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President Roosevelt would like Commissioner of Pensions Warner to review the application made by Ethel Chase Sprague Donaldson, whose husband served as surgeon in the Rough Riders regiment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-26
President Roosevelt seeks confirmation from Commissioner of Pensions Warner that Ethel Chase Sprague Donaldson’s pension is processed with haste, as he has high regard for her and her late husband, Rough Rider and army surgeon, Frank Donaldson. Although Roosevelt respects the Donaldson’s service to their country during the war, he particularly notes that Mrs. Donaldson’s grandfather is Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury to President Abraham Lincoln.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-06
President Roosevelt brings a pension case to the attention of Commissioner of Pensions Warner, and vouches for the applicant.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-25