Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Secretary of the Interior E. A. Hitchcock

This item includes a letter that is an inquiry for the Pension Agent Cyrus Leland of Topeka, Kansas. The answer from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Pensions is also included.

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3-1901. Office of the and Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, September 23, 1901. PERSONAL. The Honorable, The Secretary of the Interior. Sir: In reply to your inquiry reference to the efficiency of Pension Agent Cyrus Leland of Topeka, Kansas, I have the honor to state that Mr. Leland has kept his business up very satisfactorily and has a very competent, good organization. His Agency is the largest in the United States, paying about 115,000 pensioners four times each year. Very respectfully, Marketing Commissioner.