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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sophia Edgell Lee

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sophia Edgell Lee

President Roosevelt assures Sophia Edgell Lee that Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp will handle the matter that she has raised with due diligence and care. Roosevelt explains the actions he has previously taken in investigating similar questions into the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and states that Howard R. Antes has previously tried to accuse Superintendent William T. Shelton of various misconduct. When unprejudiced observers have visited Shelton at the Navajo reservation, however, they have praised his success there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt directs Secretary of War Taft to order Colonel Hugh Lenox Scott to Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico to investigate charges made by Howard R. Antes against troops serving under Captain Harry O. Williard and William T. Shelton, superintendent of the San Juan Indian School. The troops recently arrested By-a-lil-le, a Navajo medicine man and leader and ten of his followers. Shelton played a part in the affair. En route, Scott should stop in Oklahoma to secure the services of “one or two” Native Americans to accompany and assist him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Edward J. Wilcox

Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Edward J. Wilcox

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp responds to a letter that Edward J. Wilcox sent to President Roosevelt criticizing the way that Captain Harry O. Williard handled a conflict on a Navajo Reservation. Leupp provides context for the situation and argues that Captain Williard was justified in his actions, adding that other Navajo on the Reservation are pleased with the outcome.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-03

Creator(s)

Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918

Letter from Harry O. Williard to Francis E. Leupp

Letter from Harry O. Williard to Francis E. Leupp

Captain Williard writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp about an issue that came to his attention recently. Father Anselm Weber notified him that the Indian Rights Association was protesting about Leupp and Superintendent William T. Shelton about their actions against Navajos that resulted in several being killed. Williard explains that he has become involved because he believes that he is responsible for the matter, and he defends the choices he made that resulted in the deaths.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-29

Creator(s)

Williard, Harry O. (Harry Ormiston), 1871-1939