Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge
Subject(s): Gunshot wounds, Heat stroke, Hernia, Military pensions
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President Roosevelt informs Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge nothing can be done for Corporal Wattis. While Wattis does receive a pension for a gunshot wound, the evidence does not suggest he should be allowed a pension for a hernia and sunstroke. Roosevelt tells La Farge most of the abuses with the pension system are due to cases similar to this, when people request pensions based on injuries that they did not receive during war.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. [January 7, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190696. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. [7 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190696.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, January 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190696.
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. February 20, 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.
