Boldly signed self-contained partial DS, one page, 8.25 x 2.5, May 10, 1915. Bottom portion of a larger document. Countersigned by Louis McHenry Howe, Roosevelt’s intimate friend and advisor, who served on Roosevelt’s staff while he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The document also bears a ten-cent documentary stamp. In fine condition, with trimming as noted and two vertical folds. JSA/John Reznikoff Auction LOA and RRAuction COA.