Leupp outlines work for Indians
Newspaper article about Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-28
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Jones, William A. (William Arthur), 1844-1912
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Carter
President Roosevelt sends special thanks to Charles S. Carter for exceeding his duties in his work on the Allotting Commission on the Uintah Reservation last summer.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-22
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott
President Roosevelt thanks Lyman Abbott, editor of the Outlook, for the letter and editorial on Native American education. However, he disagrees with Abbott on various points. In particular, he finds the analogy between Native American trust funds and government funds for white citizens misleading.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Orville Hitchcock Platt
President Roosevelt asks Senator Platt to write him a letter favoring Francis E. Leupp for Indian Commissioner William A. Jones’s place.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nellie Blanchan De Graff Doubleday
President Roosevelt received an urgent request regarding the investigation of Mr. Head’s character. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock would like to see Commissioner William A. Jones to explain, so Jones does not resign.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-30
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam
President Roosevelt defends James H. Monteath, George H. Bingenheimer, and Charles E. Burton against C. Hart Merriam’s doubts regarding their fitness to hold office.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-19
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Letter from Francis E. Leupp to Charles Ransom Miller
Francis E. Leupp writes to Charles Ransom Miller, the editor of The Times, regarding a recent article published about him. While Leupp appreciates the friendliness that apparently inspired the article, he wishes to correct an impression that the column gave by stating that he has not given out, and will not give out “any interview, statement, forecast or other utterance concerning Indian affairs pending [his] appointment as Commissioner.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905
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Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock has an inspector at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to look into the controversy pertaining to land leases. He encloses a letter from George Kennan regarding these leases and asks President Roosevelt for a detailed answer as to what needs to be done. He argues that an investigation needs to be held related to the leases of Indian land.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-23
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Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt
Lawrence F. Abbott believes that American efforts in the Philippines are beneficial and that the reaction of most journalists to reported abuses by the United States military are “hysterical excitement.” Abbott refers to President Roosevelt’s orders for transparency regarding the Philippine question. Outlook magazine will soon be interviewing Governor Taft on the constructive work accomplished in the Philippines.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-17
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Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to C. F. Nesler
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock encloses articles from the Outlook magazine pertaining to leases of land on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. A controversy is brewing over these leases and Hitchcock orders C. F. Nesler to investigate whether the Standing Rock Indians desire the lease and the propriety with which the government made the lease.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-22
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Extract from letter from Mary C. Collins
According to Mary C. Collins, Agent Bingenheimer was limited in his speech and actions with the Native Americans due to instructions from his superiors. Bingenheimer related to her that Commissioner Jones had the leases drawn up and boundaries determined, long before the meeting at which the Native Americans signed the leases.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-12