Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Subject(s): Arizona, California, Colorado, Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938, Indian reservations, Indians of North America, Mead, Frank, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

Theodore Roosevelt asks Ethan Allen Hitchcock to allow Frank Mead to use a financial clerk during his work in the southwest and to direct the Indian agents to report to Mead as general supervisor on the condition of the tribes. These reports will include the condition of the tribes and “their proposed industrial plans.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-23

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

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [July 23, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188671. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [23 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188671.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, July 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188671.

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 25, 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.