Letter from G. Creighton Webb to Theodore Roosevelt
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