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Letter from Emma Wasson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Emma Wasson to Theodore Roosevelt

Emma Wasson asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak a word to someone he knows with enough wealth to easily provide herself and her husband, Levi C. Wasson, with financial help. After a career as a successful dentist, her husband lost everything and became paralyzed. Wasson now cares for her husband and hopes someone like Andrew Carnegie might give them enough money to start over.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-24

Letter from Sarah W. Loud to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Sarah W. Loud to Theodore Roosevelt

Sarah W. Loud expresses to Theodore Roosevelt that her husband, Civil War veteran Thomas B. Loud, has been unjustly kept at the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea rather than allowed to live at home with her. She recounts his military service, declining health, and the actions of local officials that resulted in his pension being withheld and adequate aid denied, causing their prolonged separation. Loud appeals to Roosevelt for help in securing a pension sufficient to support him at home, describing her emotional and financial hardship and her faith in Roosevelt’s sense of justice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-12

Letter from James N. Tyner to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from James N. Tyner to Theodore Roosevelt

Assistant Attorney General to the Post Office Department James N. Tyner responds to President Roosevelt’s official statement to the American public regarding the Post Office scandals; the statement declared guilt on the parts of Tyner, Joseph L. Bristow, and Harrison J. Barrett. Tyner, a recipient of three indictments, denies all charges and describes his two recent strokes of paralysis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-02