Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Weldon Brinton Heyburn
Subject(s): Conflict of interests, Forest reserves--Government policy, Forest reserves--Law and legislation, Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909
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President Roosevelt has referred Senator Heyburn’s letter to Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock. He clarifies that no forest reserves will be made without consultation with Heyburn, but preliminary withdrawals of land can happen because it would be impossible to make advance notifications without risking improper advantages.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Heyburn, Weldon Brinton, 1852-1912
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
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Weldon Brinton Heyburn. [March 2, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187592. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Weldon Brinton Heyburn. [2 Mar. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187592.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, March 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Weldon Brinton Heyburn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187592.
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. March 5, 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.
