Lot 46
Roosevelt, Theodore - TLS Mentioning the Recently-Opened Panama Canal (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (1901-1909). Typed letter signed, one page, New York 8¾x7", Sept. 1, 1914. To Hon. W.D. Stephens in Los Angeles, thanking him for his efforts in the 63rd Congress, specifically "your championship of an efficient navy and your efforts to intact all American rights at the Panama Canal" as well as for his "staunch support of the Progressive plan for a Tariff Commission, real currency legislation and the effective solution of the Trust probblem…in fulfillment of the Progressive platform of 1912….You deserve no less credit because they were rejected. You have been aggressively and effectively part of the only sanely constructive force at the Capital. You have stood against the secret caucus, for open committee meetings and against gag rules…." Two holograph corrections. Boldly signed. Overall light toning, lighter in margins from a previous framing. The Panama Canal opened on Aug. 15, 1914. William D. Stephens (1859-1944) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1916 and was the 24th governor of California (1917-23). Estimated Value $600 - UP
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