Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Guinan
President Roosevelt informs Mary Guinan that under the provisions of “an Act to promote the security of travel upon railroads engaged in interstate commerce,” she is awarded a medal of honor for her actions on December 16, 1906 when she risked her own life to save an elderly man from being hit by a train. He encloses the medal.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-08