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Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) to Victor Howard Metcalf

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01619 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Typed letter signed Date: 20 April 1908 Pagination: 2 p. ; 22.5 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Writes as President to Secretary of Navy Metcalf regarding a meeting designed to take stock of America's natural resources. Also invited were the justices of the Supreme Court, both houses of Congress, and his cabinet. Includes a stamp of receipt from the Navy Department dated 23 April. Written on White House letterhead.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936

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