Lot 301
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the U.S. (1901-1909), Vice President under McKinley (1901), Governor of New York (1898-1900). Autograph Letter Signed as President on White House letterhead, one page, 7 x 8¾ Washington, March 9, 1905. To "Dr. Jesse C. Green", in full:
"Friend, I was glad to hear from thee. One of my forbears was a member of the Society of Friends, and dwell't at or near West Chester two hundred years ago. His name was David Potts, I think. Wishing thee well, I am very truly, Theodore Roosevelt"
Very Fine condition, accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope addressed in Roosevelt’s hand to Green in West Chester, Pa., stamp [damaged] postmarked the same day. In a custom quarter-leather portfolio with historical background and an engraved portrait.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Green was a prominent member of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, in West Chester. The David Potts referred to in the letter was Roosevelt’s paternal great-great-great-great grandfather.
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