Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cyrus A. Sulloway
Subject(s): American Civil War (1861-1865), Disabled veterans--Legal status, laws, etc., Disabled veterans' families, McCumber, Porter J. (Porter James), 1856-1933, Memorandums--Government policy, Poverty--Law and legislation
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President Roosevelt sends Representative Sulloway the text of legislation proposed by Senator Porter J. McCumber on military pensions. Roosevelt asks if Sulloway’s House Committee on Invalid Pensions could act on such a law, which Roosevelt deems “admirable.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Sulloway, Cyrus A. (Cyrus Adams), 1839-1917
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Cyrus A. Sulloway. [February 9, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198525. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cyrus A. Sulloway. [9 Feb. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198525.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, February 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cyrus A. Sulloway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198525.
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. May 15, 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.
