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Ketcham, W. H. (William Henry), 1868-

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Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on matters regarding United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick, the prosecution of the International Harvester Company, and affairs in Oklahoma. He is greatly concerned about reports of Secretary of State Elihu Root’s health. Territorial Governor of New Mexico George Curry intends to appoint David J. Leahy as assistant attorney general of the territory. Bonaparte feels obligated to inform Roosevelt of this appointment as Leahy is possibly “one of the persons about whom there has been complaint by the Interior Department.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Gibbons

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Gibbons

President Roosevelt has received Cardinal Gibbons’s letter and cannot do as Gibbons desires regarding a policy by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Frances E. Leupp. Roosevelt supports Leupp’s policy but regrets that information was not shared with Gibbons properly. Roosevelt asserts that he always acts in regard to what the Native Americans want, particularly in regards to their Catholic schools. He says a new petition will need to be written if Gibbons wishes to have action taken.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. Leupp

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. Leupp

President Roosevelt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp of his recent discussion with Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, who had been misinformed about Leupp’s work by Father W. H. Ketcham. Roosevelt gave Aldrich three summary statements regarding the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which he lists. These include intolerance of fraud concerning Native petitions, enabling expression of Native opinions, and providing an equal financial basis for education at government and church schools.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-25

Letter from Samuel H. Sole to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Samuel H. Sole to Theodore Roosevelt

Reverend Sole thanks President Roosevelt for his unexpected graciousness when Father Ketcham introduced them last October. He requests permission to repeat Roosevelt’s words from their meeting, and summarizes the points Roosevelt made about the treatment of Catholics. He was particularly heartened by Roosevelt’s antagonism towards the anti-Catholic American Protective Society. Sole assures Roosevelt that in the future, Catholics will be grateful for his policy decisions on “Catholic rights” issues.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-04