Theodore Roosevelt Signed Document.

ROOSEVELT, Theodore.

$1,400.00

Item Number: 146791

City of Washington:, 1907.

Document signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President. One page, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, embossed with the gold Postal Service “Pony Express” seal, the document is dated March 29, 1907, and appoints William J. Lachner as Postmaster at Baker City, Oregon. Signed at the conclusion by Theodore Roosevelt, and countersigned by George B. Cortelyou as Postmaster General. Gold foil seal remains affixed. The printed document reads in full: To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Know Ye, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Intelligence, Diligence and Discretion of William J. Lachner, I have Nominated, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate do Appoint him Postmaster at Baker City, in the County of Baker, State of Oregon; and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfill the duties of that office according to the law of the United States and the regulations of the Post Office Department, and to have and to hold the said office with all the rights and emoluments thereunto legally appertaining unto him, the said William J. Lachner, for and during the term of four years from the second day of March, 1907, subject to the conditions prescribed by law. In testimony whereof I have caused these Letters to be made patent and the seal of the Post Office Department of the United States to be hereunto affixed Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the twentyninth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and thirtyfirst. By the President: “Theodore Roosevelt.” In very good condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 21 inches. A notable document featuring the gold foil Pony Express seal.

Theodore Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century.