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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 to R.U. Johnson re: free art amendment to tariff bill

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07896 Author/Creator: Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1909/06/28 Pagination: 2 pg. . Printed on "The White House Washington" stationary. Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

Taft proposes that he will most likely be able to prevent the free art amendment from being altered in committee. He does state, however, that the 20 year proviso might not be as detrimental to the bill as Johnson might think.

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Johnson, R.U., fl. 1909

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