Letter from John Charles Black to Eliakim Torrance

Subject(s): Grand Army of the Republic, Pensions

John Charles Black agrees with the Pension Committee’s recommendation that the Medical Division needs to be reorganized, adding that the division is “not in harmony with the veteran and other applicants before the Bureau.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-20

Creator(s)

Black, John Charles, 1839-1915

Recipient

Torrance, Eliakim, 1844-1932

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 John Charles Black to Eliakim Torrance. [March 20, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37298. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Black, John Charles, 1839-1915. Letter from John Charles Black to Eliakim Torrance. [20 Mar. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37298.

APA:

Black, John Charles, 1839-1915., [1902, March 20]. Letter from John Charles Black to Eliakim Torrance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37298.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.