Letter from Secretary of the Interior E. A. Hitchcock to President Theodore Roosevelt
This item includes a letter in which Secretary Hitchcock responds to letters sent from President Roosevelt in July 1903, regarding the Dewey murders and the Winnebago reservation. A copy of the letter is included.
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Washington, to again investigat e the situation at the Winnebago
reservation: Mr. Rosewater has telegramed to you with dated
apparently before he Innew of Mr. Matthewson's appointment as the
result of the interview had with you by Commissioner Jones, and
Inspector Churchill. The report of the latter having covered
fully all of the charges made by Rosewater, who, although
urged by Inspector Churchill to be present at the hearing
declined to do 60. I might add that the day I left Washington
I received the telegram from the Chief of the Winnebago
Indians, sent by direction of their counsel, strongly urging
the appointment of Mr. Matthewson,
I also received last evening, via Washington, Mr. Loeb's
letter dated the 4th inst. requesting, by your directions, that
Mr. B. S. Grosseup, Tacoma, Washington, be sent "a full statement
of the result of your investigation concerning H. J. Cole,
applicant for register of the Spokane Land Office", and will
forward the same to Judge Ryan with instructions to see that
your directions are complied with:
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