Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-08

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Recipient

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Publication Date

2025-10-02

President Roosevelt confirms he has received Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s letter from October 29th concerning James K. Jones and Theodore N. Barnsdall. He no longer wishes to speak on the matter and agrees with Hitchcock’s views.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses a letter from United States Geological Survey Director Charles D. Walcott and directs that the Alaska coal land actions be taken.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt believes that the allegations of fraud concerning Senator Francis E. Warren and Commissioner of the General Land Office William A. Richards, both of Wyoming, should be thoroughly and impartially investigated before any public statement is made from the Department of the Interior on the matter. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s letter to Commissioner of the General Land Office William A. Richards will get President Roosevelt the information he needs. Roosevelt inquires about illegal fencing in Wyoming. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock for the information about Snyder. He will read Hitchcock’s reply regarding Senator Jones, even though he feels he knows enough about the case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock a letter from Attorney General William H. Moody regarding the accusations against US District Attorney for Wyoming Timothy F. Burke. He also details plans for aiding in Governor of Oklahoma Territory Frank C. Frantz’s case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was thrilled by Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s telegram. While he is disappointed Winston Churchill was not nominated, he counts the narrow loss as a victory of “moral effect.” He has been reviewing the documents regarding the charges against Governor of Oklahoma Territory Frank C. Frantz and comments on the case’s various aspects.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt discusses with Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock why he is “rather puzzled” by the report and statements on the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at Boise, Idaho. Several men in the land office in Idaho may have acted against official conduct, and may be removed from office. Roosevelt asks if they should wait to discuss the issue with the land office upon returning to Washington D. C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that contracts appear to be the primary complaint in the oil business. He wants to know more and asks Hitchcock to send the forms of contracts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt follows up with Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock on several cases, in particular that of Governor of Oklahoma Territory Frank C. Frantz.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock a statement from agent William E. Jenison concerning charges by an Interior Department official against other government officers. Unless the Interior Department objects, Roosevelt wants the letters returned so he can submit them to the Department of Justice with instructions to collect District Attorney Timothy F. Burke’s statement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock letters from Representative J. S. Sherman and Fulton and requests Hitchcock provide a statement about the Cherokee payment. He chastises Hitchcock and Governor Frank Wayland Higgins for publishing his correspondence with them and discusses the potential political fallout.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt does not remember who Colonel Alban B. Butler is, and tells Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to have Butler write to him. A written statement on the matter will be preferable to a personal interview.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock a letter he received on behalf of Theodore N. Barnsdall regarding the leasing of oil and gas lands in Indian Territory and Oklahoma. As Roosevelt is not especially familiar with the issue, he asks Hitchcock for his opinion on the matter, and will likely solicit opinions from other members of the cabinet as well. Roosevelt outlines the various leases, sub-leases, and agreements Barnsdall entered into in involvement in the oil and gas trade. Roosevelt asks for detailed comments on the various points of the letter so that he will be able to respond knowledgeably. In a postscript, he also asks Hitchcock to send a copy of this letter to Alban B. Butler for his commentary, as he is a reputable, independent oil operator who can offer his knowledge of the issues.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt comments on the difference in the statements of United States Geological Survey Director Charles D. Walcott and William Cameron, Mine Inspector of Indian Territory regarding the value of coal in the Indian Territory fields, and asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock if there is anything they need to do about the matter at present.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he has asked Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill to look into complaints alleging violations of the eight-hour law, and has directed him to communicate directly with various Departments and Bureaus he needs information from in order to save time and minimize correspondence. Roosevelt directs Hitchcock to give Neill any information he may request promptly in order to facilitate his work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to have his department report as soon as possible on the lands that should be withdrawn from settlement because of the coal veins they contain. Roosevelt does not consider this necessary where the veins are small, but when they “are of such character and amount as to make mines of real value,” he wants them withdrawn.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has heard from Senator Robert M. La Follette that the bill Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock is currently considering will do “great injustice” to a number of Native Americans, and asks Hitchcock to report whether this is a large enough issue to warrant vetoing the bill. Roosevelt has also heard that an assistant of Tams Bixby, of the Dawes Commission, took a leave of absence to brief a law office, and says that if this is accurate “not only should the assistant be proceeded against, but it seems to me that Bixby should be required to show cause why action should not be taken against him.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt chastises Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock for his recent message saying that the Indian bill should have been vetoed. Roosevelt had previously spoken to Hitchcock about the bill several times, and directed him to investigate several matters relating to it, and had been told by Hitchcock each time that the bill ought to be signed. If there were portions of the bill that should have prevented Roosevelt from signing the bill, the Department of the Interior should have caught them earlier.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919