Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Lot #118
Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as Assistant Secretary of the Navy

This lot has closed

Sold For $723

*Includes Buyers Premium

Estimate: $600+
Sell a Similar Item?
Refer Collections and Get Paid
Share:  

Description

TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department letterhead, August 4, 1897. Letter to naval engineer George E. Burd, in full: “Proceed to New York, N.Y., and report to the Commandant of the Navy Yard at that place, for such duty as he may assign you at that Yard. This employment on shore duty is required by the public interests. The unexpired portion of the leave of absence granted you July 20th, last, is hereby revoked.” In very good to fine condition, with light handling wear, and light brushing to the signature.

Auction Info






This item is Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for $100.00

*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.