Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright
Subject(s): Chase, George W., 1887-1968, Curry, George, 1861-1947, Gillespie, James A., 1887-, Hazing, Hazzard, Russell T. (Russell Trall), 1866-1921, Jones, Byron Q. (Byron Quinby), 1888-1959, Nalle, William J., 1889-1981, Prude, William W. (William Wellington), 1887-1914, Russell, William T., Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934, Spalding, Isaac, 1887-1977, Student expulsion, United States Military Academy, Weaver, Harry G. (Harry Griffith), 1887-1953
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President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Wright and directs that cadets William T. Russell and Harry G. Weaver be dismissed from the United States Military Academy for their direct involvement with student hazing. The six other complicit cadets, William W. Prude, George W. Chase, James A. Gillespie, Isaac Spalding, William J. Nalle, and Bryon Q. Jones, are to be suspended for a period. Regarding a separate matter, Roosevelt agrees that Russell T. Hazzard should be forced to retire.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wright, Luke E. (Luke Edward), 1846-1922
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright. [August 20, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203813. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright. [20 Aug. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203813.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, August 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203813.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
