Copy of a Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Secretary of the Interior E. A. Hitchcock

This item is a copy of a letter regarding the Register in Arkansas. Also included is a letter from Booker T. Washington to a Mr. Leupp.

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Personal. WHITE HOUSE, Washington, (COPY) March 21, 1902. To the Secretary of the Interior: I understand from what you said and from other in- formation that the present colored register in Arkansas is not a fit man for the office. Booker T. Washington has recommended in the enclosed letter three men. Will you please have your agents look them up and let me know which of them is best to appoint in place of the present incumbent? Please consult Postmaster General Payne after a choice has been made. T. ROOSEVELT Enclosure.