Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright
President Roosevelt requests General Wright’s comments and suggestions on the enclosed correspondence.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-03-09
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Wright, Luke E. (Luke Edward), 1846-1922
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright
President Roosevelt has received a telegram from the Philippine Commission urging the retention of Governor Taft on the Commission. Roosevelt would like to discuss the matter with General Wright.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-07
Letter from Charles E. Magoon to Luke E. Wright
Governor Magoon apologizes to Secretary of War Wright for the misunderstandings regarding his ideas on the number of forces to maintain in Cuba in addition to him becoming involved in reconciling the factions in the Cuban political parties. He requests Wright show a copy of the letter to President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-02
Telegram from William H. Taft to Luke E. Wright
Secretary of War Taft instructs Governor-General Wright to inform the Russian Navy Admiral, Zinoviĭ Petrovich Rozhestvenskiĭ, that President Roosevelt will not allow battle-damaged ships to be repaired in the port of Manila unless they are interned there until the end of the conflict. It is United States policy to restrict the actions of belligerent parties in neutral ports. Taft further instructs Wright to turn over the orders to Admiral Charles Jackson Train after he delivers the message.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-05
Letter from Thomas Augustine Hendrick to Luke E. Wright
Bishop Hendrick writes to Governor Wright describing the challenges he faces establishing a Catholic Diocese in Cebu when the political power is controlled by Aglipians. Through visiting villages and locating Church records, he concludes that “the local governments are generally responsible for the trouble the church is having” and that this trouble is related to local governments resisting American government presence in Cebu.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-28
Letter from Thomas Augustine Hendrick to Luke E. Wright
Thomas A. Hendrick, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cebu, writes to Civil Governor Wright to provide an account of his travels in the Philippines, where he is surprised to find widespread anti-Americanism and a poor reception of Roman Catholicism, especially in areas where the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan church) has a strong presence. Services are sparsely attended, parishes lack priests, church buildings are in disrepair, and Catholics are being threatened. Local government officials in several towns are Aglipayan church members, and Hendrick believes they may be intimidating the citizens. Hendrick feels that the Aglipayan effort is actually an attempt to drive out Americans rather than a religious difference and that government intimidation has also slowed economic output of the villages. He suggests an investigation into local government officials.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-15
Letter from Asociacion de Empleados Civiles de Filipinas to Luke E. Wright
Correspondence between Governor-General Wright, the Asociacion de Empleados Civiles de Filipinas, and members of the Philippines Civil Service board address the concerns of the Philippine Civil Service Association about whether Filipinos have a fair chance at getting positions in the Filipino government.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-13
Translation of cablegram from William H. Taft to Luke E. Wright
Secretary of War Taft notifies Governor-General of the Philippines Wright that President Roosevelt wants to appoint Beekman Winthrop as Governor of Puerto Rico. Taft wishes to know if Winthrop will accept and when Winthrop can take up the office.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-17
Translation of cablegram from William H. Taft to Luke E. Wright
Secretary of War Taft seeks General Leonard Wood’s opinion of Edward Charles O’Brien on behalf of President Roosevelt. Roosevelt is considering recommending O’Brien as secretary to the Isthmian Canal Commission.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-02
Telegram from William H. Taft to Luke E. Wright
Secretary of War Taft discusses President Roosevelt’s appointment of William C. Forbes as commissioner of commerce and police in the Philippine government.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-24
Telegram from Charles F. De Mey to Luke E. Wright
Charles F. De Mey, President of the Board of Health for Pampanga Province in the Philippines, notes that the cemetery at Arayat is full but the local priest insists on continuing burials. De Mey wants to know if anyone has the authority to close the cemetery.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-08