Letter from Joseph B. Potter to William Loeb
Joseph B. Potter informs William Loeb that he and the other members of his branch of the Grand Army of the Republic are not in favor of the Service Pension Bill. Potter clarifies that they do not believe a service pension is wrong per se, but they want to “build the Canal and improve America and the Philippines first.” Until then, they are opposed to “all efforts to give Medals of Honor for bravery to those who were not brave” and pensions “for wounds to those who were not wounded.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-16