Lot 933
Roosevelt, Theodore. TLS as President, on White House stationery, 1p with integral leaf, 9" x 7", Oyster Bay, N.Y., 1903 July 27. To Mrs. Patrick Mullins in Butte, Montana, marked "Personal," regarding a misleading newspaper article about the President's visit to Butte. "…What I have said…was that I deeply appreciated the courtesy with which all of the citizens, and especially the Mayor, treated me…" With the transmittal envelope, a 10½" x 8½" copper-colored metal (?) invitation to the dinner, a 15¾" x 19¾" photo of President Roosevelt and Mayor Mullins riding in a car, a 1903 framed certificate certifying that Mullins won election as mayor of Butte; a printed, black-bordered, thank-you note from President and Mrs. Roosevelt, and an acceptance letter to the dinner from a Montana resident.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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