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Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) to: [Theodore Roosevelt].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03921.08 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1904/12/03 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

letter of introduction for Samuel Chapman.

with

13 Dec 1904, Washington
The President:
This will introduce a friend Captain Sam Chapman, whom I have known forty years as a noble, hightoned gentleman. He has been your earnest political friend & deserves the highest consideration from you.

Respectfully
J.S. Mosby

Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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