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President Roosevelt believes that a letter shows that the board that Governor Murphy is a part of acted absolutely right. He asks that Murphy convey his approval to General Martin T. McMahon. (Both Murphy and McMahon were on the board of directors of the National Home for Disabled Volunteers).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-02
Michael McMahon informs Theodore Roosevelt of the plight surrounding his “‘bill’ for labor” undertaken at The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Virginia. Investigation of the bill was undertaken by the Chief Clerk of the War Department and ultimately the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. McMahon goes on to describe his recent illness, in which he nearly lost his life and leg to “vicious abscesses,” and laments his misfortune despite his years of abstaining from vices.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-01