TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.5, June 2, 1896. Roosevelt writes to Col. William Cary Sanger. In full: “The weapon that I have used for the last ten years is a 45.90 Winchester; it is a good weapon, though I never was able to do quite such good shooting with it as with the old 45.75; but I, myself, think of getting this year one of the new .303 Winchesters with a half-jacket bullet, that is the outside coat of hard metal stripped off the front half of the bullet. I am informed by a Colorado friend that this weapon [sic] is a great improvement on the old style, especially for antelope & elk. I wish you luck on your hunting trip.” Roosevelt has also made several handwritten corrections and additions, including the phrase “especially … elk.” Two weeks after this letter was written, Roosevelt’s future “boss,” William McKinley, received his first presidential nomination at the Republication National Convention, with Garret Hobart as his running mate. In the 1900 election, Roosevelt replaced Hobart on the Republican ticket and, within a year of the inauguration, assumed the nation’s highest office himself when McKinley was assassinated. In fine condition. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
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