Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John C. Spooner
Subject(s): Field, Walter S. (Attorney), Governmental investigations, Mitscher, Oscar A. (Oscar Augustus), 1861-1926
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President Roosevelt is unsure about the case against Walter S. Field, but that against Oscar A. Mitscher has been completed. The case does not look good for Mitscher, but Roosevelt will examine it carefully. Mitscher and Field were accused of graft in distributing lands belonging to the Osage Indians.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Spooner, John C. (John Coit), 1843-1919
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 John C. Spooner. [May 4, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188073. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John C. Spooner. [4 May. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188073.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, May 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John C. Spooner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188073.
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. February 6, 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.
