TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, April 15, 1912. Letter to an Ohio supporter. In full: “I want you to know that what you are doing for me in Ohio has not escaped my notice. I am exceedingly glad that I can have your support, and know that with your assistance and that of other friends we shall win. This is to thank you for what you are doing and to express my appreciation of the stand which you have taken.” In very good condition, with scattered creases and soiling, mounting remnants to reverse of blank second integral pages, and some slight spreading to signature, which is also a shade or two light. Written the day of the Titanic sinking, Taft monitored the early and erroneous accounts that all on board had been saved. Late that evening, after returning from the theater, he learned the truth about the disaster and became very concerned with the safety of his trusted aide Major Archibald Butt. Butt, sent by the president to see the Holy Father with a letter, was returning from Rome with a letter from Pope Pius X intended for President Taft, which was lost at sea along with Butt. RR Auction COA.
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