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Brosius, Samuel M., 1851-1936

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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 Ignatius F. Horstmann

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ignatius F. Horstmann

President Roosevelt tells Bishop Horstmann that he has asked for a full investigation into the message that Horstmann called his attention to, and promises to deal severely with offenders. In conference with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, Roosevelt has tried to support contract schools, but has been opposed by Episcopalians and Congregationalists. Roosevelt cannot go farther than the law permits, however, and there is currently a lawsuit alleging that the government has unfairly favored Catholic contract schools. He promises to have Leupp answer Horstmann’s letter at greater length.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hobart Hare

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hobart Hare

President Roosevelt had thought that Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp had answered Bishop Hare’s letter, but, seeing that he has not, attempts to answer Hare’s question himself. The Department of Justice has had a great deal of internal debate about what the law authorized regarding the matter Hare referred to. Funds appear to have been spent by religious bodies, following a mistaken opinion, and while those funds will be paid out until the end of the current month, the way future funds should be spent will be made clearer. This will be the case unless, Roosevelt, the lawsuit started by Samuel M. Brosius changes things.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from George Bird Grinnell to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Bird Grinnell to Theodore Roosevelt

George Bird Grinnell initially declined Samuel Brosius’s offer to investigate the conditions at Standing Rock Indian Reservation because traveling to the reservation is very inconvenient. However, if Grinnell is appointed by President Roosevelt to investigate, he will go out of a sense of duty. Grinnell suggests times when he can meet with the president the following week.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-01

Creator(s)

Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938