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Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) to Benjamin I. Wheeler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06331.02 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Typed letter signed Date: 6 April 1907 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm Order a Copy

"It was... a grizzly situation."

April 6, 1907.

My dear Wheeler:
Thank you in the first place for the information about Van Fleet, which was very satisfactory; and then for your very clear statement as to the corruption in San Francisco. It is, as you say, a grizzly situation. I am genuinely sorry that Schmitz should be so involved in it.
With hearty regard,
Sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt

President Benj. I. Wheeler,
University of California,
Berkeley, California.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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