Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock is pleased his letter to Pat F. Garrett was approved by President Roosevelt. Hitchcock sent a telegram to Charles J. Bonaparte, and Judge Ryan returned last night. N. Dubois Miller might be available to head the investigation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-03

Creator(s)

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 3, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42086. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909. Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42086.

APA:

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909., [1903, September 3]. Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42086.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.