Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock instructs Commissioner of the Land Office Richards to provide a full statement of the actions taken in connection with the issuance of the Circular dated January 29, 1904. The statement should include the names of all Special Agents stationed in Wyoming at the time of the Circular, a list of the individuals who received the Circular, and a list of all notices sent to offending parties of the Act of February 25, 1885. Hitchcock also requests a full statement about whether or not the parties he has named have been reported to Richards as offenders against the Act.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-10

Creator(s)

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Recipient

Richards, William A. (William Alford), 1849-1912

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

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 William A. Richards. [October 10, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54586. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909. Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William A. Richards. [10 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54586.

APA:

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909.: , [1906, October 10]. Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William A. Richards. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54586.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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