Letter from Frederick S. Nave to William H. Moody
Subject(s): Arizona, Arizona--Clifton, Custody of children, Mexican Americans, New York Foundling Hospital, Orphan trains, Orphans, Race relations
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United States Attorney Frederick S. Nave reports to Attorney General Moody regarding a court case involving a custody dispute. Nave writes that residents of Clifton, Arizona, seized recently adopted orphans from the homes of the “Mexican laborers” who had adopted them. The case eventually reached the Arizona State Court in 1906 in the case New York Foundling Hospital vs. Gatti.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-18
Creator(s)
Nave, Frederick S. (Frederick Solomon), 1873-1912
Recipient
Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
9
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 Frederick S. Nave to William H. Moody. [November 18, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47713. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Nave, Frederick S. (Frederick Solomon), 1873-1912. Letter from Frederick S. Nave to William H. Moody. [18 Nov. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47713.
APA:
Nave, Frederick S. (Frederick Solomon), 1873-1912., [1904, November 18]. Letter from Frederick S. Nave to William H. Moody.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47713.
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. December 11, 2025. 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.
