Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

Subject(s): Fraud investigation, Governmental investigations, Justice, Perrin, Edward B., 1838-1932

Theodore Roosevelt does not recall the land fraud case involving Dr. Perrin. He will not answer Perrin’s letter but gives Gifford Pinchot permission to inform Perrin that he never “set people” on Perrin’s trail or persecuted him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Gifford Pinchot. [September 7, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219648. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot. [7 Sep. 1911]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219648.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, September 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219648.

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. November 26, 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.