Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions form
A pension claim form answered by Thomas Hill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-03-25
Your TR Source
Military pensions
Why should I vote for Roosevelt?
This pamphlet is a long list of reasons to reelect President Roosevelt. It outlines Roosevelt’s personal virtues and successful political record, as well as that of the Republican Party.
Comments and Context
In his letter to Theodore Roosevelt, John O. Haynie says he printed thousands of this leaflet and distributed them in several states during Roosevelt’s campaign for president. Haynie sends it to Roosevelt in 1911 but it was probably created in 1904.
Collection
Letter from J. M. Dickinson to Edna Maria Winchell Fales
Secretary of War J. M. Dickinson acknowledges Edna Maria Winchell Fales’s letter asking about a pension matter, and informs her that as the subject matter does not pertain to the War Department, but rather to the Commissioner of Pensions, it has been forwarded to him. Dickinson suggests all further communications should likewise be sent to Commissioner of Pensions James L. Davenport.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-23
Widow of Brig. Gen. Hamilton S. Hawkins
Senator H. A. Du Pont, a member of the Committee on Pensions, submits a report to the Senate on General Hamilton S. Hawkins’s service during the Battle of San Juan Hill. He includes a letter from Theodore Roosevelt that supports his statements. Du Pont proposes that because of Hawkins’s gallantry and faithful service, his widow, Annie Gray Hawkins, receives an increased pension to support her and her invalid daughter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-23
Letter from Charles Buckley to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Buckley writes Theodore Roosevelt concerning his family’s size, as he has six children. Buckley served as a Rough Rider under Roosevelt, and thanks Roosevelt for his kindness.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-1913
To the surviving soldiers and sailors who served in the Union Army…
Daniel Edgar Sickles urges his fellow veterans to vote for President Roosevelt, rather than Judge Alton B. Parker, in the upcoming election.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-07
Service pay bill
Johnson Hagood protests a recent letter to the editor of The Sun that argued against a proposed increase in military pay. Hagood argues that the increase will not significantly increase inequality in pay between the branches, and is certainly better than no increase. Indeed, Hagood believes that recruitment for his own artillery branch will collapse entirely without an increase in compensation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
President Roosevelt will discuss with Senator Lodge a controversy over the District Commissionership. Roosevelt encloses a copy of a letter he sent to Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware. Roosevelt is proud of the showing that the 1st Volunteer Cavalry makes in the loss and pension figures. In a handwritten postscript, Roosevelt suggests he will meet the Lodges in Newport, Rhode Island, for the christening, presumably of Lodge’s grandson, and go from there by car to Nahant, Massachusetts.
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1902-08-07
Draft letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon
Third draft of a letter with handwritten edits. President Roosevelt formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination. He then reviews several campaign issues and the achievements of his administration.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-15
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has asked the Secretary of the Navy to reassign William S. Cowles away from the South. Roosevelt is increasingly concerned over Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s health, as well as that of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Edith Roosevelt.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-04-01
Pension frauds
Statistics for pension frauds for the year ending June 30, 1901.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-20
Excerpt from New York Times on President Roosevelt’s inauguration
On the occasion of his inauguration, the New York Times re-examines President Roosevelt’s record of the past three years, and asks, can the nation expect an even bolder Roosevelt in the years to come? Roosevelt’s policies and actions of the past three years are subjected to a critical analysis.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-04
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eugene F. Ware
President Roosevelt writes Commissioner of Pensions Ware regarding the statistics Ware provided on the casualties and applications for pensions from the regiments engaged at Santiago. Roosevelt is proud to note that the Rough Riders had more casualties and fewer applications for pensions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-08-07
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs E. M. Brogan that soldiers are not granted money beyond their pension. They recommend that she contact the Commissioner for Pensions in Washington, D.C..
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-02-05
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Bertha Gray Zalinski
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary explains to Bertha Gray Zalinski that since he in no longer in the White House, he does not interfere in any official matter. He suggests she reach out to the Commissioner for Pensions regarding her matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-23
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rebecca B. Swezey
Theodore Roosevelt tells Rebecca B. Swezey, “Sister Rebecca,” that he is sympathetic with her uncle’s circumstances but since he is no longer in any official position, all he can do is forward her letter on to the Commissioner of Pensions and ask him to look into the matter. Roosevelt hopes the commissioner will grant her uncle’s request.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James L. Davenport
Theodore Roosevelt forwards a letter to Commissioner of Pensions James L. Davenport and asks Davenport to look into the case which Rebecca B. Swezey, “Sister Rebecca,” writes about.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-13
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Wright
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary encloses an extract from Commissioner of Pensions James L. Davenport’s letter to Roosevelt. Davenport intends to take up George W. Wright’s case.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Wright
Theodore Roosevelt remembers eating beans with George W. Wright. He will contact the Pension Bureau. However, Roosevelt reminds Wright that he has no power except to bring the matter to attention.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-14
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James L. Davenport
Theodore Roosevelt asks Commissioner Davenport to help George W. Wright with his pension case. Wright shared his beans with Roosevelt in the trenches after the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-14