Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank C. Frantz
Subject(s): Chickasaw Indians, Choctaw Indians, Colbert, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Horace), 1873-1960, Downing, Samuel, Governors--Election, Oklahoma--Indian Territory, Pritchard, George K., 1859-1918, United States marshals--Selection and appointment
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President Roosevelt laments Governor Frantz’s defeat but notes that he made a gallant fight. Roosevelt wants to appoint a Choctaw man named Samuel Downing to succeed George K. Prichard as US Marshal for the central judicial district of Indian Territory. Roosevelt had to remove another man, a Chickasaw named Benjamin H. Colbert, so he would like to appoint another Native American.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Frantz, Frank C. (Frank Christian), 1872-1941
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 Frank C. Frantz. [September 19, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200333. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank C. Frantz. [19 Sep. 1907]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200333.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1907, September 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank C. Frantz. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200333.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
