Manuscripts

William H. Taft, Hot Springs, Virginia, letter to Hamilton Holt, New York :

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Description: Taft writes to the managing editor of The Independent magazine that he would like to assist Holt but is not able to do anything until August, asks him to write again later in the month. Taft states that "The Independent has been very good to me and has supported me, especially with respect to the colored disaffection, and I am anxious to respond if I can, but you know human energy has its limitations."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1908 July 10.
Call number: mssHM 23528
Creator: Taft, William H (1857-1930)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 354, 1917.
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Associated people: Holt, Hamilton, (1872-1951,)
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