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President Roosevelt tells Dr. Stokes that his letter arrived a week after removing US Attorney for Puerto Rico Noah B. K. Pettingill from his post. He tells Stokes that it would have been extremely difficult to retain Pettingill in the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-05
President Roosevelt informs Senator Frye that he received his letter with an enclosure from the recently dismissed Attorney for Puerto Rico Noah B. K. Pettingill. Attorney General William H. Moody reported that “Mr. Pettingill gave no satisfactory explanation of the charges against him,” and Roosevelt felt his conduct was “ruinous to the administration of the affairs of Puerto Rico” if allowed to go unpunished.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-06