Montana

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mark Sullivan

President Roosevelt describes to Mark Sullivan the considerations that have gone into his selections for federal judgeships. Roosevelt reviews his appointments in detail, noting that some were made at the request of the local organization and some against their wishes. The goal in each case was to appoint someone “of the high character, the good sense, the trained legal ability, and the necessary broad-mindedness of spirit…essential to a good judge.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Henry Carter

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Carter for the telegram and congratulates him on the election results in Montana.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-07

Report upon the organization of the Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep, Comptroller of Currency Murray, and Chief Forester Pinchot provide President Roosevelt with a detailed report of the organization and operations of the Department of the Interior. The report highlights “grave defects” in the structure of the Department such as redundant job functions, an “abuse of letter writing” that impedes public business, and rampant inefficiency. The report recommends the dissolution of several divisions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William A. Richards

President Roosevelt has heard that land titles along the Milk River and in northern Montana in general have been delayed for some time. Roosevelt directs William A. Richards, Commissioner of the General Land Office, to resolve the situation at the soonest possible moment, saying that “if there is fraud, then the Department should have discovered the fraud during the past three years. If there is not fraud, the titles should pass now.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph M. Dixon

President Roosevelt does not feel that he would be able to sign Representative Dixon’s act opening the Blackfoot Reservation in Montana for settlement because it does not adequately protect the water rights of the Blackfoot people. If Dixon withdraws the bill for now, Roosevelt promises to discuss it with him and Senator Thomas Henry Carter as soon as Congress convenes in December, and after he has received a report from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp. If the bill is passed in its current form, however, Roosevelt feels that he will have to veto it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Henry Carter

President Roosevelt thanks Senator Carter for his courtesy regarding the marshalship in Montana. Roosevelt would not have spoken on behalf of Arthur William Merrifield if he had not been one of the electors at large, who was sent to Washington to cast the electoral vote on behalf of Montana.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Henry Carter

President Roosevelt asks Senator Carter to tell him about the current U.S. Marshal in Montana. Roosevelt would like to give his friend Arthur William Merrifield a good position, and would prefer it to be a marshalship.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph M. Dixon

President Roosevelt asks Representative Dixon to tell him about the current U.S. Marshal in Montana. Roosevelt would like to give his friend Arthur William Merrifield a good position, and would prefer it to be the marshalship.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur William Merrifield

President Roosevelt tells Arthur William Merrifield that he has written Congressman Joseph M. Dixon and Senator Thomas Henry Carter and will see if Merrifield can be made a U.S. Marshal.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates his son, Kermit Roosevelt, on recent happenings. Surprisingly, the presidential elector from Montana was his friend and former ranch foreman, Arthur William Merrifield. He describes his and Ted Roosevelt”s continued boxing matches with Joseph Grant. Archibald and Quentin are recovering from “grip.” Unfortunately, Edith’s horse Yagenka may no longer be ridable.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Harry S. New

Certain things President Roosevelt has heard recently make him uneasy about Indiana. Roosevelt says Indiana and New York are two states where the Republican Party should put in its best efforts, and he thinks Corporal Tanner, Senator Fairbanks, and several others can do the best work in Indiana. Roosevelt further thinks William Jennings Bryan’s actions in Indiana, Colorado, and Montana should be closely monitored.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

President Roosevelt is not sure what the outcome of the election will be. He thinks the Republicans have 216 electoral votes. According to current vote calculations, they may win by a small majority. Roosevelt is keeping busy as president and as a presidential candidate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt does not hope to win Nevada or Montana, but New York looks promising.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Kennan

President Roosevelt regrets he will not be able to see George Kennan and appreciates his good wishes. Regarding the “Indians,” they are having problems finding a competitive way to sell the homesteads.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Henry Hunt

President Roosevelt asks Governor Hunt when he thinks he will leave. There are issues with the Montana judgeship that make Roosevelt feel Governor Hunt is “the man preeminently for the place.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Seth Bullock

President Roosevelt would like Captain Bullock to join him in Butte, Montana, and travel with him at least until Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Henry Carter

President Roosevelt is pleased at Montana’s action and congratulates Thomas Henry Carter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

President Roosevelt inquires about the Marshalship in Montana. Governor Hunt favors Lloyd.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is glad that Frederick Courteney Selous enjoyed his hunting trip, but is melancholy to realize that the United States has lost so much of its hunting grounds. Roosevelt recalls a few of his own hunting experiences: “I was just in time to see the last of the real wilderness life and real wilderness hunting.” Roosevelt also recommends several books to Selous and provides information about his experience ranching in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-11-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to M. J. Herron

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt suggests to M. J. Herron that Western Montana and Northwestern Wyoming would be the best places. However, he explains that there is no good game country around the big ranches.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-10-25