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. 23.6 x 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."
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