Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Wayland Higgins

Subject(s): Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Letters, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952

President Roosevelt is interested in New York Governor Higgins’s letter and thinks that it brings up an important matter of policy. He will discuss the question with Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Roosevelt enjoyed having Higgins visit him in Washington, D.C., and saw Speaker of the New York Assembly James Wolcott Wadsworth recently as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Frank Wayland Higgins. [May 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195494. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Wayland Higgins. [11 May. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195494.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, May 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Wayland Higgins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195494.

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 13, 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.