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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Partly-printed Document Signed, as President,
appointing James H. Lincoln Postmaster at Franklin Grove, IL. 12
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x16
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inches; some fad-
ing to signature, folds, minor toning along right edge, some oxidation to foil seal. (MRS)
Washington, 22 June 1906
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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Typed Letter Signed, to Rev. William R. Blackie,
explaining that it required some years to get used to the idea of direct primaries. 1 page,
8vo,“The Outlook” stationery; moderate soiling at folds. (MRS)
NewYork, 29 November 1910
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There is no such letter in existence. . . . [I]f it had . . . it would have been produced prior to
the Saratoga Convention. I suppose it is based upon the fact that like almost all the rest of us I
spent some years in getting acclimated to the idea of direct primaries, just as I spent some years
getting acclimated to many other forms of governmental interference.”
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