October 1, 1901 Typed Letter, Signed, to William Cary Sanger, Acting Secretary of War, Regarding Former Roosevelt Trooper John G. Winter, Jr., of Waco, Texas
Washington, D. C. 1901. 6.50" by 8.25". 1 pages. Very Good. Typed on a single sheet, printed at top "Executive Mansion, / Washington." Ink density of Roosevelt's signature a bit light, but otherwise fine.
A rather early Theodore Roosevelt letter as President, having succeeded to the office upon the death of President William McKinley just 17 days earlier. Roosevelt, having received a letter from John G. Winter, Jr., here asks his Acting Secretary of War to pull his file in the War Office and find a recommendation Roosevelt believes he wrote for Winter as one of his former troopers.
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