Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
The embattled Pension Commissioner writes to Roosevelt, proclaiming “You are the only consolation I have got.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-28
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United States. Pension Bureau
Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner of Pensions Ware believes that $45,000,000 for the first year is the lowest amount that can be considered. The total for pensions would then be $180,000,000. In a handwritten note, he adds that the amount will diminish after the first year.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-04
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Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Commissioner of Pensions Ware responds to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s inquiry about proposed changes to military pensions. Ware believes that $45,000,000 for the first year is the lowest amount that will be required. After the first year the death rate would begin to cut this down, but Congress would have to provide $180,000,000 total for pensions if the law goes into effect on July 1.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-04
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Pension frauds
Statistics for pension frauds for the year ending June 30, 1901.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-20
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Worse than a boomerang
George A. Kessler & Company, American agents of Moët & Chandon, are advertising that Moët & Chandon champagne was used to christen the Meteor, Emperor William II’s yacht. This goes against the German Emperor’s instructions to use Schaumwein Rheingold champagne. The author believes that a “trick” was used to make the switch. In a handwritten note, it is suggested that a bribe given to one of President Roosevelt’s associates allowed the champagne switch.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
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Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt
Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou forwards to President Roosevelt a letter from Oliver D. Wilkerson about alleged abuses in the Bureau of Pensions. Cortelyou asks Roosevelt and William Loeb to quietly investigate the allegations at the request of Wilkerson so as not to raise concerns before the election.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-03
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Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
Eugene F. Ware sends verse written by a pension bureau employee. The verse was written after the woman read a lot of press criticism about the pension bureau.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-21
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Letter from Benjamin B. Odell to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Odell opposes asking Colonel Bradley to create a petition on behalf of Dr. DeKay. He suggests President Roosevelt communicate with the Pension Bureau on the matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-04
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Telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Eugene F. Ware
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes to Commissioner of Pensions Ware to suggest that Ware not commit his department or the administration regarding existing or prospective legislation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-11
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Letter from James L. Davenport to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
James L. Davenport writes to Ethan Allen Hitchcock to inform him of the address of Eugene F. Ware during his absence from the Bureau of Pensions.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-08
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Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner of Pensions Ware is feeling overworked and is considering resigning from the Pension Bureau. He believes the bureau should be “run on short shifts.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-06
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Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner of Pensions Ware is pleased with the Pension Bureau’s work over the last year. There have been fewer rejections and more certifications. Ware is glad that there will be a good annual report preceding the Republican presidential nomination.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-07
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Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner of Pensions Ware explains to President Roosevelt the circumstances of his denial of James McCormick Dalzell’s request to transfer to the Bureau of Pensions. Ware denies any allegations Dalzell has made against him or the Bureau.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-08
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Letter from Eugene F. Ware to James McCormick Dalzell
Commissioner of Pensions Ware denies that recently published letters were given out by the Pension Bureau. He claims that newspaper employees wrote and published the letters as a joke.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-08
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Letter from Charles F. Scott to Theodore Roosevelt
Representative Scott has been privately informed that Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware would like to resign from his position at the Pension Bureau. Scott would like to know if President Roosevelt would consider Richard Whiting Blue for the position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-26
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Letter from James McCormick Dalzell to Theodore Roosevelt
James McCormick Dalzell writes to President Roosevelt with a complaint against the Pension Office Commissioners regarding the pensions of Civil War veterans. Dalzell is angry and demands that the person responsible for wronging the veterans be fired.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-01
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Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
Eugene F. Ware acknowledges President Roosevelt’s letter stating that Ware cannot leave his position as Commissioner of Pensions. He wishes Roosevelt well on his western trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-03-28
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Memorandum on publication of letters
Memorandum on an article from the Washington Evening Times that contained two letters sent by soldiers regarding their pension claims. The letters are full of bad grammar and misspellings. Soldiers and veterans are upset at the publication of these letters.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-30
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Note from Eugene F. Ware
Eugene F. Ware asks if pension agents can participate in political campaigns and make speeches.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
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Question of propriety
James McCormick Dalzell questions the propriety of the publication of several ungrammatical letters in a local newspaper. The letters were originally sent to Commissioner of Pensions Ware from individuals seeking pensions, and their publication appears to be an effort to mock the letter writers. Dalzell requests that Ware remove the employee responsible for the publication of the letters.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-29