Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Subject(s): Arizona, Burton, Charles E. (Charles Eberly), 1867-1927, Employees--Dismissal of, Governmental investigations, Hopi Indians, Indians of North America--Crimes against, Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931, Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928, Navajo Indians
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Charles Fletcher Lummis, David Starr Jordan, and others have accused Charles E. Burton, Superintendent and Special Distributing Agent of the Moquis and Navajos at Keams Canyon, Arizona, of incompetence and cruel treatment of Native Americans. President Roosevelt supports Burton’s removal and asks that Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock take up the matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [June 22, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185154. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [22 Jun. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185154.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, June 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185154.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
