Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Lacey
Subject(s): Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Oil and gas leases, Public lands--Law and legislation, Public lands--Management, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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President Roosevelt believes that Representative Lacey’s bill authorizing the leasing of public lands and the removal of natural resources from them is the best of the three bills.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lacey, John F. (John Fletcher), 1841-1913
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 F. Lacey. [January 22, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198265. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Lacey. [22 Jan. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198265.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, January 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Lacey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198265.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
