Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Signed Manuscript School Paper, Harvard, [pre-1880].

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Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Signed Manuscript School Paper, Harvard, [pre-1880].
Two folded sheets of lined paper, titled and signed on the outermost, the text taking up four pages, signed again at the bottom of the fourth page. The paper is entitled, "A Trip to the Adirondacs [sic]" the author notes his name, "Class of '80, Division IV, Theme 1." Old folds, outer bifolium toned, small ink discolorations to exterior, minor marginal rodent damage, affecting only outer margins of the paper, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
While an undergraduate at Harvard, Roosevelt writes this short, 400-word essay about a summer fishing expedition in the Adirondacks. He also describes shooting a buck out of season at night from a canoe, "by means of a jack, or dark lantern." The lantern light transfixes the deer, who come down to the water at night to feed on water lilies.
Estimate $1,200-1,800


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