Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William R. Lighton
Subject(s): Fraud--U.S. states, Nebraska, Pardon, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Richards, Bartlett, 1862-1911, United States. General Land Office, Ware, George G. (George Garbett), 1857-1929, Whitehead, James, 1846-1920
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President Roosevelt comments on a number of Land Office matters to William R. Lighton, and sends him a copy of Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot’s comments about a forest reserve matter in Nebraska. Roosevelt has begun investigations on United States Land Office Register James Whitehead, as well as the removal of illegal fences of Bartlett Richards’ in Nebraska. He has been heavily petitioned to pardon George G. Ware, who has been convicted of land fraud. Roosevelt comments on the difficulty of enforcing laws when “the people are almost a unit against the enforcement of a given law.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lighton, William R. (William Rheem), 1866-1923
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 William R. Lighton. [April 6, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195117. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William R. Lighton. [6 Apr. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195117.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, April 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William R. Lighton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195117.
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.
