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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt discusses with Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock why he is “rather puzzled” by the report and statements on the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at Boise, Idaho. Several men in the land office in Idaho may have acted against official conduct, and may be removed from office. Roosevelt asks if they should wait to discuss the issue with the land office upon returning to Washington D. C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Excerpt from United States of America v. Territory of New Mexico, et al.

Excerpt from United States of America v. Territory of New Mexico, et al.

Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus sends Attorney General Bonaparte an excerpt from the arguments of New Mexico Attorney General Albert B. Fall in the land fraud case there. Fall describes the disparaging attitude taken towards the officials overseeing land sales. In the current case, the Territory of New Mexico will finally be able to show the facts to the public and be vindicated in court. The specific details of the sale of the lands and whether the contracts will be voided are questions for the Territory of New Mexico alone to determine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Creator(s)

Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926