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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 to Robert J. Harlan re: declining to write about patronage

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04675.28 Author/Creator: Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 Place Written: New Haven Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1916/12/24 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Written on personal stationery. Hardlan was auditor for the Navy in the Treasury Department. Taft responds briefly, in a businesslike letter, "I have uniformly declined to write to members of this administration on subjects of patronage."

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

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