Letter from Jesse E. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Courts--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Employees--Dismissal of, Gortner, Robert C., 1871-1962, Holcombe, Ernest P. (Ernest Prosser), 1864-1914, McFie, John R., McHarg, Ormsby, 1871-, New Mexico, Raynolds, James W. (James Wallace), 1873-1910
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Acting Secretary of the Interior Wilson sends the text of a telegram from Ormsby McHarg to President Roosevelt. McHarg says Santa Fe District Attorney Robert C. Gortner has been working against McHarg, prompting him to demand Gortner’s dismissal by Acting Governor James W. Raynolds. Wilson asks Roosevelt if he should direct Raynolds to dismiss Gortner.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-29
Creator(s)
Wilson, Jesse E. (Jesse Everett), 1867-1945
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Jesse E. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 29, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294590. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wilson, Jesse E. (Jesse Everett), 1867-1945. Letter from Jesse E. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Jul. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294590.
APA:
Wilson, Jesse E. (Jesse Everett), 1867-1945., [1907, July 29]. Letter from Jesse E. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294590.
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. February 5, 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.
