Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Secretary of the Interior E. A. Hitchcock
Attached to the letter is a copy of a response from Secretary Hitchcock to the President from September 1, 1906.
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tunity of exercising his legal equipment and loyalty to clean
administration.
I am much pleased to note your comments upon the letter of
Colonel Butler, dated the 24th instant. As previously advised,
I had never seen or heard of him until he requested permission
to come here, nor did I in any way seek to influence him, di-
rectly or indirectly, in connection with his admirable letter
to you of the 24th instant, which certainly was to me most con-
vincing, and which, I am pleased to note, you regard as of
great importance.
ITmy add finally, that Mr. Barnsdall has recently applied
for the approval of certain leases which came down to him
through a chain of transfers and assignments, all of which, I
have advised Acting Secretary Ryan that I should hold in abey-
ance for your ultimate action and decision after your review
of the whole Barnsdall situation.
I will also state that, in conformity with your suggestion,
I immediately sent Mr. Garfield copies of Mr. Jones's brief
and all the correspondence occasioned thereby, with request
that he would furnish you with his comaents on the same at the
earliest date.
Sincerely yours,
Secretary,
The President,
Oyster Bay, New York.
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