Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Subject(s): Ethics, Files (Records), Hay, James, 1856-1931, Medical records

Commissioner of Pensions Ware reports an incident with Representative James Hay of Virginia, who requested the Sampson case papers. Ware refused to turn over the papers as Hay does not represent the district where the parties reside and the papers contain confidential medical information.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-05

Creator(s)

Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911

Recipient

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

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 Eugene F. Ware to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [February 5, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40429. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911. Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [5 Feb. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40429.

APA:

Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911., [1903, February 5]. Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40429.

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 5, 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.