Autograph Letter Signed (ALS), extending regrets on behalf of Governor (Theodore) Roosevelt, November 25, 1898
by Riis, Jacob A. (1849-1914)
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About This Item
New York, 1898. Unbound. Fine. New York, 1898 Fine 2-page handwritten, signed letter from Jacob A Riis to Mr Clarke, on 6"x9" Mulberry Street letterhead, in which he conveys the following: "Gov Roosevelt writes to me from Oyster Bay 'I wish I could accept, but it is an absolute impossibility I cannot do it' " Riis goes on to explain that the Governor had 200 urgent invitations to speak and "the mere labor of declining, as he had to, was enormous" The remainder of the letter references the Clarkes, a meeting, and New Haven (Ct) as Riis writes "perhaps 'the little dollar' that forms the stories in my new book 'Out of Mulberry Street' came from New Haven." Theodore Roosevelt was New York City Police Commissioner when Riis wrote his landmark "How the Other Half Lives" in 1890, and would accompany Riis on investigations into the slum conditions in New York tenements and streets of the lower east side Roosevelt instituted many reforms upon taking office as Governor of New York State <br/><br/> <br/><br/>
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- Bookseller
- Blum and Rosen Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25087
- Title
- Autograph Letter Signed (ALS), extending regrets on behalf of Governor (Theodore) Roosevelt, November 25, 1898
- Author
- Riis, Jacob A. (1849-1914)
- Format/Binding
- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- ALS LOWER EAST SIDE NYC
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