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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt tells Secretary Hitchcock that his order was intended to “withdraw the coal lands from coal entry merely,” and had been fashioned after consulting with Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and Geological Survey Director Charles D. Walcott. He notes that the ordered has been misinterpreted at some point I the Department of the Interior’s chain of command to forbid all homestead and other land entries, which was not his intent. Roosevelt asks Hitchcock to correct the order so that it only pertains to coal lands in Alaska and other states and territories, and asks him to issue the order to relevant land offices on Monday morning.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from John O. Lancaster to Clifton Merritt

Letter from John O. Lancaster to Clifton Merritt

Superintendent Lancaster of Theodore Roosevelt National Park writes to Wilderness Society Director of Field Services Merritt regarding the disposition of certain lands at the park. He informs Merritt that the private inholding in question has not been purchased yet, but that the mineral rights on another parcel have been acquired by the National Park Service.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1972-11-14

Creator(s)

Lancaster, John O. (John Olin), 1935-