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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George E. Chamberlain

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George E. Chamberlain

President Roosevelt asks Oregon Governor Chamberlain for information that will help him make decisions regarding the judgeship that has become vacant in Oregon. He had dismissed the idea of appointing Thomas A. McBride until he got a letter from Charles Erskine Scott Wood that strongly supported him. However, he has since found out that Wood is involved with Oregon Senator Charles William Fulton in an unethical irrigation and land deal. Roosevelt asks Chamberlain to confidentially give him the names of anyone who has been involved in land fraud in Oregon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt encloses a pair of letters pertaining to Oregon politics, and asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to look through them. Roosevelt believes the government should not put itself in an awkward position by backing United States Attorney Francis J. Heney too strongly, and recalls a similar instance in which Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow let “his zeal … [run] away with his discretion.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919