Letter from George B. Cortelyou to E. A. Hitchcock
This item is a letter regarding a letter from Honorable J. W. Ivey with proposed legislation for Alaska. Also included is a letter from J. W. Ivey to the President.
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seen articles, emanating from the Treasury Department, even quoting
from the President, published all over the Pacific Coast, insin-
uating dishonesty on my part. It has now reached a point where I
feel that the truth should be known.
One Cabell Whitehead, former official of the Ir easury
Department under Mr. Gage, now a Nome Banker, together wi th a Mr.
Webb, attorney for The Alaska Commercial Company of San Francisco,
are among the lobbyists for the corporations, and are the principal
leaders of the attack against myself. Mr. Whitehead pu ts in
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large portion of his time writing articles for the Press, and
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tempting to blackmail out of office two of your officials at Nome,
namely, Mr. Ri chards, the United States Marshal, and Col. Grigsby,
the recently appointed United States District Attorney for the Nome
District. The reason they are making the fight against these men
is that they cannot use them, and the present attack on myself
personally amounts almost to persecution. Enclosed please find
clippings, which need no explanation. Kindly return same to No.
24Q North Capitol Street.
Having faith in your high sense of justice, I remain,
Respectfully ,
g.w. try.
(Two enclosures)
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