Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright
Subject(s): Allen, Henry T. (Henry Tureman), 1859-1930, Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939, National parks and reserves--Management, United States--Yellowstone National Park, Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924
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President Roosevelt has spoken with Alexander Lambert, who has been to Yellowstone Park and has concluded that things are going badly. General S. B. M. Young and Major Henry T. Allen do not get along and the conflict is leading to the poor state of affairs. Although he likes Allen, Roosevelt instructs Secretary of War Wright to remove Allen and all the soldiers from the park.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-13
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. [October 13, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204557. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright. [13 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204557.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 13]. 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/o204557.
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. February 6, 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.
