Memorandum relative to the Secretary of the Interior’s explanatory letter to the President
Subject(s): Coal, Forests and forestry, Geological Survey (U.S.), Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Price, Overton W., 1873-1914, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior, United States. Forest Service, United States. General Land Office, Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
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G. W. Woodruff, Chief Law Officer of the Forest Service, reports on a controversy concerning Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock. President Roosevelt withdrew ten million acres of land from disposal under public laws to protect the coal it contained, but asked that no land be withdrawn until he received Geological Survey field reports. Hitchcock claimed that he did not know which lands were inside the reserves and “materially misquoted the President’s clearly expressed intention.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-17
Creator(s)
Woodruff, G. W. (George Washington), 1864-1934
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Memorandum relative to the Secretary of the Interior’s explanatory letter to the President. [December 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55005. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Woodruff, G. W. (George Washington), 1864-1934. Memorandum relative to the Secretary of the Interior’s explanatory letter to the President. [17 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55005.
APA:
Woodruff, G. W. (George Washington), 1864-1934., [1906, December 17]. Memorandum relative to the Secretary of the Interior’s explanatory letter to the President.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55005.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
