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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt agrees with James W. Foley, but he is unsure how helpful he can be to him. Roosevelt will speak with Secretary of the Interior Bliss if Foley’s matter pertains to the Department of the Interior. Roosevelt inquires about Congressman Johnson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-29
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs John C. O’Conor that he cannot interfere in another department, but he will put in a good word for O’Conor with Secretary of the Interior Bliss.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-21
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt wishes he could help Margaretta Frank, but he cannot ask a favor of the Department of the Interior. With regards to writing an article about “the Indian question,” he explains that magazines do not pay attention to the author’s name, rather they accept pieces based on their estimate of the writing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-04-20
President Roosevelt amends a letter in which he remarks on the successful work undertaken since the passing of the Reclamation Act in 1902, but cautions of “dangers and difficulties” still ahead. Roosevelt heralds the success of the Forest Service, whose policy has been shaped by the will of the people.
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1906-08-24
Gifford Pinchot agrees with Interior Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock that President Theodore Roosevelt should sign the proclamations for Cave Hills and Slim Buttes Forest Reserves. The boundaries as described are satisfactory.
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1904-03-04
Gifford Pinchot reflects on the conservation record of the Woodrow Wilson administration in this open letter. Pinchot believes that because Wilson refused to take sides, or took the wrong side, the question of the people winning in the Shields and Myers waterpower bills and the Phelan oil bill is questionable. It is not possible to compromise with men who would use public resources for private profit.
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1916-09-20
Gifford Pinchot believes that Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane’s plan “is one of the cleverest and least scrupulous schemes for defrauding the Government that has ever come my way.” After a project is completed, men are selected to discover whether it is possible to take legitimate charge off the water users and have the government pay for it.
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1915-08-11
John D. Morey, a stable foreman for the Department of the Interior, used to care for and ride a horse named Roswell, which previously belonged to Theodore Roosevelt. Now that Roosevelt has repurchased the horse, Morey asks how “Rossie” is doing.
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1911-11-12
Arthur MacDonald hopes to be transferred from the Department of the Interior or reinstated in the Bureau of Education, and asks for Theodore Roosevelt’s help. MacDonald hopes to be able to continue his work researching education in relation to children in different life conditions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-26
Fred Patee petitions Theodore Roosevelt to use his influence to get the Department of the Interior to do what he asks. He encloses a letter explaining the matter. Regardless of the outcome, Patee considers himself loyal to Roosevelt.
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1911-03-30
James L. Davenport updates Theodore Roosevelt on the status Charles Buckley’s claim he had previously inquired about. Upon receiving Roosevelt’s letter, Buckley, a former rough rider, was ordered for examination, although there was initially a mistake in the post office address. He assures Roosevelt that he should not worry about bothering him, and that he only regrets he cannot always respond promptly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-25
An affidavit signed by Edward Shelton avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
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1910-03-30
An affidavit signed by W. T. Leahy avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
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1910-02-26
An affidavit signed by H. J. Flannery avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
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1910-02-21
An affidavit signed by James D. Taylor avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
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1910-02-21
An affidavit signed by R. H. Swan avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
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1910-01-06
An affidavit signed by Anna Winsett avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
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1910-01-06
An affidavit signed by W. A. Stoneburg avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
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1910-01-26
An affidavit signed by S. J. Cannon avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
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1910-02-05
An affidavit signed by J. M. Jester avowing that Samuel J. Martin did not establish a residence on the described land prior to the spring of 1907.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-02-14