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Collins, Mary C. (Mary Clementine), 1847-1920

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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt

George Kennan encloses a copy of the Russian folk tale “Napoleander” and writes with information from Mary C. Collins, a missionary at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, about the mishandling of land leases by Agent Bingenheimer. Bingenheimer argued to the Indians that the Commissioner forced him to act in this manner and that the leases were drawn up in Washington before the Indians met. Bingenhiemer said that if he had been allowed to speak freely before a Senate hearing, he would have given more information.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-23

Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt

Inspector Nesler is traveling to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation at the insistence of Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, to investigate unfair land leases that have been forced upon the Indians. George Kennan suggests to President Roosevelt several knowledgeable people Nesler ought to consult in his investigation. The names provided include white missionaries and government officials and leading members of the Standing Rock community.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-27

Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt

George Kennan discusses the issue of government land leases with the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Kennan suggests that an outside investigator (George B. Grinnell), not someone from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, be sent to investigate the land leases on the reservation. He mentions an unnamed investigator whose testimony changed when in front of his superior. Kennan also mentions a letter from Mary C. Collins, a missionary, regarding admissions by Agent Bingenheimer that he has had published in the Outlook.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1902-04-28