Letter from Michael McMahon to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Disabled veterans, Fitch's Home for the Soldiers, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Board of Managers, Soldiers' Hospital (Noroton Heights, Darien, Conn.)
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Michael McMahon informs Theodore Roosevelt of the plight surrounding his “‘bill’ for labor” undertaken at The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Virginia. Investigation of the bill was undertaken by the Chief Clerk of the War Department and ultimately the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. McMahon goes on to describe his recent illness, in which he nearly lost his life and leg to “vicious abscesses,” and laments his misfortune despite his years of abstaining from vices.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-01
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Michael McMahon to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 1, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68291. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McMahon, Michael. Letter from Michael McMahon to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Jun. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68291.
APA:
McMahon, Michael.: , [1911, June 1]. Letter from Michael McMahon to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68291.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
