Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Employees--Attitudes, Employees--Retirement, Shoemaker, Jacob L., 1886-1930, Shoemaker, Samuel E., 1885-1930, United States. Board of Indian Commissioners
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp writes hurriedly from a train station as he heads back to New York, to forestall a possible appeal from Captain Samuel E. Shoemaker of a decision made about his brother Jacob, who is employed by the Indian Service. After an investigation of the latter’s conduct, which was impeding the work of the Service in the Southwest, it was agreed that rather than be dismissed, he would be allowed to retire this summer. Now, however, he is appealing to be assigned elsewhere. Leupp is sure President Roosevelt will uphold the decision made by Indian Affairs and allow them to continue to deal with the situation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-15
Creator(s)
Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 15, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49271. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918. Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 May. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49271.
APA:
Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918., [1905, May 15]. Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49271.
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.
