Lot 691
Roosevelt, Theodore. Typed letter signed as President, one page, on The White House letterhead, 9 x 7", Oyster Bay, N.Y., Aug. 8, 1905. To Speaker of the House of Representatives J.G. Cannon, regarding the appointment of a man being pushed for an unnamed post by Cannon: "I will look that up forthwith. I do not know anything about the facts. Of course if I can appoint the man whom you want I shall be very much pleased. But I have had such endless trouble there that I really want now the very best man I can get. I agree with you that geographical considerations should play an important part; through perhaps not the decisive part in the matter." The letter is uniformly brown; typing is light but legible and the signature is bold. Very good.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
Joseph L. Baldwin Collection; purchased from Manuscript Society auction, May 27, 1989.
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