Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Chickasaw Indians, Choctaw Indians, Indians of North America, Johnston, Douglas H., 1856-1939, Mineral lands, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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Cecil Andrew Lyon asks President Roosevelt to not take any adverse action on the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians matter until he can be heard on the subject. Lyon claims the Native Americans are unsatisfied and the Interior Department failed in its objectives.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-15
Creator(s)
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 15, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52046. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916. Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Dec. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52046.
APA:
Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916., [1905, December 15]. Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52046.
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. May 15, 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.
