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    "title": "Copy of Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Secretary of the Interior E. A. Hitchcock",
    "description": "This letter enclosed correspondence from an ex-Senator Jones, acting as attorney for Theodore N. Barnsdall, for the matter of leasing oil lands and natural gas wells in Indian Territory and Oklahoma.",
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    "ocrText": "5\ndistrict whore it was found that they were vory productivo. There\nmay be, of course, objections of which I am ignorant to the adoption\nof these suggestions. of ecurse we should want to look out and see\nthat no gas pipe-line was put in and really used for oil, as a method\nof getting around any law or any regulation of the Interior Depart-\nment; and it would seem to me that if the gas wolls are very pro-\nductive it would not be just or fair to pormit an insignificant sum\nto be paid for them; and if productive, $200 would bo an insignificant\nsum.\nI should like a detailed comment made upon Senator Jones' letter,\nand if possible, to have this comment arranged under heads that will\nenable me to take up the points one after the other, as I have done in\nthis letter.\nTrusting Mrs. Hitchoock and you are having a nost pleasant vacation,\nbelievo no,\nSincerely yours,\n(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt.\nHon. E. A. Hitchcock,\nMonadnock, New Hampshire.\nEnclosure,\nP.S. Your telegram received. I have met Colonel Butler and have heard\nvery highly of him; but not remembering his first name I did not Inow\nto whom you reforred when you telegrephed. His letter has come and\nit is very strong indeed. Would you be willing to gend to Colonel\nButlor a copy of this letter and him for his conments upon it?\nIt seens fairly providential that there should be an independent oil\noporator whom we know to be reputable tho can give us such conments.\n1 would particularly like Colonel Butlor's comments on the one part"
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