Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt agrees with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte that District Attorney of Wyoming Timothy F. Burke cannot be reappointed due to his lack of enthusiasm regarding laws against the illegal enclosure of public lands, and informs Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock of the situation. Roosevelt has contacted the senators of Wyoming to let them know that Burke will not be reappointed. Roosevelt feels there has been a breakdown within the Department of the Interior in making a successful case against Senator Francis E. Warren, which Roosevelt feels is a more serious case than Burke’s. Edward B. Linnen’s report can be completely discredited and therefore no action can be taken. Roosevelt suggests that a new examination be undertaken by another group of men.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt has not responded to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s letter because he has been too busy and also wanted to consult the men who were present at the conference held by Roosevelt which Hitchcock did not attend. Roosevelt points out that due to Hitchcock’s absence at the meeting, his letter is full of errors which Roosevelt outlines in his letter to Hitchcock. A mistake within the Department of the Interior has resulted in a serious situation and Roosevelt feels Hitchcock’s arguments are inaccurate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Memorandum from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt issues a directive to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock stating that in order to prevent fraud that is now occurring with the acquisition of public lands in the United States, an authorized officer of the government will need to examine any issuance of final certificate, patent or evidence of title with the exception of the examples outlined in the memorandum. Hitchcock will be responsible for issuing these instructions to carry out the order.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt tells Ethan Allen Hitchcock that he thinks the proposal is excellent and would like for him to present the affidavits to James R. Garfield and Richard Achilles Ballinger. He is also trying to arrange for the talk Hitchcock has proposed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he agrees with the recommendations and Inspector Wadsworth’s suggestions should be carried out regarding the case of the District Land Office at Douglas, Wyoming. Register Chamberlin’s resignation will be mandatory, the receiver Merris C. Barrow will be removed and papers handed over to the Department of Justice to take whatever action the feel is justified against him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt explains to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he is writing again because  another issue has been raised in regard to Hitchcock’s earlier letter. Roosevelt questions why an exhibit has been provided to him by the Department of the Interior which appears to have been done without Hitchcock’s knowledge. He would like a report from Inspector Edward B. Linnen as to why he sent in the exhibit and what purpose it served. Also, it appears details have been leaked to the press that falsely hold Roosevelt responsible for ordering the investigation into the matter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt would like Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to provide copies of the correspondence he is returning so he can give it to both Commissioner of the General Land Office Richard Achilles Ballinger and James Rudolph Garfield, Commissioner of Corporations in the Department of Commerce and Labor.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt would like to know what he should do with the affidavits Ethan Allen Hitchcock gave him regarding the management of the General Land Office, particularly Assistant Commissioner George F. Pollock. Roosevelt would like to give them to the incoming Commissioner Richard Achilles Ballinger so he can conduct a thorough investigation and clean out the office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock if he should write a letter which states the position the administration has taken on Native American lands and coal lands to present to Congress or Chairman of the Senate Committee dealing with Native American lands so they can deal with the issue put before them.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt approves the circular that Secretary Hitchcock will issue regarding modifying the laws about grazing practices, with slight adjustments.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock what has been done about a circular. He thinks it should be revoked with public notice.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt tells Secretary Hitchcock that his order was intended to “withdraw the coal lands from coal entry merely,” and had been fashioned after consulting with Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and Geological Survey Director Charles D. Walcott. He notes that the ordered has been misinterpreted at some point I the Department of the Interior’s chain of command to forbid all homestead and other land entries, which was not his intent. Roosevelt asks Hitchcock to correct the order so that it only pertains to coal lands in Alaska and other states and territories, and asks him to issue the order to relevant land offices on Monday morning.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he believes radical action is needed in the matter regarding public lands. Roosevelt feels that illegal fencing is takes public lands away from the public use, and will recommend that Congress pass laws for the government to handle these areas in the same way the forests are managed. Roosevelt wants government officers examining the situation. He also plans to ask for the power to supervise lands used for coal mining, noting that the current related laws “put a premium on fraud.” Roosevelt says that an unnamed university chancellor visited him to complain about damage to his school due to the current coal land-related laws.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt forwards several letters from Attorney General William H. Moody to Secretary Hitchcock. The president asks Hitchcock to put the charges in question down in writing if he agrees that “the several subordinates of the Department of Justice” have “failed in their duty.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt is pleased that Gifford Pinchot will accept. He encloses a copy of the letter sent to Pinchot so that Secretary Hitchcock has it in case of any difficulties.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt will hold George W. Bibee’s appointment until he receives the letter from Senator Joseph Simon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock some communications regarding Arizona Territorial Governor Nathan Oakes Murphy. Roosevelt feels he should be replaced with Alexander O. Brodie. Roosevelt also informs Hitchcock that he has been promised information regarding the unfitness of the man backed to be Secretary (likely Isaac Taft Stoddard), but says that while this is an important matter it does not need to be taken care of at the moment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt has examined the papers related to Dr. Austin M. Curtis of Freedman’s Hospital and has a high opinion of Paul Laurence Dunbar. He would appreciate Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock looking into the case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt inquires about Cyrus Leland, and whether the fight against him is legitimate or not. Roosevelt has a friend who claims Leland is a “good and efficient officer.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Report from George F. Pollock to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

George F. Pollock submits a report to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock following an order from President Roosevelt that no patent be issued to public land until an “examination on the ground” has been made by an agent of the Department of the Interior, in order to hinder “theft of the public lands.” Pollock reports on the current pending cases and requests additional funding to carry out the work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-22

Creator(s)

Pollock, George F.