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Taft, William Howard (1857-1930) Archive Containing One Signed Menu and Autographs of his Presidential Cabinet.
Menu from a Harvard Men of Bangor, Maine dinner given in honor Taft, 4 February 1916, signed and inscribed on the reverse, same date; and a card signed by Postmaster General Frank Harris Hitchcock (1867-1935); typed letter signed by Secretary of State Philander Chase Knox (1853-1921); autograph note signed by Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926); typed letter signed and signed card of Treasury Secretary Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934); card signed by Navy Secretary Truman Handy Newberry (1864-1945); and typed letter signed by Richard Achilles Ballinger (1858-1922).
Estimate $200-400
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Keywords
William Howard, Presidential Cabinet, Frank Harris Hitchcock, Franklin MacVeagh, Philander Chase Knox, Maine, Postmaster General, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, Secretary, Richard Achilles Ballinger, Truman Handy NewberryJohn Dorfman
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