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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 10, March 18, 1902. Unusual official White House document, in full: "I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to the envelope containing my letter of felicitations to His Majesty Edward VII." In fine condition.
King Edward VII's reign began on January 21, 1901, with his coronation held August 9, 1902. President Roosevelt's letter most probably congratulated Edward on his recent rise to power. The unlikely friendship between President Roosevelt and Edward VII has been chronicled in The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh by David Fromkin.
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