Letter from Richard H. Taylor to William Loeb
Subject(s): Associated Press, Contracts for deeds, Fraud, Grand jury, Haskell, Charles Nathaniel, 1860-1933, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Hutchings, William T. (William Tarpley), 1858-1919, Libel and slander, Oklahoma--Muskogee, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Richard H. Taylor provides details to William Loeb about the investigation and court case about Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell. Haskell has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the government concerning town lots sold in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in 1902. Taylor has several character witnesses lined up to testify against Haskell. In association with this case, William T. Hutchings has confessed to forging the names of relatives and friends to thirty-one deeds. Haskell issued a statement to defend himself to the Associated Press. Taylor is concerned with President Roosevelt’s decision to align with William Randolph Hearst to “defame” Haskell while Roosevelt is enmeshed in a libel suit. Taylor believes that unless there is a “great miscarriage of justice,” Haskell will be sent to a Federal prison.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-24
Creator(s)
Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1870-1956
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Richard H. Taylor to William Loeb. [January 24, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60117. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1870-1956. Letter from Richard H. Taylor to William Loeb. [24 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60117.
APA:
Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1870-1956., [1909, January 24]. Letter from Richard H. Taylor to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60117.
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 16, 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.
