Letter from Charles L. Davis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Subject(s): National parks and reserves--Law and legislation

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Charles L. Davis, acting superintendent of Sullys Hill National Park, asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock for further information about the act in question, which he is not familiar with. Hitchcock previously sent Davis a letter with an estimate blank and called his attention to a certain section of the act.

Collection

White Horse Hill

Creation Date

1906-08-17

Creator(s)

Davis, Charles L. (Charles Logan), 1860-1942

Recipient

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Charles L. Davis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [August 17, 1906]. White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308906. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Davis, Charles L. (Charles Logan), 1860-1942. Letter from Charles L. Davis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [17 Aug. 1906]. Image.
White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308906.

APA:

Davis, Charles L. (Charles Logan), 1860-1942., [1906, August 17]. Letter from Charles L. Davis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308906.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill.

APA:

White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill.

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