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Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Auction Date:2010 Jun 16 @ 10:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Bid online at www.rrauction.com. Auction closes June 16.

TLS as president, one page, 7.25 x 9, black-bordered Executive Mansion letterhead, September 26, 1901. Letter to Mrs. George D. Harter, Canton, Ohio. In full: “I want to thank you particularly for your generous and kindly hospitality. I most genuinely appreciate the courtesy you showed me, and I need not say how much you added to my comfort.” A bit of scattered light soiling, faint mirroring of letterhead to bottom, and some light wrinkling, otherwise fine condition. President McKinley died on September 14, 1901. From page one of The New York Times, September 19, 1901, datelined Canton, Ohio, Sept. 18. In part: “President Roosevelt, his brother-in-law, Commander Cowles; Secretary Root, and Assistant Secretary Hall are at the residence of Mrs. George D. Harter in Market Street. A company of the Ohio militia guards the house. During the afternoon the President walked over to the McKinley residence to inquire after Mrs. McKinley…After President Roosevelt returned, he remained quietly at the Harter residence throughout the afternoon and evening. He dined privately, and, although there were quite a number of callers in the evening, he remained in seclusion.” Accompanied by the original black-bordered mailing envelope.