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President Roosevelt thanks John M. Taylor for the primer and the spoon. He calls Sequoyah a “national hero,” and expresses pride that so many men “of Indian blood” were in his regiment, particularly Cherokee.
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1906-12-26
Cherokee Indian and attorney John M. Taylor sends President Roosevelt a silver spoon that pictures Sequoyah, the statesman who invented the Cherokee alphabet. Taylor has read Winning of the West and feels that Roosevelt has given a correct history of the North American Indian.
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1906-12-22
Theodore Roosevelt expresses his interest in the article John M. Oskison wrote and hopes to advocate for The Outlook to publish it.
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1912-12-20
President Roosevelt assures Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he sympathizes with his view on the benefits of the Act of March 3, 1901 towards the operations of the Department of the Interior and the Native American communities they oversee. Roosevelt believes that reserves of coal, asphalt, oil, and gas found on Native American lands must not be sold “to the highest bidder,” but should be leased or worked by a corporation formed for their benefit. Roosevelt supports Hitchcock’s actions towards the preservation of the nation’s timber.
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1907-02-01
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.
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1906-08-27
President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock copies of the text of several letters concerning grants of land and oil and gas leases held by Richard C. Adams. He tells Hitchcock that it would be unfair to deprive Adams of privileges he had been assured of by one of these earlier letters, allowing him to lease 9600 acres rather than the usual 4800 acres, and therefore directs that newly amended regulations not apply to Adams’s leases.
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1906-06-01
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, the Delawares, and the Cherokees should all be at the hearing to examine the case. President Roosevelt would like Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to communicate with Quay and also attend the hearing with the necessary officials.
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1904-01-09
Governor Higgins writes to President Roosevelt that his friend, Theodore N. Barnsdall of the Kansas Natural Gas Company, would like to build a pipeline to St. Louis to supply its residents with natural gas. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock has asked that Barnsdall install a meter on the wells so that a percentage of the receipts can be paid to the Cherokees, on whose land the wells are located. Higgins writes that this will be too expensive and a fixed rate should be paid instead.
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1906-05-10
Text of a proposed amendment to H. R. 12684. The bill makes appropriations for the Indian Department and the amendment allows Delaware Indians who have settled and improved land in the Cherokee Nation to first select from these lands for their allotments. This copy includes minor handwritten edits, seemingly in President Roosevelt’s hand.
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1904-03-08
Text of a proposed amendment that will allow Delaware Indians that have settled and improved land in the Cherokee Nation to first select from these lands for their allotments.
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1904-03
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes to President Roosevelt that he has met with Senator Stewart and Mr. Curtis to discuss an amendment to the Indian Appropriation Bill and the amendment will be submitted for the President’s approval.
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1904-03-16
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes to Senator Quay regarding a proposed amendment to the Indian Appropriation Bill. Hitchcock states the purpose of the amendment is to ensure the Delaware and Cherokee tribes are treated the same and to provide guidance about how liens involving Indians should be handled.
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1904-03-16
Text of a proposed amendment to H. R. 12684. The bill makes appropriations for the Indian Department and the amendment allows Delaware Indians that have settled and improved land in the Cherokee Nation to first select from these lands for their allotments. Record includes an earlier draft.
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1904-03-08
John M. Taylor states that the Republican Executive Committee located the Territorial Convention and will elect six delegates representing the Indian Territory. The delegates will be instructed to vote for President Roosevelt’s re-election at the Republican National Convention.
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1904-01-25
The Republican Executive Committee of the Indian Territory met and decided to hold the territorial convention in Claremore. A resolution was passed in support of President Roosevelt’s nomination and election. Cherokees and other Native Americans were invited to join current Republican clubs.
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1904-01-27
In response to a request from President Roosevelt for Tams Bixby to be called to Washington, D.C., Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock reports on his communications with Bixby. As a member of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, Bixby was in Washington, D.C., for an extended period of time in February and March to negotiate agreements with the tribes. He was to return to Indian Territory immediately following, but Hitchcock has learned by telegraph that he has not yet returned. Given his long absence and the important work to be done there, Hitchcock has instructed Bixby to remain where he is until further instructions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-15