Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sophia Edgell Lee
Subject(s): Antes, Howard R., 1850-, Brosius, Samuel M., 1851-1936, Governmental investigations, Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918, Mead, Frank, Navajo Indians, Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934, Shelton, William T. (William Taylor), 1869-1944, United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
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President Roosevelt assures Sophia Edgell Lee that Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp will handle the matter that she has raised with due diligence and care. Roosevelt explains the actions he has previously taken in investigating similar questions into the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and states that Howard R. Antes has previously tried to accuse Superintendent William T. Shelton of various misconduct. When unprejudiced observers have visited Shelton at the Navajo reservation, however, they have praised his success there.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lee, Sophia Edgell Willson, 1845-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
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 Sophia Edgell Lee. [December 29, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205919. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sophia Edgell Lee. [29 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205919.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sophia Edgell Lee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205919.
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 23, 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.
