Lot #110

Theodore Roosevelt

Description

'Your speaking of relaxing yourself by reading philological works suggests that I have been reading an interesting Italian book on the Indo-Europeans.'

TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, White House letterhead, May 11, 1904. Letter to Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President of the University of California. In part, 'Speaking from the standpoint of utterly superficial knowledge, I had come to just the conclusion that you had about Bernard, excepting that I think it perfectly possible that the Greek...poets had used Phonecian recitals of trading voyages...as giving material for the framework of certain incidents. Your speaking of relaxing yourself by reading philological works suggests that I have been reading an interesting Italian book on the Indo-Europeans.' Roosevelt has made several small handwritten corrections to the text, changing a couple of words. In fine condition, with bisecting horizontal fold, a few spots of White-Out and a touch of light toning. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.

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• Dates: #287 - Ended July 21, 2004