Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William A. Richards
Subject(s): Alaska--Juneau, Coal reserves, Conservation of natural resources, Homestead exemptions--U.S. states, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior, United States. General Land Office
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Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock updates William A. Richards, Commissioner of the General Land Office, on an order from July 26, 1906, and subsequent related orders. On any lands where substantial coal is found, all orders for “entry, filing, and selection under the coal and other land laws” are to be modified to “provide for the withdrawal of ‘such lands from coal entry merely.'” Richards is to advise all affected land districts, especially those in Juneau, Alaska.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-17
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William A. Richards. [December 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55042. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909. Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William A. Richards. [17 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55042.
APA:
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909., [1906, December 17]. Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William A. Richards.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55042.
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. January 22, 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.
