Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Subject(s): Bixby, Tams, 1855-1922, Conflict of interests, Indians of North America, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Lawyers, Legislation--Evaluation, United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, Veto
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President Roosevelt has heard from Senator Robert M. La Follette that the bill Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock is currently considering will do “great injustice” to a number of Native Americans, and asks Hitchcock to report whether this is a large enough issue to warrant vetoing the bill. Roosevelt has also heard that an assistant of Tams Bixby, of the Dawes Commission, took a leave of absence to brief a law office, and says that if this is accurate “not only should the assistant be proceeded against, but it seems to me that Bixby should be required to show cause why action should not be taken against him.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [June 20, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195836. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [20 Jun. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195836.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 20]. 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/o195836.
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.
