ALS in pencil, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 2, 1909. Letter to a Mr. Horne, written while "On Safari." In full: "I have such sympathy with your project that I wish I could say 'yes' off hand; but it is not possible for me to make any engagements at present." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in his own hand, and a postcard depicting a map tracing Roosevelt's journey through Africa. Just after leaving the White House, Roosevelt famously undertook the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition in 1909-1910; this trip to Africa was a defining moment in Roosevelt's post-presidential legacy, even resulting in his authorship of African Game Trails, a book on the subject.
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