Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ormsby McHarg
Subject(s): Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company, Ballard, Charles L. (Charles Littlepage), 1866-1950, Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Characters and characteristics, Curry, George, 1861-1947, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Hagerman, Herbert J. (Herbert James), 1871-1935, Hagerman, James John, 1838-1909, Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927, Meetings, New Mexico, Otero, Miguel Antonio, 1859-1944, Political corruption, Politicians--Conduct of life, Public lands, Railroads and state, Rodey, Bernard Shandon, 1856-1927, State governments--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Travel
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President Roosevelt has met with New Mexico Territory Governor George Curry and shares his findings with Assistant Attorney General McHarg. Roosevelt says Curry can be trusted absolutely, and that he will aid McHarg in any possible way in his investigation of political and judicial corruption in New Mexico. Roosevelt warns McHarg that Curry’s predecessor, Herbert J. Hagerman, and his associates will do everything possible to turn him against Curry. In a postscript, Roosevelt sends a report from Bernard Shandon Rodey regarding Hagerman’s father, James John Hagerman, and his alleged corrupt practices. Roosevelt asks McHarg to visit him after his preliminary investigation of the situation but before he “probes…to the bottom.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-31
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Ormsby McHarg. [July 31, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199924. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ormsby McHarg. [31 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199924.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, July 31]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ormsby McHarg.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199924.
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. January 30, 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.
