TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.5 x 9, War Department letterhead, October 22, 1904. Letter to Luke E. Wright, civil governor of the Philippines. In part: "I take pleasure in introducing you to Mr. Henry W. Peabody, of the firm of Henry W. Peabody & Co., commission merchants of Boston…Mr. Peabody has not only business reasons but also patriotic reasons for visiting the Philippines, and he is anxious to assist us in securing the legislation which we need in developing the Islands. I beg you, therefore, to confer with him and discuss the subjects as they may occur to you, fully and freely. He is a man of high business qualities, and I commend him to you." In very good to fine condition, with light dampstaining, and slight brushing to the signature. Accompanied by the original War Department transmittal envelope.
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