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Woodruff, Abraham Owen, 1872-1904

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Letter from I. K. Russell to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from I. K. Russell to Theodore Roosevelt

I. K. Russell sends Theodore Roosevelt various clippings alleging his involvement in a suspected corrupt bargain involving Senator Reed Smoot. Russell believes that anti-Mormon sentiments are behind stories in Pearson’s, McClure’s, and Everybody’s about Utah politics. He points out that much of the reporting in the pieces is incorrect. While Russell knows that Roosevelt cannot address various reporting mistakes, he asks about the charges that Roosevelt was involved.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-02

Page from McClure’s Magazine

Page from McClure’s Magazine

Page from McClure’s Magazine showing the pictures and names of seven members of the Mormon Church’s apostle’s quorum. These members performed plural marriages following the manifesto forbidding it in 1890, and began taking steps to restore polygamy in the Mormon Church, which has not excommunicated them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02