Payment

This treaty between the United States, as represented by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Lea and Governor Ramsey of Minnesota, and the Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Sioux, cedes native control of a substantial portion of territory in Iowa and Minnesota in exchange for a payment of $1,665,000, to be paid out over several decades, and which will be put toward several purposes, which the treaty enumerates. The Native American bands further agree to remove themselves to reservations designated for them by the United States government.

Collection

White Horse Hill

Creation Date

1851-07-23

Creator(s)

Sisseton Band of Sioux Indians; Wahpeton Band of Sioux Indians; Lea, Luke, 1879-1945; Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903

Receipt from the United States Express Company for a shipment from Frank A. Harrison at the Lincoln Club to Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-31

The Indianapolis News defends its previous statements raising the question of payments related to the Panama Canal which President Roosevelt has vigorously denounced. Other newspapers have also raised questions related to this matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-28

William Loeb sends $127.57 for the cartridges shipped to Mombasa. President Roosevelt wants to be notified as soon as the Winchester Company hears that the cartridges have arrived.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-10-15

President Roosevelt sends payment for the judo lessons given to himself and Gifford Pinchot. He very much enjoyed himself and appreciated the care Yoshiaki Yamashita and Saburo Kawaguchi took to not injure him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-23

Check payment from Edward W. Bok to Theodore Roosevelt in the amount of $600 and dated December 22, 1916.

Comments and Context

This check was payment for a series of articles Theodore Roosevelt wrote anonymously for the Ladies Home Journal in 1916-1917, under a column or department called “Men.” The readers did not know that the homey advice, on such matters as how a father should behave the first time a young man comes to call on his daughter, was being given by a former president of the United States.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

George Haven Putnam encloses a check for $1,000.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-11

Henry White informs John Singer Sargent, the president’s portrait painter, that he should contact William Loeb concerning payment for the completed portrait.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-05

Note of recent expenses incurred by President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-27

Albert Gleaves encloses a paymaster’s check for the balance due to President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-10

J. P. Roosa of the United States Government Despatch Agency notifies Thomas Morrison that President Roosevelt’s package has been sent. In a handwritten note dated April 5, Morrison encloses a check for $4.54 to pay for shipping charges. Roosa acknowledges receiving the check on April 7.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-02

Walter Hines Page apologizes to President Roosevelt for the delay in payment for Roosevelt’s contribution to a book. Page discusses the amount Roosevelt can expect to receive and asks Roosevelt to send him a telegram if the terms are acceptable. Page also requests permission to use excerpts of Roosevelt’s work in a magazine in order to promote the new book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-29

Rowland Ward Limited writes in receipt of Theodore Roosevelt’s payment for The Sportsman’s Handbook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-09

Wilbur Doudna writes to Theodore Elhard regarding the re-recording of the Elkhorn brand in the name of the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, includes payment.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1965-08-20

Brand Certificate acknowledging the payment for re-recording a livestock brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1975-10-10

William M. Herr writes to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture to re-record the Elkhorn brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1975-08-13

Brand Certificate acknowledging the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park’s payment. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1965-09-08