Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Andrews, William H. (William Henry), 1842-1919, Hagerman, Herbert J. (Herbert James), 1871-1935, Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Hopewell, Willard S. (Willard Samuel), 1847-1919, Keen, Alpheus A., 1855-1946, Lacey, John F. (John Fletcher), 1841-1913, New Mexico, New Mexico--Valencia County, Political corruption, Public land sales--Government policy, Public lands--Management, Reid, William C. (William Clifford), 1868-1941, Santa Fe Central Railway Company
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Assistant Attorney General Cooley provides President Roosevelt with a preliminary report on the circumvention or violation of laws relating to the disposal of public lands in the Territory of New Mexico, including the involvement of the Territory’s governor, Herbert J. Hagerman. Cooley presents evidence that Hagerman’s actions were both “illegal and unjustifiable.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-12
Creator(s)
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913
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
12
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 12, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55821. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913. Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Apr. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55821.
APA:
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913., [1907, April 12]. Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55821.
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. March 12, 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.
