politics. Leupp disagrees with Mr. Valentine on this point and has discussed the wisdom of it with him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1912-05-08
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
Francis E. Leupp cautions Theodore Roosevelt against endorsing the Indian Brotherhood.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1912-01-22
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
Francis E. Leupp directs Theodore Roosevelt’s attention to a recent Supreme Court decision regarding a large monetary claim by the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa against the Sac & Fox Nation in Oklahoma. The decision vindicated the Roosevelt administration’s stance on the dispute and Leupp felt “a thrill of pride” over his association with the administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-01
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Charles Ransom Miller
Francis E. Leupp writes to Charles Ransom Miller, the editor of The Times, regarding a recent article published about him. While Leupp appreciates the friendliness that apparently inspired the article, he wishes to correct an impression that the column gave by stating that he has not given out, and will not give out “any interview, statement, forecast or other utterance concerning Indian affairs pending [his] appointment as Commissioner.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Benjamin F. Barnes
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp asks Benjamin F. Barnes to notify him when the appointment of Charles F. Larrabee as Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs is made public, as Leupp would like to publicize it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-12
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to William Loeb
Herbert J. Browne, an agent involved in the Brownsville Affair, has had a number of professional engagements and cannot visit President Roosevelt at the White House until Wednesday. Francis E. Leupp summarizes some of the information Browne has. He may have evidence that the attack was planned in advance. Leupp also hopes Secretary of War William H. Taft has “the right sort of an answer” for labor.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-23
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
William Meyer Lewin had spoken with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp about rumors that the receivership of the Western Maryland Railroad has been worked up to affect the public and Congress. This is one of several such receiverships aimed to reduce actual earnings, wrecking the finances of the company while ensuring that it could declare bankruptcy without its owners losing control of the property.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1908-03-16
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to James Rudolph Garfield
Indian Affairs Commissioner Leupp refutes Civil Service Commission President John Charles Black’s assertion that allowing an Indian student to fill a non-competitive messenger position in the Bureau of Indian Affairs is against the civil service code and would lead to non-competitive hiring of unqualified people. Leupp tells Secretary of the Interior Garfield that he believes that placing a student from one of the Indian schools in the messenger position would encourage him to better himself and work to achieve promotion to more competitive roles, thus helping integrate into white society.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-10
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Oswald Garrison Villard
Reverend J. H. Bradford has listed Oswald Garrison Villard as a reference who can provide information about his fitness to serve as the superintendent of Carlisle Indian School.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-21
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to William Loeb
Commissioner Francis E. Leupp informs William Loeb about a trader in the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota who has been taking advantage of Native Americans through his trading. Leupp asks Loeb to speak to President Roosevelt informally about the situation, especially because Egbert J. DeBell has spoken to South Dakota Senator Robert J. Gamble. Leupp requests that Roosevelt not interfere, or at the very least, reach out to Leupp for a report. Thus far, Leupp has informed DeBell that his trading license will be revoked in the coming months and has tasked two men, including Charles L. Davis, with looking into the DeBell situation and traders’ accounts in general.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-12
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to William Loeb
Francis E. Leupp asks William Loeb to make sure the enclosed letter reaches President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-05
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Edward J. Wilcox
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp responds to a letter that Edward J. Wilcox sent to President Roosevelt criticizing the way that Captain Harry O. Williard handled a conflict on a Navajo Reservation. Leupp provides context for the situation and argues that Captain Williard was justified in his actions, adding that other Navajo on the Reservation are pleased with the outcome.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-12-03
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
As per President Roosevelt’s request, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp encloses a letter that presents the facts about the conflict on a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. Leupp wrote the letter in response to a complaint from Edward J. Wilcox about how the situation was handled by Captain Harry O. Williard and William T. Shelton, the Superintendent of the San Juan Indian Agency. He knows that Roosevelt feels similarly that there are times “when it is necessary to enforce some salutary lesson by painful methods.” Leupp defends Williard’s and Shelton’s character and their actions in the conflict.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-12-05
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Telegram from Francis E. Leupp to William Loeb
The law will prevent Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp from making the town site commission appointment which he had previously written about to William Loeb.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1906-08-29
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to William Loeb
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp tells William Loeb that there may be a vacancy on the Kiowa Commission soon. He would like to know if Jacob S. Fassett’s protege, Mr. Bostlemann, would be interested in the position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-28
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to William Loeb
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp asks William Loeb to give President Roosevelt an enclosed letter. In a handwritten note, Leupp urges that Roosevelt not make any announcement regarding the enrollment of children of white parents in Indian Territory without first talking to Leupp.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-29
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp writes to President Roosevelt regarding the Indian coal land problem and Leupp’s attempt to work with Eliphalet Nott Wright. Leupp met with Wright at Roosevelt’s recommendation and is unhappy to report that Wright is not as interested in cooperating.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-27
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to William Loeb
Frances E. Leupp, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, sends William Loeb an enclosed letter intended for President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-26
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
Francis E. Leupp, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, writes to President Roosevelt regarding a summary of the Indian Contract School, based on a conversation with Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. Leupp hopes that the Bureau of Catholic Missions will believe in his “fairness and charity as heartily as it expects [him] to believe in its own.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-26