Letter from Frank Harper to L. B. Purvis
Theodore Roosevelt “has always been a friend of the veteran” and is ready and willing to act on their behalf.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-11-01
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Veterans--Government policy
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Emlen Roosevelt
President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt were comforted by William Emlen Roosevelt’s letter. It is sad that Aunt Lizzie is not recovering faster. The pension issue continues to create problems for Roosevelt but he still hopes to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-01
Resolutions on officer promotion
Resolutions supporting the promotion of Civil War veterans over recent graduates of the military academies and against favoritism in the selection of commanders.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-04
Memorandum from James Rudolph Garfield to the Bureau of Corporations
James Rudolph Garfield writes to the Bureau of Corporations regarding information from the Civil Service Commission about waiving the age limit in the case of Civil War veterans.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-08
Letter from William E. Ray to Theodore Roosevelt
William E. Ray, a veteran and longtime Republican, argues that veterans should receive larger pensions and preferential treatment in government jobs. He uses his own case to illustrate that able-bodied men who never served in the military sometimes succeed in retaining jobs that veterans could fill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-28