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Taft, William H. (1857-1930) to Herbert Parsons re: endorsement of Jacob M. Dickinson for Attorney General

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03509 Author/Creator: Taft, William H. (1857-1930) Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Typed letter signed Date: 24 December 1908 Pagination: 1 p. 22 x 14 cm Order a Copy

Signed as President-elect. With autograph postscript. Dicksinson served 1909-11 as Taft's Secretary of War.

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

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