Letter from William A. Richards to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Subject(s): County forests, Environmental permits--Law and legislation, Environmental permits--U.S. states, Forests and forestry--Environmental aspects, Mountains--Environmental aspects, Municipal water supply, Timber--Costs, Timber--Economic aspects, Timber--Government policy, Timber--Prices--Government policy, United States. General Land Office, Wyoming--Buffalo, Wyoming--Johnson County
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Commissioner of the General Land Office Richards writes to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock regarding permit applications to cut timber. The Board of County Commissioners and residents of Johnson County, Wyoming, put in the applications, yet Special Agent Hintze found reasons to reject the applications.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03
Creator(s)
Richards, William A. (William Alford), 1849-1912
Recipient
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 William A. Richards to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [March 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52877. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Richards, William A. (William Alford), 1849-1912. Letter from William A. Richards to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [Mar 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52877.
APA:
Richards, William A. (William Alford), 1849-1912., [1906, March]. Letter from William A. Richards to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52877.
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 27, 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.
