Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Mexican War (1846-1848), Reunions, Veterans
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Commissioner of Pensions Ware appeals to President Roosevelt to overturn a decision made by Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock. Ware wants to send the list of surviving Mexican War veterans to a reunion committee in Texas. Hitchcock refuses to allow it, on the basis that veterans’ information is never to be used except for the business of the Bureau of Pensions. Ware argues that the rule is in place to protect veterans from possible fraud, and that the use of the information for the reunion does not violate that purpose.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-07
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 7, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47928. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911. Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47928.
APA:
Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911., [1904, December 7]. Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47928.
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. January 29, 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.