Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, February 6, 1899. President McKinley directs the Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to "my ratification of the treaty of peace of Dec. 10, 1898, between the United States and Spain." Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by President William McKinley. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a bilingual printing of the treaty.
The 'Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain,' commonly called the 'Treaty of Paris,' officially ended the Spanish-American War and marked the end of Spain’s colonial empire in the Americas and the Pacific. Signed on December 10, 1898, the treaty required Spain to relinquish control of Cuba and cede Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States for a payment of $20 million. This agreement significantly expanded U.S. influence overseas and marked the emergence of the United States as a global imperial power.
The war had seen the emergence of Theodore Roosevelt as a national hero, celebrated for his gallantry in leading the 'Rough Riders' at the Battle of San Juan Hill. He would join McKinley's ticket as the vice presidential candidate in his 1900 re-election campaign. Roosevelt's popularity helped secure the Republican ticket’s landslide victory, and he would assume the presidency just months later after McKinley’s assassination in 1901.
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