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Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) to Gaston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03993 Author/Creator: Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 October 1904 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25.5 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses Senator James T. Heflin's remarks on assassination of McKinley. Also writes that black voters hold the balance of power in some states and that Roosevelt would be re-elected. Written on Department of Justice letterhead.

Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
McKinley, William, 1843-1901

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