Letter from G. Creighton Webb to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Downs, Wallace A., 1855-1908, Reade, Philip Hildreth, 1844-1919, Retired military personnel--Societies, etc., Shafter, William Rufus, 1835-1906, Sharpe, Alfred Clarence, 1850-1923, Smith, Clinton H.
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G. Creighton Webb writes to President Roosevelt regarding officers of the 71st Infantry Regiment of New York who have been denied admission to the Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba. Admission to the Society is reserved for those who “served worthily,” and Webb and Philip Reade, the committee on admissions, consider officers Wallace Downs and Clinton Smith ineligible because they were found guilty of insubordination and other charges. However, General Shafter and A. C. Sharpe are advocating for the officers’ admittance, calling the earlier case against them a “New York local contest.” Webb asks the President to write to Shafter and Sharpe, urging them not to reopen the matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from G. Creighton Webb to Theodore Roosevelt. [1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36549. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Webb, G. Creighton, 1853-1947. Letter from G. Creighton Webb to Theodore Roosevelt. [1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36549.
APA:
Webb, G. Creighton, 1853-1947., [1901]. Letter from G. Creighton Webb to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36549.
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 26, 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.
