TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 1, 1901. Brief letter to Joseph Twichell. In full: “I thank you for writing. I wish I could have had a little talk with you at New Haven about hunting.” In very good condition, with Roosevelt’s signature uniformly light, but still legible, mild overall toning, a small area of adhesive remnant to lower blank portion, and mounting remnants to reverse of second integral page. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Twichell was a writer, Civil War veteran, and pastor who had a decades-long friendship with Samuel Clemens, and appears in A Tramp Abroad as Harris. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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