Letter from George B. Cortelyou to E. A. Hitchcock
This is a letter regarding a petition presented to President Theodore Roosevelt by five members of the Delaware.
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OCR Page 1 of 2WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON.
December 13, 1902.
My dear Sir:
This petition has just been presented to the
President by five members of the Delawares includ-
ing Messrs. Adams and Bullette, the other three mem-
bers of the delegation being members of the business
committee of the nelawares. The President is very
much impressed by the statement made by these five
gentlemen and it certainly seems to him to put a
new face on the matter. They explain in reference
to the alleged excessive fee that it is a contingent
fee and that they are already out many tens of thous-
ands of dollars in prosecuting the claims so far
and have had to borrow money to go on with the pros-
ecution. They feel very strongly that the Govern-
ment should not appoint an attorney to conduct a suit
against itself. They are willing to make a re-
arrangement as to the fee, on condition that ex-
penses are paid. It seems to the President that
there is much justice in their claim.
He would
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