Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright
Subject(s): Government report writing, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, United States. National Waterways Commission, Waterways
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President Roosevelt has learned that the Army Corps of Engineers has been compiling a report on the waterways project from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. He instructs Secretary of War Wright that no such report should be made public before it is submitted to the Waterways Commission and receives Roosevelt’s authorization.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-28
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright. [November 28, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205443. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright. [28 Nov. 1908]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205443.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1908, November 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205443.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
