Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 to Herbert Parsons
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04930 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: Hyde Park, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 27 August 1908 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy
Denies charges of undue influence by hand writing "I have no intention of 'forcing' the nomination or of trying to; but that, unless you object, I should like, as a good Republican and party man and a staunch believer...." Envelope is not original to letter as it is addressed to Wyndham Meredith of Brookside, West Virginia. Includes a two-cent stamp depicting George Washington.
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