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The Grand Army of the Republic Committee on Pensions requests that President Roosevelt appoint a new Commissioner of Pensions as a report found evidence of fraudulent practices in Pension Bureau’s Medical Division.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-20
William Henry Upham reluctantly signs the report on fraudulent practices in the Pension Bureau.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-20
By order of Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, Examiner Charles C. Browne of the Office of the Appraiser of Merchandise has been suspended from duty and the charge of undervaluation of silks is being handled by Special Counsel William Wickham Smith.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-24
T. D. Sullivan encourages President Roosevelt to investigate Mr. Croft of New York customs. Croft has been using shake downs to “support his robber camp in Harlem.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-27
McDougall Hawkes reports that Mr. Hess is attempting to regain control of the 25th district and many transfers are being fraudulently filed. Hawkes requests a letter of introduction to Magistrate Pool.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-11
Anna G. Eurelle asks Vice President Roosevelt to share her letter with proper officials, to prevent a fraud from being perpetrated. A man claiming to be a gentleman and bearing papers from the army as well as the Secret Service engaged a room from Eurelle but did not stay once she started asking questions. She believes the papers the man carries are stolen and that he is using them to obtain room and board, at the expense of the boarding house keepers who house and feed him in good faith.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-29
Thomas Roberts Slicer writes about developments in two fraud cases, one dealing with an attempt to pack the Grand Jury list and the other pertaining to election fraud in the Ninth District.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-10-06