Teddy Roosevelt: “It is further ordered that the allowance of $5,000 to Gen. Davis and Gen. Abbott shall be increased by the amount of…”

“It is further ordered that the allowance of $5,000 to Gen. Davis and Gen. Abbott shall be increased by the amount of their retired pay for the time during which they are employed upon the work of the board, it being my intention that these members of the board shall receive the same compensation for this work as the other members, and this increase being made to provide for the usual reduction of retired officers' pay.”