Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge
President Roosevelt informs Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge nothing can be done for Corporal Wattis. While Wattis does receive a pension for a gunshot wound, the evidence does not suggest he should be allowed a pension for a hernia and sunstroke. Roosevelt tells La Farge most of the abuses with the pension system are due to cases similar to this, when people request pensions based on injuries that they did not receive during war.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-07